LtCol
Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank
| Stands for | Lieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
LtCol stands for Lieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps), a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.
Marine Corps officer rank at pay grade O-5, shown by a silver oak leaf. Lieutenant colonels command infantry, artillery and logistics battalions and aviation squadrons and serve on senior staffs.
Example: LtCol Navarro will relinquish command of the battalion during a ceremony on the parade deck.
Usage notes
Marine style writes LtCol without a space, while the Air Force and British Army write Lt Col and the Army LTC. Lieutenant colonels are addressed as "Colonel." Battalion and squadron commanders are selected by a command screening board.
Related abbreviations
More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations
- CMC – Commandant of the Marine Corps
- COL – Colonel (US Army)
- Cpl – Corporal (US Marine Corps)
- GEN – General (US Army)
- GySgt – Gunnery Sergeant
- LCpl – Lance Corporal (US Marine Corps)
- LtGen – Lieutenant General (US Marine Corps)
- MAJ – Major (US Army)
- MajGen – Major General (US Marine Corps)
- MGySgt – Master Gunnery Sergeant
- MSgt – Master Sergeant (US Air Force and Space Force)
- PFC – Private First Class (US Army)