- Please see "lieutenant colonel" for other countries which use this rank
In the Canadian Forces, the rank of lieutenant-colonel (LCol) (French or lcol) is an Army or Air Force rank equal to a commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. A lieutenant-colonel is the second-highest rank of senior officer. A lieutenant-colonel is senior to a major or lieutenant-commander, and junior to a colonel or naval captain.
The rank insignia for a lieutenant-colonel is three 1 cm stripes of gold braid, worn on the cuffs of the service-dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms.
Lieutenant-colonels are addressed by rank and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am".
In the Canadian army, lieutenant-colonels are often employed as commanding officers of battalion-sized groups, such as infantry battalions, armoured regiments, artillery field regiments, engineer field regiments, signal regiments and service battalions.
In the Royal Canadian Air Force, lieutenant-colonels are often seen as the commanding officer of flying or ground squadrons.
Note: Before unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern.
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NATO rank code | Student Officer | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 * |
OF-7 ** |
OF-8 *** |
OF-9 **** |
OF-10 ***** | ||
Royal Canadian Navy | NCdt | A/SLt | SLt | Lt (N) | LCdr | Cdr | Capt (N) | Cmdre | RAdm | VAdm | Adm |
Not used | |
Canadian Army | OCdt | 2Lt | Lt | Capt | Maj | LCol | Col | BGen | MGen | LGen | Gen | Not used | |
Royal Canadian Air Force | OCdt | 2Lt | Lt | Capt | Maj | LCol | Col | BGen | MGen | LGen | Gen | Not used |
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