field grade
field grade · field grades
Each of the commissions which rank amilitary officer below the class of general…Each of the commissions which rank a (para)military officer below the (highest) class of general officers, but above other commissioned officers and NCOs.
Meaning
1 sensesEach of the commissions which rank a (para)military officer below the (highest) class of general officers, but above other commissioned officers and NCOs.
In various armies, major is the lowest field grade, full colonel the highest field grade.
Forms
plural: field grades| Singular | field grade |
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regular