Maj.
Field grade shorthand
Maj. is an abbreviation for major, a military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
It appears before names in formal military contexts: Maj. Smith reported to headquarters.
The abbreviation is standard in written references to military personnel but spoken aloud as the full word.
officer
Authority figure in uniform
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- captainOne who commands
- colonelSenior military officer
commander · battalion · regiment · army · military · infantry · platoon · company · brigade · division
title
Formal honorific or name
correspondence · military · rank · prefix · name · protocol · etiquette · letter · document · official
military rank hierarchy
Maj.Gen.
Abbreviated command rank
Pvt. · Field Marshal · enlisted · four-star general · five-star general
- C majorKey lacking accidentals
- major leagueHighest competitive tier
- vast majorityMost of a group
- major inChoose primary college subject
- majority ownerHolds over fifty percent
- Your MajestyFormal royal salutation