Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps)

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field-grade officer rank military rank

A United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel is a senior field-grade officer, typically commanding a battalion-sized unit or serving in key staff positions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps) canonical	2
Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Marine Corps)	1
Lieutenant Colonel (United States Marine Corps)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12925111 — 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 Marine Corps)
Context triple: [Commander (United States Navy rank), equivalentRank, Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps)]

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. Sergeant (United States Marine Corps)
Sergeant (United States Marine Corps) is a non-commissioned officer rank in the USMC that typically denotes a seasoned leader responsible for supervising and training junior Marines.
C. Master Sergeant (USMC)
Master Sergeant (USMC) is a senior enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps focused on technical leadership and staff responsibilities rather than direct command of troops.
D. First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps)
First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) is a senior enlisted rank and key leadership position responsible for the discipline, welfare, and administrative oversight of Marines within a company-sized unit.
E. Lieutenant General (United States Coast Guard)
Lieutenant General (United States Coast Guard) is a three-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Coast Guard, held by senior leaders typically responsible for major operational or administrative commands.
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 Marine Corps)
Target entity description: A United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel is a senior field-grade officer, typically commanding a battalion-sized unit or serving in key staff positions.

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. Sergeant (United States Marine Corps)
Sergeant (United States Marine Corps) is a non-commissioned officer rank in the USMC that typically denotes a seasoned leader responsible for supervising and training junior Marines.
C. Master Sergeant (USMC)
Master Sergeant (USMC) is a senior enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps focused on technical leadership and staff responsibilities rather than direct command of troops.
D. First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps)
First Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) is a senior enlisted rank and key leadership position responsible for the discipline, welfare, and administrative oversight of Marines within a company-sized unit.
E. Lieutenant General (United States Coast Guard)
Lieutenant General (United States Coast Guard) is a three-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Coast Guard, held by senior leaders typically responsible for major operational or administrative commands.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	field-grade officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
abbreviation	LtCol ⓘ
above	company-grade officer ranks ⓘ
belongsToSystem	United States military officer rank system ⓘ linked to: United States uniformed services ranks
below	general officer ranks ⓘ
category	commissioned officer rank ⓘ
commandResponsibilityLevel	battalion-level command ⓘ squadron-level command ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
equivalentRank	Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) ⓘ Lieutenant commander (United States Coast Guard) ⓘ linked to: Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant commander (United States Navy) ⓘ linked to: Lieutenant Commander
formalAddress	Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
higherRank	Colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ
informalAddress	Colonel ⓘ
insigniaColor	silver ⓘ
insigniaShape	silver oak leaf ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	collar ⓘ dress uniforms ⓘ service uniforms ⓘ shoulder boards ⓘ
lowerRank	Major (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ
NATOCode	OF-4 ⓘ
partOf	United States Marine Corps rank structure ⓘ
payGrade	O-5 ⓘ
rankGroup	field grade ⓘ
rankLevelRelativeToCompanyGrade	above captain ⓘ
rankLevelRelativeToEnlisted	above all enlisted ranks ⓘ
rankLevelRelativeToFieldGrade	below colonel ⓘ
rankLevelRelativeToWarrantOfficers	above all warrant officer ranks ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Marine Corps ⓘ
typicalBilletTitle	Commanding Officer ⓘ Executive Officer ⓘ Operations Officer ⓘ
typicalCommand	battalion ⓘ squadron ⓘ
typicalExperienceLevel	mid-career to senior officer ⓘ
typicalRole	battalion commander ⓘ executive officer of a larger unit ⓘ senior staff officer ⓘ squadron commanding officer ⓘ
typicalStaffAssignment	headquarters staff billet ⓘ operations officer (S-3 or G-3) ⓘ plans officer ⓘ
usedBy	United States Marine Corps aviation units ⓘ United States Marine Corps ground forces ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

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

subject linked to: Commander

Colonel (United States Marine Corps) → lowerRank → Lieutenant Colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ

linked to: Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps)

Lieutenant colonel (United States Army) → equivalentRank → Lieutenant colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ

CDR → equivalentTo → Lieutenant Colonel (U.S. Marine Corps) ⓘ