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Pay grades [1] are used by the eight structurally organized uniformed services of the United States [2] (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps), as well as the Maritime Service, to determine wages and benefits based on the corresponding military rank of a member of the services.
The rank of brigadier general has existed in the U.S. military since the inception of the Continental Army in June 1775. To prevent mistakes in recognizing officers, a general order was issued on July 14, 1775, establishing that brigadier generals would wear a ribbon, worn across the breast, between coat and waistcoat, pink in color. [1]
A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
General Officer Support, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR) U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Major General Brian E. Miller [85] U.S. Army: U.S. Army Reserve: Junior General Officer Support, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR) U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Major General Ernest Litynski [86] U.S. Army: U.S. Army Reserve Command
Brigadier General Gerald E. McDonald Jr. U.S. Air Force: Confirmed by the Senate 17 February 2022 [191] See also. List of United States military leaders by rank;
Brigadier General Mark A. Cunningham: U.S. Marine Corps: Confirmed by the Senate 21 November 2024 [41] [42] Brigadier General Walker M. Field: U.S. Marine Corps: Confirmed by the Senate 3 December 2024 [43] [42] Brigadier General Joseph R. Clearfield: U.S. Marine Corps: Confirmed by the Senate 21 November 2024 [44] [42] Brigadier General Mark H ...
This is a list of active duty United States Space Force general officers. There are 28 active duty general officers in the U.S. Space Force: three generals, five lieutenant generals, 10 major generals, and 10 brigadier generals. Among the 28, 20 of them serve in positions in the Space Force, while eight serve in joint positions.
four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Army. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below general of the Army (five-star general). There have been 260 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Army.