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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.
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.
General Richard B. Myers is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Four-star grades go hand-in-hand with the positions of office to which they are linked, so the rank is temporary; the active rank of general can only be held for so long- though upon retirement, if satisfactory service requirements are met, the general or admiral is normally allowed to hold that rank in retirement ...
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
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 of the Army (abbreviated as GA) [1] is a five-star general officer rank in the United States Army. It is generally equivalent to the rank of Field Marshal in other countries. 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]
Entries in the following list of lieutenant generals are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was promoted to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army or was promoted to four-star rank while on active duty in the U.S. Army.
four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Air Force. It ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and below general of the Air Force (five-star general). There have been 237 four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Air Force.