Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)

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field-grade officer rank military rank

Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) is a field-grade officer rank typically commanding battalion-sized units or serving in key staff positions, positioned above major and below colonel.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Lieutenant Colonel	4
Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army)	2
Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) canonical	2
Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Army)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12925110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
Context triple: [Commander (United States Navy rank), equivalentRank, Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)]

A. Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve
Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve is a senior field-grade officer rank held by part-time or reserve-duty Marine officers who support the U.S. Marine Corps while typically maintaining civilian careers.
B. Master Sergeant (U.S. Army)
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank responsible for high-level technical expertise, leadership, and staff duties within Army units.
C. Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Lieutenant General in the United States Army is a senior three-star general officer rank responsible for high-level command and leadership within the U.S. Army.
D. Brigadier General
A Brigadier General is a one-star general officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically responsible for commanding a brigade or serving in senior staff positions.
E. Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
Target entity description: Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) is a field-grade officer rank typically commanding battalion-sized units or serving in key staff positions, positioned above major and below colonel.

A. Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve
Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve is a senior field-grade officer rank held by part-time or reserve-duty Marine officers who support the U.S. Marine Corps while typically maintaining civilian careers.
B. Master Sergeant (U.S. Army)
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) is a senior noncommissioned officer rank responsible for high-level technical expertise, leadership, and staff duties within Army units.
C. Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Lieutenant General in the United States Army is a senior three-star general officer rank responsible for high-level command and leadership within the U.S. Army.
D. Brigadier General
A Brigadier General is a one-star general officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically responsible for commanding a brigade or serving in senior staff positions.
E. Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field-grade officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
abbreviation	LTC ⓘ
combatUniformInsigniaLocation	chest rank tab ⓘ
commandLevel	battalion-level command ⓘ squadron-level command ⓘ
commonFormOfAddress	Colonel ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dressUniformInsigniaLocation	shoulder loops ⓘ
equivalentRank	Commander (United States Navy) ⓘ linked to: Commander (U.S. Navy Reserve) Lieutenant colonel (United States Air Force) ⓘ linked to: lieutenant colonel (United States Air Force Reserve) Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ
higherRank	Colonel (United States Army) ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	Lieutenant colonel rank in the Continental Army ⓘ
insignia	silver oak leaf ⓘ
insigniaColor	silver ⓘ
insigniaShape	oak leaf ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	Major (United States Army) ⓘ
NATOrankCode	OF-4 ⓘ
payGrade	O-5 ⓘ
promotionBoardLevel	Department of the Army centralized board ⓘ
rankCategory	commissioned officer ⓘ
rankGroup	field grade officer ⓘ
rankOrderInOfficerCorps	fifth commissioned officer grade above second lieutenant ⓘ two grades below general officer ranks ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
typicalBranchApplicability	all basic branches of the United States Army ⓘ
typicalCommand	battalion ⓘ squadron ⓘ
typicalRetirementEligibility	often retires at this grade after 20 or more years of service ⓘ
typicalRoleInAviationUnits	aviation battalion or squadron commander ⓘ
typicalRoleInOperationalUnits	maneuver battalion commander ⓘ
typicalRoleInSpecialOperations	battalion-level special operations commander ⓘ
typicalRoleInSupportUnits	support battalion commander ⓘ
typicalRoleInTrainingBase	battalion commander at training installations ⓘ
typicalStaffRole	Army staff officer at the Pentagon ⓘ battalion executive officer ⓘ brigade executive officer ⓘ corps primary staff officer ⓘ division primary staff officer ⓘ
typicalTimeInServiceForPromotion	about 16 to 22 years of service ⓘ
typicalUnitSizeCommanded	300 to 1,000 soldiers ⓘ
usedInComponent	Army National Guard ⓘ Army Reserve ⓘ Regular Army ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commander (United States Navy rank) → equivalentRank → Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) ⓘ

subject linked to: Commander

People's Liberation Army rank system → hasOfficerRank → Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ