What does the P in colonel P mean?

Answer:
It means Colonel promotable. That means that that colonel has been selected to be promoted to the next rank, which in the US Army, is brigadier general. Until the actual date of promotion, the colonel will continue to use his usual rank, but in written documents can distinguish him/herself from peers who are still not due for promotion beyond colonel.
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