full colonel
Eagle-wearing army rank
Full colonel is the rank of colonel proper, distinguished from lieutenant colonel.
The "full" emphasizes that someone holds the complete grade rather than the junior variant: She made full colonel after twenty years in the Army.
The term appears mainly in American military contexts where the distinction matters.
- silver eagleAmerican precious metal coin
- military rankArmed forces title
- ordersInstructions to obey
- brigadier generalLowest flag officer rank
- shoulder boardsUniform rank markers
epaulets · salute · command · uniform · major · star · executive officer · medals · brass · service ribbons · sergeant major · officer corps · chain of command · staff officer · captain · field marshal · intelligence officer · first lieutenant
full colonelprivate
Restricted to certain parties
private first class · recruit · second lieutenant · corporal · non-commissioned officer
full colonelenlisted soldier
Non-officer in armed forces
private · non-com · grunt · enlisted man · rank and file
full, fully, fullness, fuller, fullest, fill, fulfill, fulfilled, fulfilling