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Major facts for kids

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For other uses, see Major (disambiguation).

Major is a rank that is given for a mid-level command officer (higher than the rank of Captain and lower than the rank of Lieutenant Colonel). In Canada, it is shown by a thick bar followed by a thin bar and again by a thick bar. In Great Britain it is represented by a single crown. In the United States, it is shown by a gold oak leaf. The pay grade for the rank of major is O-4.

  • CDN-Air Force-Major (OF3)-2015

    Canadian Air Force major insignia

  • World War I British Army major's rank insignia (sleeve, general pattern)

    World War I British Army major's rank insignia (sleeve, general pattern)

  • US-O4 insignia

    Major rank insignia for the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

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