▁Major , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁( person nel ▁services ▁companies ) ▁or ▁Colonel ▁( some ▁types ▁of ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁det ach ments ); ▁the ▁company ▁or ▁det achment ▁is ▁never theless ▁indicated ▁with , ▁respectively , ▁one ▁vertical ▁tick ▁or ▁three ▁d ots . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Commonwealth ▁arm ies , ▁the ▁regiment ▁as ▁a ▁tact ical ▁formation ▁does ▁not ▁normally ▁exist , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁a ▁regiment al ▁s ized ▁( i . e . ▁larger ▁than ▁batt alion ▁and ▁smaller ▁than ▁brig ade ) ▁Task ▁Force ▁may ▁exist ▁where ▁the ▁oper ational ▁requirement ▁exists . ▁These ▁form ations ▁may ▁be ▁commanded ▁by ▁Col on els . ▁ ▁Note ▁that , ▁for ▁brig ades ▁and ▁higher , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁X s ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military ' s ▁ins ign ia ▁for ▁the ▁typical ▁general ▁officer ▁grade ▁command ing ▁that ▁size ▁unit . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁division ▁is ▁c apped ▁with ▁XX ▁and ▁is ▁usually ▁commanded ▁by ▁a ▁major ▁general ▁the ▁American ▁ins ign ia ▁for ▁which ▁is ▁two ▁stars . ▁ ▁Status ▁The ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁symbol ▁refers ▁to ▁whether ▁a ▁war f ight ing ▁object ▁exists ▁at ▁the ▁location ▁identified ▁( i . e ., ▁status ▁is ▁" present ") ▁or ▁will ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁res ide ▁at ▁that ▁location ▁( i . e ., ▁status ▁is ▁" pl anned , ▁anticip ated , ▁sus pected ," ▁or ▁" on ▁order "). ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁affili ation , ▁present ▁status ▁is