Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies , most marine forces and some air forces of the world. It typically ranks above a major and below a colonel . The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence. ^[1] A lieutenant colonel is typically in charge of a battalion in the army.

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