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  2. Command hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    In general, military personnel give orders only to those directly below them in the chain of command and receive orders only from those directly above them. A service member who has difficulty executing a duty or order and appeals for relief directly to an officer above his immediate commander in the chain of command is likely to be disciplined ...

  3. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    The sergeant acting as staff officer to the captain general was known as the sergeant major general. This was eventually shortened to major general , while captain general began to be addressed, depending on the military branch , as general of the infantry , general of the cavalry or general of the artillery , and these ones, over time, were ...

  4. Lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    A lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ən t / lef-TEN-ənt, US: / l uː-/ loo-; [1] abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.

  5. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    Eight generals were promoted to the rank and title "General of the Army" (Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip Sheridan, George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry H. Arnold, and Omar Bradley), while two generals were promoted to the higher rank and title of "General of the Armies of the United States ...

  6. General officers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The rank of lieutenant general was finally created in 1855, when Winfield Scott received a brevet promotion to this rank. [3] On 13 March 1861, General Order No. 6 said that the position of Major General Commanding the Army was entitled to wear three stars. [4] In 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was appointed lieutenant general and took command of the ...

  7. Lieutenant general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A lieutenant general ranks above a major general [Note 1] and below a general. It is abbreviated as LTG in the Army, LtGen in the Marine Corps, and Lt Gen in the Air Force and Space Force and is equivalent to the rank of vice admiral in the United States uniformed services that use naval ranks. The pay grade of lieutenant general is O-9.

  8. Commanding officer - Wikipedia

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    The commanding officer of a battalion (or squadron of cavalry/armored cavalry) is usually a lieutenant colonel. The commanding officer of a brigade, a colonel, is the brigade commander. At the division level and higher, however, the commanding officer is referred to as the commanding general, as these officers hold general officer rank.

  9. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    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 officers; Colonel (Ship-of-the ...