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Definition of Field-grade officer
1. Noun. An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel.
Exact synonyms: Field Officer, Fo
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Commissioned Military Officer
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Commissioned Military Officer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Field-grade Officer
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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