Colonel (United States) Colonel (United States) In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, colonel () is the most senior field grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and immediately below the rank of brigadier general. It is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. The pay grade for colonel is O-6. The insignia of the rank of colonel, as seen on the right, is worn on the officer's left side (a mirror-image version is worn on the right side, such that the eagle always faces forward to the wearer's front; the
General of the Army (Spain) General of the Army. The same happens with the Chief of Staff of the Army with the exception if the official appointed has the rank of Divisional general, in that case, the official needs to be promoted first to Lieutenant general. As of September 2018, there are 9 Generals of the Army alive, these are: </small> General of the Army (Spain) General of the Army "(Spanish: General de Ejército)" also called Army General, is a four-star general officer and the second highest possible rank in the Spanish Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a Lieutenant general and