Commissioned Officers, Office & Army Structure
1Lt
First Lieutenant
2LT
Second Lieutenant
SJA
Staff Judge Advocate (senior attorney in the OSJA)
BG
Brigadier General
CPT
Captain
COL
Colonel
DSJA/Deputy
Deputy Staff Judge Advocate (second most senior attorney within the OSJA)
GEN
General
LTC
Lieutenant Colonel
LTG
Lieutenant General
MAJ
Major
MG
Major General
OIC
Officer in Charge (similar to a SJA in smaller offices)
Lieutenant Colonel
command a Battalion (3-5 Companies)
Colonel
command a Brigade (3 or more Battalions)
Captain
command a Company (3-4 Platoons)
Lieutenant General
command a Corps (2-5 Divisions)
Major General
command a Division (3 Brigades)
General
command a Filed Army (2-5 Corps)
Lieutenant
command a Platoon (3-4 Squads)
Staff Sergeant
command a Squad (4-10 Soldiers)
Command Paralegal
manages and supervises all military paralegals within the legal office and serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the SJA
Legal Administrator
oversees office systems and functions
Division Chief
the senior attorney for a specific practice area (division) with a legal office