what is the difference between a colonel and a commander in the military???

Question

also what is a rear admiral??? and what are the pays for these job positions??

Answer 1

Check out military.com, there are listings of all pay grades, titles and pay rates on there. Our pay rates are the same throughout the branches so the info is easily accessible.

Answer 2

Well, in the Army, Air Force, and Marines, a Colonel is an O-6. In the Navy, an O-6 is a Captain. A Commander is only a Navy rank, the paygrade of O-5. Also, a "Rear Admiral" is only part of the rank's title. There's Rear Admiral Lower Half, which is an O-7, and a Rear Admiral Upper half, an O-8. In the majority of the branches, these would be known as Brigadier General and Major General, respectively.

Answer 3

You didn't specify what country, and what branch of service, but I will answer this for the USofA. It's just different rankings.

The rank of colonel is used by the US Army, Marines, and Air Force. It is equivalent to the rank of Captain in the US Navy and Coast Guard.

The rank of commander is used in the Navy and Coast Guard. Note that commanders occasionally obtain a courtesy title of "Captain" if they are commanding a unit. It is equivalent to a lieutenant-colonel in the Army.

A rear admiral is equivalent to a Major General.

The second link at the bottom takes you to the pay scales for the US Military. The "Grade" on the left side of the table (O-10 thru O-1 are for officers, and so forth) you'll need to match to the rank you're looking for.

In your questions above, let's take a colonel/captain with 10 years of service. He would be a O-6, and making $6267.60 a month.

A commander/lt colonel would be O-5, and with 10 years of service, would be making $5779.20/month.

And finally, a rear admiral - O-8, and let's say with 20 years of service - $11,075.40. That's $132,904.80 a year!

But let's put this in perspective - a boot camp private makes $1,178.10 a month for the first four months. Of course you get your food, your clothes, your sleeping area (HA!), and a nice freshly-shaved Drill Sergeant included!

Answer 4

a commander is a 0-5 navy. A colonel is army, AF, and Marine 0-6. the navy equivalent of 0-6 is Captain. A rear admiral is another navy term equivalent to Brigadeir and Major general in the other branches.

Answer 5

A colonel is a specific rank as an officer (grade O-6 in the Air Force, for instance).
A commander is a position no different than being called a manager or supervisor.
In the military, the position of commander is automatically an officer (usually the highest rank among those in the command/division/department) and that person is in charge

Answer 6

A full colonel is just below a brigadier general [ 1 star general]. The rank of commander is a Navy rank only. It is equivalent to that of Lt. Col. in the army, air force, or marines. A Captain in the Navy is equivalent to a full colonel.

Answer 7

Colonel falls just below the 1 star general and is usually in charge of non front line activities i.e..aviation or logistics. Here is the officer rank structure

2nd Lt
1rst Lt
Captain
Major
Colonel
Brigadier General (1 Star)
Major General (2 star)
Leuitenant General (3 Star)
General of the Army (4 Star)

In rare cases there have been 5 Star Generals

A captain is ranked lower than a colonel and has to take orders from them. The pay when I was in was like $2,200 a month for captains, and 4gd for Colonols.........The pay scale goes up and up

Answer 8

A Commander in the Navy is a rank, showing the silver cluster. HOWEVER, a Commander doesnt necessary have to be in the Navy, that is he/she Commands a Unit in any of the Branches. All Colonels are NOT necessarly Commanders (Comanding a Unit) and all Comanders are not necessarly Colonels. (Eagles on the shoulders.)