Lieutenant-Colonel (Canada)

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In the Canadian Forces, the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) (French: lieutenant-colonel or lcol) is an Army or Air Force rank equal to a Commander of the Navy. A Lieutenant-Colonel is the second-highest rank of Senior Officer. A Lieutenant-Colonel is senior to a Major or naval Lieutenant-Commander, and junior to a Colonel (Canada) or naval Captain.

The rank insignia for a Lieutenant-Colonel is three 1 cm stripes of gold braid, worn on the cuffs of the Service Dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms.

Lieutenant-Colonels are addressed by rank and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am".

Note: Before Unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern.

Army uniform variations

Dress uniform tunic

Uniform shirts

CADPAT uniform

Arid-region CADPAT uniform

Air Force uniform variations

Dress uniform tunic

Uniform shirts

CADPAT uniform