Brigadier General

Army's lowest star

Brigadier general is a military rank in the U.S.

Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps—the lowest general officer rank, above colonel and below major general.

A brigadier general wears one star and typically commands a brigade or serves as deputy commander of a division.

She was promoted to brigadier general after twenty years of service.

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Opposites
military rank hierarchy

Brigadier Generalenlisted soldier

Non-officer in armed forces

recruit · corporal · sergeant · non-commissioned officer · warrant officer

military vs civilian status

Brigadier Generalcivilian

Non-military person

private citizen · conscientious objector · pacifist · draft dodger · noncombatant

authority and command

Brigadier Generalsubordinate

One lower in rank

foot soldier · rank and file · grunt · follower · underling

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