NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Colonel (UK)

Please see "Colonel" for other countries which use this rank Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:ÐŸÐ¾Ð»ÐºÐ¾ÌÐ²Ð½Ð¸Ðº/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ...

Colonel is a rank of the British forces, ranking just below brigadiers. They are not usually field commanders, instead typically serving as staff officers in between field commands at battalion and brigade level. The insignia is two diamond shaped pips (properly called stars) and a crown. The crown has varied in the past with different monarchs; the current Queen's reign has used St Edward's Crown. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... Brigadier is a rank in the British Army, Royal Marines, Australian Army, New Zealand Army, and several other armies, ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major-General. ... Origins From medieval times, devices such as pennants and shield patterns though to the full development of heraldry had been used to identify very senior ranks such as the monarch or other leaders of armies. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda... Coronation Chair and Regalia of England St Edwards Crown is one of the British Crown Jewels used primarily in the coronation of a new monarch. ...

In the British Army, colonel can also refer to the ceremonial head of a regiment; this is almost always a general officer, often retired, with a close link to the regiment in question. Sometimes the post is held by a member of the Royal Family. This position is often described as colonel of the regiment to distinguish it from the rank of colonel. See this official list. Jump to: navigation, search The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ...

Colonel-in-chief is another ceremonial title used by the British military. In the British and other Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its (usually Royal) patron. ...

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Lt Jump to: navigation, search Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:ÐŸÐ¾Ð»ÐºÐ¾ÌÐ²Ð½Ð¸Ðº/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Brigadier is a rank in the British Army, Royal Marines, Australian Army, New Zealand Army, and several other armies, ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major-General. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Officer Designature, denoted OD, in the British Army is a rank above Officer Cadet (OCdt) and below Second Lieutenant (2Lt). ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ...

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FO Jump to: navigation, search Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:ÐŸÐ¾Ð»ÐºÐ¾ÌÐ²Ð½Ð¸Ðº/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Brigadier is a rank in the British Army, Royal Marines, Australian Army, New Zealand Army, and several other armies, ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major-General. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Field Marshal is the highest military rank of the United Kingdom, equivalent to a General of the Army in other countries. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Officer Designature, denoted OD, in the British Army is a rank above Officer Cadet (OCdt) and below Second Lieutenant (2Lt). ... A Pilot Officers sleeve/shoulder insignia Pilot Officer is the lowest commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries, ranking only above Acting Pilot Officer and Officer Cadet. ... A Flying Officers sleeve/shoulder insignia Flying Officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ...

Category: Military ranks A Flight Lieutenants sleeve/shoulder insignia Flight Lieutenant (pronounced as flight lef-tenant, see Lieutenant) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. ... A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... A Wing Commanders sleeve/shoulder insignia Wing Commander is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... A Group Captains sleeve/shoulder insignia Group Captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. ... An Air Commodoress sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Commodore is the fourth most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the deactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... An Air Vice Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Vice Marshal is the third most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... This article is about the Royal Air Force rank. ... An Air Chief Marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Chief Marshal is the most senior rank active in the Royal Air Force today, after the inactivation of Marshal of the Royal Air Force as a substantive rank in peacetime during defence cuts of the 1990s. ... Marshal of the RAF sleeve/shoulder insignia Marshal of the Royal Air Force was the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. ...