Colonel (United States Army)
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Colonel (United States Army) is a senior field-grade officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically commanding brigade-sized units or serving in high-level staff positions just below the general officer ranks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel (United States Army Air Forces) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field-grade officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
COL
ⓘ
Col. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| addressedAs |
Colonel
ⓘ
Ma'am ⓘ Sir ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| equivalentRank |
Captain (United States Navy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel (United States Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ Colonel (United States Space Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherRank | Brigadier General (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | derived from European regimental commanders ⓘ |
| insignia | silver eagle ⓘ |
| insigniaColor | silver ⓘ |
| insigniaShape | American bald eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn |
beret flash (miniature)
ⓘ
collar ⓘ shoulder straps ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Continental Army tradition ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-5 ⓘ |
| payGrade | O-6 ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army)
ⓘ
below general officer ranks ⓘ |
| promotionBoardLevel | Department of the Army centralized board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankCategory | commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| rankCode | O-6 ⓘ |
| rankGroup | senior field-grade officer ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| typicalBillet |
brigade combat team commander
ⓘ
chief of staff at division level ⓘ installation commander ⓘ senior operations officer (G-3) at division or corps ⓘ |
| typicalCommand | brigade ⓘ |
| typicalCommandSize |
3,000 to 5,000 soldiers
ⓘ
brigade-sized unit ⓘ |
| typicalDuty |
Army staff officer at the Pentagon
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brigade commander ⓘ corps-level staff officer ⓘ division-level staff officer ⓘ garrison commander ⓘ regimental commander ⓘ senior staff officer ⓘ |
| typicalTimeInServiceForPromotion | about 21 to 23 years of service GENERATED ⓘ |
| USCodeReference | Title 10 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Active Component
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain (United States Navy)
subject surface form:
Captain (United States Navy)
this entity surface form:
Colonel (United States Army Air Forces)