Two steps below C/Lieutenant Colonel in the promotion chain?

Two steps below C/Lieutenant Colonel in the promotion chain?

• A. C/Major
• B. C/Caption
• C. C/First Lieutenant
• D. C/Second Lieutenant

Answer: (B)

Understanding how rank ladders work helps you map promotions by counting down ranks. From Lieutenant Colonel down the ladder, the sequence goes Major (one step below), Captain (two steps below), then First Lieutenant, then Second Lieutenant. So two steps below Lieutenant Colonel is Captain. The option that corresponds to Captain is correct—even if written as “Caption” by mistake, it represents the same rank. Major is only one step below, while First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant are three and four steps below, respectively.

Understanding how rank ladders work helps you map promotions by counting down ranks. From Lieutenant Colonel down the ladder, the sequence goes Major (one step below), Captain (two steps below), then First Lieutenant, then Second Lieutenant. So two steps below Lieutenant Colonel is Captain. The option that corresponds to Captain is correct—even if written as “Caption” by mistake, it represents the same rank. Major is only one step below, while First Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant are three and four steps below, respectively.