brevetted
Given honorary rank
Brevetted means granted a brevet—a military commission giving an officer higher nominal rank without the corresponding pay or full authority.
An officer might be brevetted colonel for distinguished service while remaining a captain in pay grade.
The practice was common in the 19th century, particularly during the American Civil War: He was brevetted major for gallantry at Gettysburg.
Rank increase or publicity
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- colonelSenior military officer
brigadier · major · general · lieutenant · commander · captain · army · navy
Temporarily holding position
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- honoraryGiven as distinction
- nominalIn designation only
temporary · short-term · stopgap · fill-in · stand-in · substitute · reserve · transient
Notable difference or honor
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- awardHonor given for merit
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
valor · gallantry · achievement · accolade · tribute · acknowledgment · esteem · decoration
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
colonel · brigadier · major · general · lieutenant · commander · captain · army · navy · cavalry
acting
Temporarily holding position
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- honoraryGiven as distinction
nominal · temporary · short-term · stopgap · fill-in · stand-in · substitute · reserve · transient · pending
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- awardHonor given for merit
honor · valor · gallantry · achievement · accolade · tribute · acknowledgment · esteem · decoration · citation
brevettedcommissioned
Formally assigned a task
gazetted · established · substantive · permanent · tenured