What is the proper Title of Address for a Lieutenant Colonel?

What is the proper Title of Address for a Lieutenant Colonel?

• A. Lieutenant Colonel
• B. Major
• C. Captain
• D. Colonel

Answer: (D)

When speaking directly to a lieutenant colonel, you use the title Colonel. This is the standard form of address for field-grade officers: you would say “Colonel [Last Name]” or simply “Colonel” in conversation. Using the rank itself (lieutenant colonel) or any lower rank (major, captain) would be incorrect in direct address. The distinction is that in writing or when referring to the person in the third person, you would include the full rank (lieutenant colonel), but in direct, spoken address the approved form is Colonel.

When speaking directly to a lieutenant colonel, you use the title Colonel. This is the standard form of address for field-grade officers: you would say “Colonel [Last Name]” or simply “Colonel” in conversation. Using the rank itself (lieutenant colonel) or any lower rank (major, captain) would be incorrect in direct address. The distinction is that in writing or when referring to the person in the third person, you would include the full rank (lieutenant colonel), but in direct, spoken address the approved form is Colonel.