colonelship
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colo·nel
(kûr′nəl)n.1. a. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.
b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
2. An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.
[Alteration of obsolete
coronel, from French, from Old Italian
colonello, from diminutive of
colonna,
column of soldiers, from Latin
columna,
column; see
kel- in
Indo-European roots.]
colo′nel·cy, colo′nel·ship′ n.
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On demobilization, he was posted as M.O in charge HAZRO Hospital a small town near Rawalpindi-it hurt him-he said "My
Colonelship is punctured".
Colonels become great by understanding what it means to be a colonel, mentoring, observing other great colonels, reflecting on personal experience, working hard, and practicing
colonelship.
Captainship, majorship, and
colonelship are inextricably nested in generalship.
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