lieutenant colonels
Majors' immediate superiors
Lieutenant colonels is the plural of lieutenant colonel, a military rank between major and colonel.
In the U.S.
Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel typically commands a battalion or squadron.
The rank exists in most military systems worldwide.
Three lieutenant colonels attended the briefing.
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- field gradeMid-level military rank
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
- majorOf chief importance
battalion · army · military · command · British Army · uniform · war college · brigade · infantry · ground troops · combat veteran · tour of duty · theater of operations · U.S. Army · officer · executive officer · chain of command · tactician
lieutenant colonelsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
generals · enlisted personnel · admirals · corporals · field marshals
lieutenant colonelscivilians
Non-military population
non-combatants · civil servants · conscientious objectors · pacifists
lieutenant colonelsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
enlisted soldiers · non-commissioned officers · sergeants · corporals · grunts
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