Field Manual / Ranks / Colonel
Colonel
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US Army rank, NATO code OF-5. Abbreviation: COL.
| NATO | OF-5 |
| US Army | Colonel (COL) |
| British Army | Colonel |
| Ukraine | полковник |
In conversation
Report to the Colonel at the command post.
The COL is your point of contact for this task.
A Colonel usually commands a brigade in the US Army.
The COL will open the NATO training course tomorrow.
A Colonel wears a silver eagle as rank insignia.