Editing Colonel-in-chief (section)

{{Short description|Ceremonial position in a military regiment}}
{{Distinguish|Commander-in-chief|Colonel of the Regiment}}
'''Colonel-in-Chief''' is a ceremonial position in an army [[regiment]]. It is in common use in several [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] armies, where it is held by the regiment's [[patron]], usually a member of the royal family.

Some armed forces take a light-hearted approach to the position, appointing animals or characters as colonel-in-chief. The [[Norwegian Army]], for example, appointed a [[king penguin]] named [[Nils Olav|Sir Nils Olav]] as a colonel-in-chief.<ref name=olav1>[http://www.norway.org.uk/edinburgh/events/nopromotion.htm Norwegian Consulate in Edinburgh.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923074950/http://www.norway.org.uk/edinburgh/events/nopromotion.htm |date=September 23, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=olav2>{{cite news|title=Military penguin becomes a 'Sir'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7562773.stm|access-date=13 September 2015|work=[[BBC News]]|date=15 August 2008}}</ref>