In NATO, "Field Grade Officer" generally refers to a mid-level commander responsible for command of a moderate-size force. This corresponds to NATO levels O-4 though O-6, which would be Major, Lieutenant Colonel, and Colonel in the US Army/Marines/Air Force, and Lieutenant Commander, Commander, and Captain in the US Navy.
field grade officer
No. No Warrant Officer is a field grade officer. Actually a CW4 receives the same priviledges as a field grade officer. My husband is a CW4 and when applying for on post housing, we can not be placed in company grade house, it must be field grade. It is the same for w4 and w5.
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WO2 (Warrant Officer 2nd Grade) - WO1 (Warrant Officer 1st Grade) - CWO (Chief Warrant Officer).
captian
Gold is more valuable than silver. The very beginning of the officer corps is the gold bar of the 2nd Lieutenant (Ensign in the Navy)...meaning, he has EARNED the GOLD, and has entered the ranks of the officer corps. The rank of Major (Lieutenant Commander in the Navy) is the FIRST military rank of the "Field Grade" officer level. There is no Gold Star for entering the General Officer levels of rank. There are three officer corps levels: Company Grade Officers (1st & 2nd Lieutenants, Captain), Field Grade Officers (Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel), and General Officers (Brigader General, Major General, Lieutenant General, and General).
No. Major is one of the Field Grade Officer Ranks, while General is a General Officer Rank. You may be thinking of a Major General, which is one of the General Officer ranks, but is still much different from a Major.
staff positions
In most structured armies it is the rank of 'Field Marshal'.
Field marshal is the rank after the top grade of colonel and you have to earn credits to rank up.
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A Casualty Assistance Officer must be of equal or higher rank than the casualty. This is also true of the Casualty Notification Officer.