Definition of Field-grade officer

1. Noun. An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Field-grade Officer

fiducially
fiducials
fiduciaries
fiduciary
fiduciary duty
fiduciary relation
fie
fiedlerite
fief
fiefdom
fiefdoms
fiefs
field
field-effect transistor
field-emission microscope
field-grade officer (current term)
field-hockey
field-pea plant
field-programmable gate array
field-programmable gate arrays
field-reversed configuration
field-sequential color TV
field-sequential color TV system
field-sequential color television
field-sequential color television system
field-test
field-trip
field-vole
field artillery
field balm

Literary usage of Field-grade officer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Past, Present, and Future by Michael J. Green, Patrick M. Cronin (1999)
"... a Joint Task Force (JTF) is a field-grade officer who either makes decisions independently or takes the issue to a regional commander in chief (CINC), ..."

2. Company Command: The Bottom Line by John G. Meyer, Jr., John G. Meyer (1995)
"If you need a field-grade officer's expertise with a problem, go to him. He can supply battalion- level leverage—if you should need it. ..."

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