Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the army, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. Sometimes, the term 'half-colonel' is used in casual conversation in the British Army. Additionally, in the U.S. Army 'light colonel' has been used informally in the past. In the British military, it is customary to refer to either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel by their first names when mentioning them, e.g. "Colonel Tim will be at the parade". In the United States Air Force, the term 'light bird' or 'light bird colonel' (as opposed to a 'full bird colonel') is an acceptable casual reference to the rank but is never used directly towards the rank holder. A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion or regiment in the army.
The following articles deal with the rank of lieutenant colonel:
- Lieutenant-colonel (Canada)
- Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)
- Lieutenant colonel (Turkey)
- Lieutenant colonel (Sri Lanka)
- Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)
- Lieutenant colonel (United States)
Gallery
Army
( Lieutenant Colonel) File:Bangladesh-army-OF-4.svg|Bangladesh Army
( Lieutenant Colonel) File:Army-BEL-OF-04.svg|Belgian Army
(Luitenant-kolonel
Lieutenant-colonel) File:Tenente-Coronel-V.gif|Brazilian Army
(Tenente Coronel) File:Cambodian Army OF-04.svg|Royal Cambodian Army
(វរសេនីយ៍ទោ) File:Canadian Army OF-4.svg|Canadian Army
( Lieutenant Colonel) File:CzArmy 2011 OF4-Podplukovnik shoulder.svg|Czech Army
(Podplukovník) File:Rank insignia of oberstløjnant of the Royal Danish Army.svg|Danish Army
(Oberstløjtnant) File:Army France OF4 V.png|French Army
(Lieutenant colonel) File:OF04 Heer.png|German Army
(Oberstleutnant) File:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg|Indian Army ( Lieutenant Colonel) File:17-TNI Army-LTC.svg|Indonesian Army
(Letnan Kolonel) File:IT-Army-OF4.svg|Italian Army
(Tenente colonnello) File:Nl-landmacht-luitenant kolonel.svg|Royal Netherlands Army
(Luitenant-Kolonel) File:New Zealand-Army-OF-4.svg|New Zealand Army ( Lieutenant Colonel) File:Norway-army-OF-4.svg|Norwegian Army
(Oberstløytant) File:OF-4 Pakistan Army.svg|alt=Pakistan Army Lieutenant Colonel|Pakistan Army ( Lieutenant Colonel) File:PA LTC Svc.svg|Philippine Army
(Kalakan/Teniente coronel) File:17 - Tenente-coronel.svg|Portuguese Army
(Tenente Coronel) File:Russia-Army-OF-4-1994-field.svg|alt=|Russian Ground Forces
(Podpolkóvnik) File:Spain-Army-OF-4.svg|Spanish Army
(Teniente Coronel) File:British Army OF-4.svg|British Army
(United Kingdom)
( Lieutenant Colonel) File:US Army O5 (Army greens).svg|United States Army
( Lieutenant Colonel) File:TCNELEJB-GNB.png|Venezuela
(Teniente Coronel) File:Nigerian Army Logo With Correct Inscriptions.png|Nigerian Army ( Lieutenant Colonel)
=== Air Force ===
Other services
( Lieutenant Colonel)
See also
- Comparative military ranks
- Canadian Forces ranks and insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia
- United States Army officer rank insignia
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