Major

• Major is a large trade undertaking of film or music.
• To be Major of a promotion is, in school vocabulary, a title allotted to best of its promotion.
• Major is one , which is located differently in the military hierarchy according to the countries. It is the case treated Ci below:

It indicates either an intermediate rank between warrant officers and officers sulbalternes, as in France, or the first rank of senior officer, corresponding to commander French, as in the majority of the countries.

France

II was created in in . It is conferred on regimental sergeant majors and Master-principal highly skilled (known as with the choice) but mainly obtained on contest.

The badge is, for and ofair a galon with a red edging (distinguished regimental sergeant major) to which was assistant a soutache: .

For marine, it acts of a galon more two soutaches (distinguished of the Master-main thing) auquels were assistant two cursées anchors: .

History

In the French Army of, the major was the second administrative one colonel in its regiment, as well as the commander of a fortified town after the governor and the lieutenant of king.

During , the rank of lieutenant-colonel was replaced by that of major.

Name major or medical officer, with variations of rank (major of first class, of second class, assistant medical officer, under-assistance-major) indicated until in an army medical officer.

There existed in the navy of French war of XVIII^E century a rank of major of vessel, located between those of lieutenant and of commander. The position of major appointed also the officer charged to maintain safety and to manage the materials of a port or a naval base.

Senior officer

With The United States, the badge is a sheet of oak of gilded color:

With , the badge is a crown:

In the badge of the major (majoor in Dutch) consists of a barette and a star. The rank of captain-commander also exist but it is a rank of subaltern above the rank of captain.

With , the badge of the rank consists of broad a galon, small then another broad.

The rank is also used in , in , in , in (mayor ), in (Majuri ), with (Majoor ), in () and in .

In much of armies, the rank of general major or of major general is the second rank of general officer, corresponding to major general French. It results from an abbreviation of the rank from general quartermaster-sergeant.

The term major indicate also a company which is a major actor in a sector of industry: one speaks about major of the disc or of major of the cinema.

major of a promotion is the first with the classification within the framework of a school contest. It is a term of at the origin reserved with , where the pupil classified first reçevait galons them of quartermaster-sergeant, but which was largely spread.

See too

Assistant medical officer