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Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many armed forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain in armies and air forces, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks.[1]
Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers[citation needed] while in some nations, like Germany,[2] majors are often in command of a company.
When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including general-major or major general, denoting a low-level general officer, and sergeant major, denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit.[disputed – discuss][citation needed] The term major can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe-major or drum-major.
Historically, the rank designation developed in English in the 1640s, taken from French majeur, in turn a shortening of sergent-majeur, which at the time designated a higher rank than at present.[citation needed] The term Mayor for the head of a municipal government can also be traced to the same French word.
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This article is about the military rank For college majors see Academic major For use in music see Major and minor For other uses see Major disambiguation Not to be confused with Mayor This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Major news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Major news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Major commandant in certain jurisdictions is a military rank of commissioned officer status with corresponding ranks existing in many armed forces throughout the world When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators major is one rank above captain in armies and air forces and one rank below lieutenant colonel It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Links to major ranks by country 3 Insignia 3 1 Insignia of army majors 3 2 Insignia of air force majors 3 3 Insignia of naval infantry majors 3 4 Insignia of majors of other services 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground EditMajors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion sized units of 300 to 1 200 soldiers citation needed while in some nations like Germany 2 majors are often in command of a company When used in hyphenated or combined fashion the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank including general major or major general denoting a low level general officer and sergeant major denoting the most senior non commissioned officer NCO of a military unit disputed discuss citation needed The term major can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe major or drum major Historically the rank designation developed in English in the 1640s taken from French majeur in turn a shortening of sergent majeur which at the time designated a higher rank than at present citation needed The term Mayor for the head of a municipal government can also be traced to the same French word The rank of major is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures such as the Pennsylvania State Police New York State Police New Jersey State Police and several others citation needed As with a military major this rank is most commonly the next rank above captain The rank is equivalent to an inspector or commander in other large police departments or to the UK rank of superintendent citation needed Links to major ranks by country EditAlphabetically sorted by name of country Major Canada Major France Major Germany Major Sri Lanka Major Sweden Major United Kingdom Major United States For countries that use the word commandant or derivatives instead of major see Commandant rank Insignia EditInsignia of army majors Edit Albania Australia Bangladesh Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Colombia Croatia Canada Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Egypt Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Malaysia Netherlands Nigeria Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Somalia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United StatesInsignia of air force majors Edit Argentina Brazil Canada Croatia Denmark Georgia Germany Indonesia Israel Italy Mexico Philippines Poland Portugal Russia Sweden United StatesInsignia of naval infantry majors Edit Israel Philippines Sweden United KingdomRoyal Marines United States Marine Corps Indonesian Marine CorpsInsignia of majors of other services Edit United States Space ForceSee also EditList of comparative military ranksReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Majors Army Major Military Ranks Retrieved 27 July 2016 Der Kompaniechef Major E in German Bundeswehr de 14 September 2020 Retrieved 27 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Major amp oldid 1134766439, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
