Lieutenant colonel
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Lieutenant colonel (UK: /lɛfˈtɛnənt ˈkɜːrnəl/ lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: /luːˈtɛn-/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. Sometimes, the term 'half-colonel' is used in casual conversation in the British Army.[1] In the United States Air Force, the term 'light bird' or 'light bird colonel' (as opposed to a 'full bird colonel') is an acceptable casual reference to the rank but is never used directly towards the rank holder.[citation needed] A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion or regiment in the army.
The following articles deal with the rank of lieutenant colonel
- Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)
- Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Lieutenant colonel (Turkey)
- Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)[2]
- Lieutenant colonel (United States)
Gallery
Army
Bangladesh Army
(Lieutenant Colonel)Belgian Army
(Luitenant-kolonel
Lieutenant-colonel)Brazilian Army
(Tenente Coronel)Canadian Army
(Lieutenant Colonel)Danish Army
(Oberstløjtnant)French Army
(Lieutenant colonel)German Army
(Oberstleutnant)Indian Army (Lieutenant Colonel)
Indonesian Army
(Letnan Kolonel)Italian Army
(Tenente colonnello)Royal Netherlands Army
(Luitenant-Kolonel)Norwegian Army
(Oberstløytant)Pakistan Army (Lieutenant Colonel)
Philippine Army
(Kalakan/Teniente coronel)Portuguese Army
(Tenente Coronel)Spanish Army
(Teniente Coronel)British Army
(United Kingdom)
(Lieutenant Colonel)Venezuela
(Teniente Coronel)
Air Force
Belgian Air Force
(Luitenant-kolonel
Lieutenant-colonel)Danish Air Force
(Oberstløjtnant)Royal Netherlands Air Force
(Luitenant-Kolonel)Norwegian Air Force
(Oberstløytant)Philippine Air Force
(Kalakan/Teniente Coronel)
Other services
See also
- Comparative military ranks
- Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia
- United States Army officer rank insignia
References
- ^ LTC Keith E. Bonn, Army Officer's Guide, 50th Edition, p. 14. Mechanicsville, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2005.
- ^ British Army website Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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