Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
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Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) is a field-grade officer rank typically commanding battalion-sized units or serving in key staff positions, positioned above major and below colonel.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field-grade officer rank
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military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LTC ⓘ |
| combatUniformInsigniaLocation | chest rank tab ⓘ |
| commandLevel |
battalion-level command
ⓘ
squadron-level command ⓘ |
| commonFormOfAddress |
Colonel
ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dressUniformInsigniaLocation | shoulder loops ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
Commander (United States Navy)
NERFINISHED
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Lieutenant colonel (United States Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherRank | Colonel (United States Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | Lieutenant colonel rank in the Continental Army ⓘ |
| insignia | silver oak leaf ⓘ |
| insigniaColor | silver ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | oak leaf ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Major (United States Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-4 ⓘ |
| payGrade | O-5 ⓘ |
| promotionBoardLevel | Department of the Army centralized board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankCategory | commissioned officer ⓘ |
| rankGroup | field grade officer ⓘ |
| rankOrderInOfficerCorps |
fifth commissioned officer grade above second lieutenant
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two grades below general officer ranks ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| typicalBranchApplicability | all basic branches of the United States Army GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
battalion
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squadron ⓘ |
| typicalRetirementEligibility | often retires at this grade after 20 or more years of service GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInAviationUnits | aviation battalion or squadron commander GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInOperationalUnits | maneuver battalion commander GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInSpecialOperations | battalion-level special operations commander GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInSupportUnits | support battalion commander GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalRoleInTrainingBase | battalion commander at training installations GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalStaffRole |
Army staff officer at the Pentagon
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battalion executive officer ⓘ brigade executive officer ⓘ corps primary staff officer ⓘ division primary staff officer ⓘ |
| typicalTimeInServiceForPromotion | about 16 to 22 years of service GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalUnitSizeCommanded | 300 to 1,000 soldiers GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedInComponent |
Army National Guard
NERFINISHED
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Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Regular Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Commander (United States Navy rank)