Which rank is O-5?

Which rank is O-5?

• A. Lieutenant Colonel
• B. Colonel
• C. Major
• D. Brigadier General

Answer: (A)

Understanding officer pay grades and their corresponding rank names helps map O-5 to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army/Air Force/Marine Corps system. O-5 sits one step above Major (O-4) and one step below Colonel (O-6). A Lieutenant Colonel is typically the commander of a battalion or serves in a senior staff role, which fits the seniority level of O-5. The other options correspond to different pay grades: Major is O-4, Colonel is O-6, and Brigadier General is O-7, so they do not match the O-5 level. In naval services, the O-5 title would be Lieutenant Commander, which is a different naming convention, further confirming the Army/Air Force/Marine Corps mapping.

Understanding officer pay grades and their corresponding rank names helps map O-5 to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army/Air Force/Marine Corps system. O-5 sits one step above Major (O-4) and one step below Colonel (O-6). A Lieutenant Colonel is typically the commander of a battalion or serves in a senior staff role, which fits the seniority level of O-5. The other options correspond to different pay grades: Major is O-4, Colonel is O-6, and Brigadier General is O-7, so they do not match the O-5 level. In naval services, the O-5 title would be Lieutenant Commander, which is a different naming convention, further confirming the Army/Air Force/Marine Corps mapping.