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Lieutenants and captains are called "line officers" or "company grade officers."
The next three ranks coming up are called "field grade officers. "
A Major (Maj) wears a gold maple leaf with the
stem pointing out, toward the shoulder seam. He has no
standard nickname, and is simply addressed as "Major" or
"Major Miller." A Major is usually found in a staff job. In
field artillery battalions, the Executive Officer and the S-3
are majors.
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Next comes a Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) with a
maple leaf like a major's, only silver. He is nicknamed a
"Light Colonel" and is addressed as "Colonel" or "Colonel
Brown," just as if he were a real colonel. A Battalion
Commander is a Lt Col.
The highest ranking field grade officer is a Colonel
(Col), who wears a silver eagle with spread wings. He is
affectionately known as a "Full," "Bird," or sometimes
"Chicken" Colonel, and is addressed the same as a Lt Col.
An infantry regimental commander is a Colonel. So is a
Div Arty Executive Officer. An infantry regimental
Colonel
commander is a Colonel. So is a Div Arty Executive Officer.
There are five grades of General Officers, all addressed as "General" or "General
White." Their insignia of rank is a silver star or stars worn on the shoulder strap midway
between the neck and the shoulder seam, not near the shoulder seam like other officers.
Brigadier General
The Brigadier General (Brig Gen) wears one star,
and is sometimes called a "One Star." A Div Arty
commander was entitled to this rank, and so is an Assistant
Division Commander.
The Major General (Maj Gen) wears two stars, and
is a Very Important Person. It is the rank of a Division
commander.
Major General
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