field officers
Colonels and majors
Field officers are military officers of intermediate rank—typically majors, lieutenant colonels, and colonels—positioned between company-grade officers and general officers.
The term reflects their traditional role commanding units in the field rather than serving purely in staff or administrative positions.
The field officers met to coordinate the battalion's advance.
- brigadierSenior military officer
- captainOne who commands
- majorOf chief importance
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- military ranksTitles denoting armed forces seniority
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Military members below officers
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