a term for a person achieving the rank of col. in a certain way.
2006-08-25 10:27:15 · 9 answers · asked by sam 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In the US, the insignia rank symbol for a full colonel is an eagle.
Hence "bird" colonel. As opposed to Lt. Colonel.
2006-08-25 10:29:37 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An O-6 is a "bird" Colonel, full Colonel, full bird, or just Colonel. The distinction comes because an O-5 is a Lieutenant Colonel. Lt. Col. are often refered to only as "Colonel" or sometimes as a "Light Colonel," so the distinction is just slang let people know that the person you are talking about is an O-6 and not an O-5.
An O-5 wears a silver oak leaf cluster and an O-6 wears an Eagle, hence the term full bird.
2006-08-25 17:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by royalrunner400 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US Army, Air Force, and Marines, there is a Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) and a Colonel (O-6) often referred to as a Full Bird because of the Eagle insignia. The Lieutenant Colonel has a silver oak leaf cluster.
In the Navy the O-5 is a Commander and O-6 is a Captain. With nearly identical insignia as their counterparts in the other services.
2006-08-25 17:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by amish-robot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a Lt. Col, and a Col., or full Col.. A Full Col. is called a bird Col. because his rank insignia is that of an eagle in flight.
2006-08-25 17:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by rallsjc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who has been promoted to Colonel (not Lieutenant Colonel). The symbol of rank for a Colonel is an eagle, hence the term "bird Colonel".
2006-08-26 20:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are Lt.Col.s. and full Col.s The insignia of rank of a full Col. is a eagle with wings outspread.
2006-08-26 02:45:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I blieve it is "full bird" colonel. Eagles have wings and clusters don't.
2006-08-25 17:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by Popi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ditto. to the first answer
2006-08-25 17:45:42 · answer #8 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coragryph is right, see his answer
2006-08-29 13:49:18 · answer #9 · answered by justmejimw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋