Colonel
Colonel. The Rank at which one slides gracefully from Field Officer to General Staff Officer rank, denoted by the wearing of red tabs on the shirt collar, or service dress lapel, a mega pension, and the relaxed attitude that says "I've commanded my Battalion, got the kids through uni, my pension's safe - from here to retirement, I'm on cruise control".
Not to be confused with the less important (but for God's don't tell them that):Lieutenant Colonel or Half Colonel - normally the CO of a Battalion sized (Major) Unit.
- Colonel or Full Colonel is a senior Staff Officer or the CO of an exeptionally large Major Unit such as a training establishment or Depot.
Rhyhming Slang
- As in "you going down the Colonel Gadaffi?" (NAAFI)
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| Commissioned Officer ranks | |
| Second Lieutenant → Lieutenant → Captain → Major → Lieutenant Colonel → Colonel → Brigadier → Major General → Lieutenant General → General → Field Marshal | |
| Junior & Non-Commissioned ranks | |
| Private → Lance Corporal → Corporal → Sergeant → Staff Sergeant → Warrant Officer Class 2 → Warrant Officer Class 1 |
