The rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) is a senior field officer rank in the military, typically above Major and below Colonel. It is often designated as an O-5 rank in the U.S. Armed Forces. Officers selected for this rank have usually demonstrated significant leadership and operational experience, as well as a commitment to their service. The selection process often involves a competitive evaluation of an officer's performance, potential, and qualifications.
Lieutenant Colonel.
There is no rank called "colonial." The rank "Colonel" is below General and above Lt. Colonel, Major, Captain, and so on.
Colonel is higher. Lieutenant is a modifier that can be applied to colonel, general and governor and indicates an inferior rank to the rank it modifies.
Lt. Colonel
No, there is no rank of commander in the Army. In the Army commander is a title, not a rank. In the Navy, there is a rank of Commander, it is the equivalent of Lt Colonel or O-5.
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."
At the point were you get 600,000 cR you will be a COMMANDER! This is the rank after Lt. Colonel Grade 3.
The pension of a retired Lt. Colonel would depend on various factors such as length of service, rank achieved, and retirement system. In the United States, for example, a retired Lt. Colonel with 20 years of service can expect to receive around 50% of their base pay, increasing with each additional year of service.
All equivalent in rank/grade: Lt Col (O-5) in Army Lt Col (O-5) in Air Force Lt Col (O-5) in Marines Commander (O-5) in Navy
In writing they are LTC, verbally, addressed as Colonel. ------------ In addition, when they are spoken of in the third person (or they are announcing themselves in the third person) it's "Lieutenant Colonel".
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* General * Lt. General * Maj. General * Brig. General * Colonel * Lt. Colonel * Major * Captain * 1st Lt. * 2nd Lt * WO1 * CWO2 * CWO3 * CWO3 * CWO4 * CWO5 * Sgt. Major/Master Gunnery Sgt * First Sgt/Master Sgt. * Gunnery Sgt * Staff Sgt * Sgt * Corporal * Lance Corporal * Private First Class * Private * Recruit (not a rank, but status while in boot camp)