field grade
Major or colonel
Field grade describes military officers of middle rank—majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels in the U.S.
Army, Air Force, and Marines.
These ranks fall between company grade officers (lieutenants and captains) and general officers.
The term reflects historical organization where such officers commanded larger formations across a field of battle: a field grade officer, field grade ranks.
- military rankArmed forces title
- ranksPositions in hierarchy
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
battalion · service · regiment · brigade · commissioned officer · commanding officer · division · major · colonel · lieutenant colonel · military · combat arms · leadership · hierarchy · executive officer · officer corps · headquarters · front line
field gradegeneral officer
High-ranking military commander
flag officer · junior officer · general · admiral · one-star
field gradeenlisted
Signed up formally
enlisted rank · NCO · enlisted personnel · non-commissioned officer · non-commissioned
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