British Army officer rank insignia some time to become familiar with them all. Those in the ranks of Captain, Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant are often referred to as subalterns. Those of Brigadier, Colonel, Lt. Colonel and Major are considered to be of field officers. All above these are considered to be of general officer rank. For a short period, the British Army used the rank of sub-lieutenant, before that was changed to second lieutenant. Before 1767, there were no definite badges for Field Marshals and General officers. In 1767, the British Army issued an order to distinguish Field Marshals (once the rank was established in
Colombian National Police officer rank insignia Colombian National Police officer rank insignia This chart represents the Colombian National Police officer rank insignia. The Officer Corps of the Colombian National Police forms the commanding level of the institution, starting with the rank of Sub-lieutenant escalating to the grade of General. Rank identified by four stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, this the top range in the institution Rank identified by three silver stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders and sleeves buttons, similar to the use by General. Rank identified by three golden stars of 10 equal edges positioned on shoulders