Lieutenant Colonel

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Navies (English-speaking world)	Armies and some Air Forces	Air Forces (Commonwealth)
Common Military Ranks
Admiral of the Fleet	Field Marshal	Marshal of the Air Force
Admiral	General	Air Chief Marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air Commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group Captain
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel	Wing Commander
Lieutenant Commander	Major	Squadron Leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer
Petty Officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading Rate	Corporal	Corporal
Seaman	Private	Aircraftman

Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade's spelling) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine corps and air forces of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. The rank of Lieutenant Colonel is often verbally shortened to simply "Colonel".

Lieutenant Colonel ranks by country

The following articles deal with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (or its equivalent) as it is employed in various countries:

Lieutenant Colonel equivalents

Chungryong (South Korea)
Jungjwa (North Korea)
Oberstleutnant (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Obersturmbannführer (German SS)
Podpolkovnik (Bulgaria)
Podpolkovnik (Russia)
Pidpolkovnyk (Ukraine)
Vice-colonel (vitse-polkovniki) (Georgia)
Podpułkownik (Poland)
Everstiluutnantti (Finland)
Podpolkovnik (Slovenia)
Podplukovník (Czech Republic)
Sgan Aluf (Israel)
中佐chusa (Japan)
Wing Commander (some Commonwealth air forces)
Teniente Coronel (Spanish speaking countries)
Tenente Colonnello (Italy)
Antisyntagmatarkhis (Greece)
Yarbay (Turkey)
Alezredes (Hungary)
Shtapee Pet (Armenia)
Tenente-Coronel (Brazil and Portugal)
中校 (China)
Överstelöjtnant (Sweden)
Oberstløytnant (Norway)
Oberstløjtnant (Denmark)
Dagarman (دګرمن) (Afghanistan)

Generic use

Marshal of the Air Force corresponds to several different rank titles.
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Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral (equivalent to full general) and four-star rank above Vice Admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet/Fleet Admiral.
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A General Officer is an officer of high military rank. The term is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is just called General.
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Air Chief Marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a senior air officer rank in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom as well as in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and in the air forces of many Commonwealth nations.
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Commodore is a military rank used in some navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a captain, but is less than that of an admiral. It is sometimes abbreviated as Cdre or COMO.
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Brigadier (IPA pronunciation: /brɪgə'diːr/) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation.
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Air Commodore (Air Cdre in the RAF, AIRCDRE in the RNZAF and RAAF, A/C in the former RCAF) is a rank in the Royal Air Force. It ranks above Group Captain and immediately below Air Vice-Marshal, and also exists in some other Commonwealth air forces, including
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Captain is the name most often given in naval circles to the NATO rank code of OF-5. This reflects the fact that command of a ship is most often given to the naval rank (equivalent to a commissioned officer between commander (OF-4) and commodore or rear admiral (OF-6).
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Colonel (IPA: /ˈkɜrnəl/) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world.
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Group Captain (Gp Capt in the RAF, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former RCAF) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries.
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Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement.
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Wing Commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, W/C in the former RCAF) is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above Squadron Leader and immediately below Group Captain.
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Lieutenant Commander (Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy)^[1] is a commissioned officer rank in many navies superior to a Lieutenant and subordinate to a Commander.
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Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. Moreover, Major frequently denotes a mid-level command status officer (immediately superior to the rank of Captain and immediately subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel), however in some armies
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Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. In these cases a Squadron Leader ranks above Flight Lieutenant and immediately below Wing Commander.

Various abbreviations are used, including Sqn Ldr (RAF), SQNLDR (RAAF and RNZAF) and S/L
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Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank.

Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure.
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Captain in armies, air forces and marine forces, is a rank with a NATO rank code of OF-2. It means a commissioned officer one rank above a lieutenant and one below a major. It should not be confused with a naval captain, which has a NATO rank code of OF-5.
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Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.
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Sub-Lieutenant is a military rank. It is normally a junior officer rank.

In many navies, a sub-lieutenant is a naval commissioned or subordinate officer, ranking below a Lieutenant.
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Flying Officer (Fg Off in the RAF; FLGOFF in the RAAF; FGOFF in the RNZAF; F/O in the former RCAF and frequently in the RAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries.
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Warrant Officer (WO) is a member of a military organization holding one of a specific group of ranks. In most countries they are effectively senior non-commissioned officers, although technically in a class of their own between NCOs and commissioned officers.
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A Petty Officer is a noncommissioned officer or equivalent in many navies.

Canada

There are two Petty Officer ranks in the Canadian Navy. Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) (Maître de deuxième classe or m2
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For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation).

Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world.
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