In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, Colonel (pronounced /ˈkɜrnəl/) is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and just below the rank of Brigadier General. It is equivalent to the naval rank of Captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for the rank of Colonel is O-6.
The insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle which is a stylized representation of the eagle dominating ...
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In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, Colonel (pronounced /ˈkɜrnəl/) is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and just below the rank of Brigadier General. It is equivalent to the naval rank of Captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for the rank of Colonel is O-6.
The insignia for a colonel is a silver eagle which is a stylized representation of the eagle dominating the Great Seal of the United States (which is the coat of arms of the United States). As on the Great Seal, the eagle has a U.S. shield superimposed on its chest and is holding an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons. However, in simplification of the Great Seal image, the insignia lacks the scroll in the eagle's mouth and the starry rosette above its head. On the Great Seal, the olive branch is always clutched in the eagle's rightside talons, while the bundle of arrows is always clutched in the leftside talons. The head of the...
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