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Comparative military ranks
Armies, air forces (non-Commonwealth)
Navies, coast guards
Air forces (Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal or Marshal
Admiral of the fleet
Marshal of the air force
General or colonel general or army general
Admiral
Air chief marshal
Lieutenant general or army corps general
Vice admiral
Air marshal
Major general or divisional general
Rear admiral or Counter admiral
Air vice-marshal
Brigadier or brigadier general
Commodore or flotilla admiral
Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
Colonel
(Ship-of-the-line) Captain
Group captain
Lieutenant colonel
Frigate captain or Commander
Wing commander
Major or commandant
Corvette captain or Lieutenant commander
Squadron leader
Junior commissioned officers
Captain
Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant
First lieutenant or lieutenant
Lieutenant junior grade or sub-lieutenant
Flying officer
Second lieutenant or junior lieutenant
Ensign or midshipman
Pilot officer
Officer cadet
Officer cadet
Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
Warrant officer or sergeant major
Warrant officer or chief petty officer
Warrant officer
Sergeant
Petty officer
Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
Corporal or bombardier
Leading seaman
Corporal
Lance corporal or Lance bombardier or Specialist
Able seaman
Leading aircraftman
Private or gunner or trooper or sapper
Seaman
Aircraftman or airman or aviator
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Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (two regiments or four battalions).
Brigadiergeneral or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional...
some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadiergeneral or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers...
generals were authorized, the Confederate States Army had four grades of general officers; they were (in order of increasing rank) brigadiergeneral,...
This is a list of people who have held general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army...
to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadiergeneral. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy...
the 1920s), the equivalent to brigadiergeneral is brigadier, which is not always considered by these armies to be a general officer rank, although it is...
In 1925, he became the Army's youngest major general. He served on the court-martial of BrigadierGeneral Billy Mitchell and was president of the American...
102nd Air Defense Wing and shortly after, on April 6, was promoted to brigadiergeneral. During this time, he was activated with the 102nd and served in Europe...
Queenston Heights and the Battle of Fort George, and was promoted to brigadiergeneral in early 1814. He served with distinction in the Battle of Chippawa...
Gettysburg were initially defended by a Union cavalry division under BrigadierGeneral John Buford, and soon reinforced with two corps of Union infantry...
Cherokee government maintained the alliance. Pike was commissioned as a brigadiergeneral in the Confederate States Army on November 22, 1861, and given a command...
service, while flag officers who reached the rank of brigadiergeneral/commodore to lieutenant general/vice admiral will have a retirement age of 59, unless...
brigadiergeneral, his effective date for brigadiergeneral was backdated to September 1, 1943. The September 1, 1943, date for permanent brigadier general...
responsible for directing military affairs Held a commission of at least brigadiergeneral or rear admiral in an organized military during the conflict Was the...
general (four-star rank), lieutenant general (three-star rank), major general (two-star rank) or brigadiergeneral (one-star rank). The senior Australian...
whom recognized his ability as a cavalry leader. He was promoted to brigadiergeneral of volunteers aged 23. Only a few days afterwards, he fought at the...
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