brigadier generals
Army senior ranks
Brigadier generals is the plural of brigadier general, a military rank in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
It sits above colonel and below major general, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers.
The rank is equivalent to rear admiral (lower half) in the Navy.
Brigadier generals wear one star on their insignia, making them the lowest grade of general officer.
Three brigadier generals were promoted to major general last month.
- military rankArmed forces title
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- one starPoorest rating mark
- colonelSenior military officer
- field officerMid-level military commander
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- Army Staffchief of staff, staff officers, deputy chief, headquarters, aide-de-camp
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Senior military officers
field marshals · commanders-in-chief · privates · generals · colonels
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Lowest enlisted rank
enlisted soldiers · recruits · buck privates · rank and file · foot soldiers
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Non-military population
conscientious objectors · privates · non-combatants · pacifists · enlisted personnel
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