Major Lowell was the junior field-grade officer among the six aides-de-camp.

This is in contrast to other branches, where Majors wear the appropriate covers of field-grade officers.

It was understood that the general expected to see only field-grade officers, that is to say majors and above.

D) Trousers for enlisted men, company- and field-grade officers were sky blue.

This was not an uncommon or unexpected situation, even in wartime and even for a field-grade officer.

I hear the local Army has a lot of openings for field-grade officers.

At only twenty-nine years old, the Major didn't look like a soldier, even less like a field-grade officer.

In the more prestigious units, most field-grade officers owed their ranks to birth or wealth.

Jackson climbed out first, and at the bottom of the ladder a field-grade officer saluted him correctly.

It had been turned into living quarters for field-grade officers.