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Colonel commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive military rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels. Today, the holder often has an honorary role outside the executive military structure, such as advocacy for the troops. ==United Kingdom== In the British Army, the term ''colonel-commandant'' goes back at least to the American War of Independence, when it denoted an officer in command of a regiment.〔(Letter from the Secretary at War to the Honourable William Gordon, dated 19 December 1777 )〕 In 1921, the Army abolished the appointment of brigadier-general and replaced it with the new appointments of colonel-commandant and colonel on the staff:〔(London Gazette, 12 April 1921 )〕 Colonels-commandant commanded brigades, depots or training establishments, while colonels on the staff held administrative appointments. Like brigadier-general, both of the new appointments were temporary, the holder reverting to his substantive rank (usually colonel) at the end of his appointment. They were both abolished from 1 June 1928, replaced by the appointment of brigadier (though the rank insignia — a crown over three "pips" or stars — remained the same).〔"New Army Rank of Brigadier", ''The Times'', 23 December 1927〕〔(London Gazette, 12 April 1921 )〕 In the Royal Marines, the ranks of colonel commandant and colonel 2nd commandant dated back to 1755, when fifty companies of marines were raised in three divisions: each division had a colonel commandant and a colonel 2nd commandant. These ranked below major-general and above lieutenant-colonel and therefore replaced colonel. The Royal Marines did not use the appointment of brigadier-general until 1913, and dispensed with it again, along with the Army, in 1921. Like the Army, the Royal Marines adopted the appointment of brigadier in 1928, but the two ranks of colonel commandant persisted at least as far as World War II.〔(Officers' Pay Tables )〕 By 1957, however, they had been abolished and replaced with colonel.〔(Officers' Pay Tables )〕 The title of colonel-commandant is now used as an honorary or ceremonial title relating to a military corps. For example, General Sir Richard Dannatt was Colonel-Commandant of the Army Air Corps as well as his full-time role as Chief of the General Staff〔 〕 and Brigadier Jane Arigho, a retired Director of Army Nursing Services, is the Colonel-Commandant of Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colonel commandant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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