LtCol

Military abbreviation · US Marine Corps Rank

LtCol
Stands forLieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps)
CategoriesMilitary

LtCol stands for Lieutenant Colonel (US Marine Corps), a US Marine Corps rank abbreviation.

Marine Corps officer rank at pay grade O-5, shown by a silver oak leaf. Lieutenant colonels command infantry, artillery and logistics battalions and aviation squadrons and serve on senior staffs.

Example: LtCol Navarro will relinquish command of the battalion during a ceremony on the parade deck.

Usage notes

Marine style writes LtCol without a space, while the Air Force and British Army write Lt Col and the Army LTC. Lieutenant colonels are addressed as "Colonel." Battalion and squadron commanders are selected by a command screening board.

More US Marine Corps rank abbreviations

  • CMC – Commandant of the Marine Corps
  • COL – Colonel (US Army)
  • Cpl – Corporal (US Marine Corps)
  • GEN – General (US Army)
  • GySgt – Gunnery Sergeant
  • LCpl – Lance Corporal (US Marine Corps)
  • LtGen – Lieutenant General (US Marine Corps)
  • MAJ – Major (US Army)
  • MajGen – Major General (US Marine Corps)
  • MGySgt – Master Gunnery Sergeant
  • MSgt – Master Sergeant (US Air Force and Space Force)
  • PFC – Private First Class (US Army)

See all 25 US Marine Corps rank abbreviations →