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Colonel Colonel | |
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Country | Canada |
Service branch | Canadian Armed Forces |
Abbreviation | Col |
NATO rank code | OF-5 |
Next higher rank | Brigadier-general |
Next lower rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
Equivalent ranks | Captain(N) |
Colonel (Col; French: colonel, col) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers who wear the army, air force or special operations uniform. Captain(N) is the equivalent rank for officers who wear the navy uniform. A colonel is senior to the army and air force rank of lieutenant-colonel or the naval rank of commander, and junior to the army and air force rank of brigadier-general or the naval rank of commodore.[1]