brigadier general
Above colonel's rank
A brigadier general is a military officer rank above colonel and below major general, typically the lowest general officer grade.
In the U.S.
Army and Air Force, brigadier generals wear one star and often command brigades or serve as deputy commanders of larger units: She was promoted to brigadier general after twenty years of service.
Military personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
headquarters · operations · deployment · mission · orders · directive · strategy · tactics
Worst rating given
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- colonelSenior military officer
- flag officerHigh-ranking naval commander
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
appointment · field grade · stars · epaulette · shoulder board · promotion · seniority · grade
Ability to direct others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- responsibilityState of being answerable
administration · discipline · executive · policy · governance · control · accountability · delegation
Advanced military education institution
- staff collegeSenior officer training institution
- service academyInstitution training future officers
- military academyInstitution training future officers
- progressionSequential forward movement
advancement · merit · achievement · service · duty · experience · mentorship · decorations
troops
Military personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
division · headquarters · operations · deployment · mission · orders · directive · strategy · tactics · coordination
one-star
Worst rating given
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- colonelSenior military officer
- flag officerHigh-ranking naval commander
commissioned · appointment · field grade · stars · epaulette · shoulder board · promotion · seniority · grade · brevet
leadership
Ability to direct others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
responsibility · administration · discipline · executive · policy · governance · control · accountability · delegation
war college
Advanced military education institution
- staff collegeSenior officer training institution
- service academyInstitution training future officers
- military academyInstitution training future officers
progression · advancement · merit · achievement · service · duty · experience · mentorship · decorations · assignments
- generalsfield marshal, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Washington
- military officerscolonel, officers, major, admirals, field marshals
- military rankscaptain, major, sergeant, private, officer
- Air Force Ranksairman, staff sergeant, master sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant
- Army Rankscolonel, major, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, first lieutenant
- Air Force GeneralsChuck Yeager
brigadier generalprivate
Restricted to certain parties
enlisted soldier · private first class · corporal · sergeant · four-star general
brigadier generalcivilian
Non-military person
conscientious objector · pacifist · private citizen · draft dodger · noncombatant