major general
Above brigadier general
A major general is a military officer ranking above brigadier general and below lieutenant general—typically the second-lowest general officer rank.
Despite the name, a major general outranks a brigadier general.
The rank exists in most armies and air forces: She was promoted to major general after thirty years of service.
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commanding officerMilitary leader of unit
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- Gilbert and SullivanVictorian operetta collaborators
- rankPosition in hierarchy
military · military rank · regiment · marshal · uniform · badge · dress uniform · stars · captain · colonel · insignia · flag · leadership · military campaigns · chain of command · military hierarchy · corps · decorated
- generalsfield marshal, Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Washington
- military officerscolonel, officers, admirals, field marshals, brigadier
- military rankscaptain, sergeant, private, officer, colonel
- Air Force Ranksairman, staff sergeant, master sergeant, second lieutenant, first lieutenant
- Army Rankscolonel, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, first lieutenant, second lieutenant
- military leadersGeorge Washington, Napoleon, generals, commander, admiral
major generalprivate
Restricted to certain parties
enlisted soldier · corporal · sergeant · recruit · non-commissioned officer
major generalcivilian
Non-military person
private citizen · non-combatant · conscientious objector · pacifist
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