Colonel (United States Army)
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Colonel (United States Army) is a senior field-grade officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically commanding brigade-sized units or serving in high-level staff positions just below the general officer ranks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel (United States Army) canonical | 4 |
| Col. | 1 |
| Colonel | 1 |
| Colonel (United States Army Air Forces) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12925149 — 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: Colonel (United States Army) Context triple: [Captain (United States Navy), equivalentRank, Colonel (United States Army)]
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A.
Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Colonel (United States Army) Target entity description: Colonel (United States Army) is a senior field-grade officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically commanding brigade-sized units or serving in high-level staff positions just below the general officer ranks.
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A.
Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field-grade officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
COL
ⓘ
Col. ⓘ
linked to:
Colonel (United States Army)
|
| addressedAs |
Colonel
ⓘ
Ma'am ⓘ Sir ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| equivalentRank |
Captain (United States Navy)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy captain
Colonel (United States Air Force) ⓘ Colonel (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ Colonel (United States Space Force) ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Brigadier General (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Brigadier General
|
| historicalOrigin | derived from European regimental commanders ⓘ |
| insignia | silver eagle ⓘ |
| insigniaColor | silver ⓘ |
| insigniaShape |
American bald eagle
ⓘ
linked to:
Bald eagle
|
| insigniaWornOn |
beret flash (miniature)
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collar ⓘ shoulder straps ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Continental Army tradition ⓘ |
| lowerRank |
Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lieutenant colonel (United States Army)
|
| NATOrankCode | OF-5 ⓘ |
| payGrade | O-6 ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy |
above Lieutenant Colonel (United States Army)
ⓘ
below general officer ranks ⓘ |
| promotionBoardLevel | Department of the Army centralized board ⓘ |
| rankCategory | commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| rankCode | O-6 ⓘ |
| rankGroup | senior field-grade officer ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| typicalBillet |
brigade combat team commander
ⓘ
chief of staff at division level ⓘ installation commander ⓘ senior operations officer (G-3) at division or corps ⓘ |
| typicalCommand | brigade ⓘ |
| typicalCommandSize |
3,000 to 5,000 soldiers
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brigade-sized unit ⓘ |
| typicalDuty |
Army staff officer at the Pentagon
ⓘ
brigade commander ⓘ corps-level staff officer ⓘ division-level staff officer ⓘ garrison commander ⓘ regimental commander ⓘ senior staff officer ⓘ |
| typicalTimeInServiceForPromotion | about 21 to 23 years of service ⓘ |
| USCodeReference | Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Active Component
ⓘ
Army National Guard ⓘ Army Reserve ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel (United States Army) Description of subject: Colonel (United States Army) is a senior field-grade officer rank in the U.S. Army, typically commanding brigade-sized units or serving in high-level staff positions just below the general officer ranks.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.