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About|the military rankDistinguish|mayorRedirect|Maj|the epic poem by Karel Hynek Mácha|MájMilitary ranks Major is a military rank|rank of commissioned officer , with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces. It is also used in some police forces such as the New York State Police , New Jersey State Police and several others.
When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an army Captain (land)|captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel . It is considered the most junior of the field officer|field ranks . In some militaries, notably France, the rank is referred to as commandant , while in others it is known as captain-major . It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures.
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 mid-level general officer, and sergeant major , denoting the most senior Non-commissioned officer|NCO of a military unit.
It can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in Pipe-Major|pipe-major or drum-major .
Links to major ranks by country
Major (Canada)
Maggiore (Italy)
Finnish military ranks|Majuri (Finland)
Major (Germany)
Tagmatarchis ( Greek military ranks|Greece )
Military of Lithuania#Ranks|Majoras (Lithuania)
Majoor (the Netherlands)
Polish military ranks#Land Forces|Major (Poland)
Major (Sri Lanka)
Major (Sweden)
Major (United Kingdom)
Major (United States)
Army major insignia
Air Force major insignia
Links to ranks equivalent to major by country
Jagran (????) (Afghanistan)
?? (Shaoxiao) (PR China)
Croatian military ranks|Bojnik (Croatia)
Ra'Ed (????) (Egypt and most Arab League member countries)
Commandant (France)
Tagmatarchis (?a?µat?????) (Greece & Cyprus)
Ornagy (Hungary)
Commandant (Ireland)
Rav seren (?? ???) (Israel)
Mayor (Indonesia)
Shousa (Japan)
?? (North Korea)
?? (South Korea)
Mejar (Malaysia)
Sturmbannführer ( Schutzstaffel and paramilitary organisations of Nazi Germany )
Comandante (Spain)
?? (Shaohsiao) (Republic of China/Taiwan)
Binbasi (Turkey)
Thi?u Tá (Vietnam)
Serbian military ranks|Major (Serbia)
See also
Comparative military ranks
References
reflist
External links
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php? search=major& searchmode=none Etymology on line
