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e. Lieutenant colonel ( UK: / lɛfˈtɛnənt ˈkɜːrnəl / lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: / luːˈtɛn -/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel.
- Lieutenant Colonel
In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space...
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A colonel (/ ˈ k ɜːr n əl /) in the United States Army,...
- Lieutenant Colonel
General of the Army / Armies. While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.
Please see "Lieutenant Colonel" for other countries which use this rank In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the rank of commander in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for the rank of lieutenant colonel is O-5. The ...
Lieutenant Colonel ( Lt Col ), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel. [1] The comparable Royal Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces is wing commander .
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A Lieutenant Colonel is a Field Officer in the United States Army at DoD paygrade O-5. The history of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel begins, as with many ranks in the American Army, in Britain. It existed as a rank in the army of the British Empire from the 1600’s onward. The title was given to officers acting as aides to regimental ...
