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  2. General officers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. General (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The official and formal insignia of "general" is defined by its four stars (commonly silver and in a row). The rank of general ranks above a three-star lieutenant general and below the special wartime five-star ranks of General of the Army or General of the Air Force. The Marine Corps and Space Force do not have an established grade above general.

  4. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The commissioned officer ranks of the United States Army can be split into three categories, from highest to lowest: general officers, field grade officers and company grade officers. [1] General officers encompass the ranks from brigadier general up. [1] Field grade includes major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel. [1]

  5. General officer - Wikipedia

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    A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. [a]In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel.

  6. List of United States Army four-star generals - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. General of the Army (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a General of the Army ranks above generals and is equivalent to a fleet admiral and a general of the Air Force. [2] The General of the Army insignia consisted of five 3 ⁄ 8-inch (9.5 mm) stars in a pentagonal pattern, with touching points. The insignia was paired with the gold and enameled United States coat of arms on ...

  8. Military star ranking - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Armed Forces, a six-star rank is a proposed rank immediately superior to a five-star rank, possibly to be worn by the General of the Armies or Admiral of the Navy. This proposal has not been officially recognized by the military or Congress.

  9. Major general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A major general ranks above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general. [Note 1] The pay grade of major general is O-8. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as MG in the Army, MajGen in the Marine Corps, and Maj Gen in the Air Force and Space ...