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Lieutenant colonel

the US Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is an officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is comparable to the rank of commander in the US Navy. The insignia for all four positions is a silver oak leaf.

In the British Army and Royal Marines, a lieutenant colonel wears a crown above a pip. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current one being the Crown of St Edward

See also

• Comparative military ranks

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