▁a ▁five - point ed ▁star . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁crown ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁pent ag onal ▁castle ▁device ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁Castle ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope ▁in ▁Cape ▁Town , ▁South ▁Africa ’ s ▁oldest ▁military ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁command ant ▁/ ▁komm and ant ▁revert ed ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁a ▁related ▁rank , ▁chief ▁command ant , ▁existed ▁in ▁the ▁Comm ando ▁Forces ▁[ the ▁rural ▁part - time , ▁territorial ▁reserve , ▁roughly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁National ▁Guard ▁or ▁Home ▁Guard ]. ▁This ▁rank ▁of ▁chief ▁command ant ▁existed ▁purely ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁sl otted ▁in ▁between ▁command ant ▁and ▁colon el . ▁The ▁rank ▁was ▁only ▁used ▁by ▁officers ▁command ing ▁comm ando ▁groups ▁( i . e . ▁a ▁small ▁formation ▁consisting ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁comm ando ▁units ). ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁the ▁term ▁command ant ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁an ▁appointment , ▁not ▁a ▁rank . ▁ ▁However , ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier - general ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁colon el - command ant . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁received , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁brig ad ier . ▁ ▁Later , ▁senior ▁command ant ▁and ▁chief ▁command ant ▁were ▁A ux ili ary ▁Territ orial