Anyone with the rank of Colonel (O6).
Equivalent to a full bird Colonel in the US Army.
The United States Army of the Plains during the 1800s were called the US Cavalry. They were also called bluecoats or yellowlegs.
A bird colonel is a member of the US armed forces with the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.
cavalry
The name of the US army military base in Swinefort Germany is called the Army Garrison Schweinfurt.
In the US Army: 2nd Lieutenant (Butter Bar) 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel (Light Bird) Colonel (Full Bird) Brigadier General (1 Star) Major General (2 Star) Lieutenant General (3 Star) General (4 Star)
US Army (also called the Yankee Army, Blue Coats, Northern Army, Union Army, and Federal Army).
The Union
ENIAC
Delta Force
Persons in the Army are called Soldiers. there is the USMC and the SAS and although the have them names altogether, they're call solders.
Very basically speaking, the difference is one step in rank. While a Lt. Colonel is normally referred to a Colonel, a Colonel is sometimes to referred to as a "full bird colonel" to distinguish the difference. In the Army at least, a Lt. Colonel wears a clover leaf rank insignia (silver, I think) but a full Colonel wears an eagle insignia, hence the reference "full bird."