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A general is a high ranking military officer in several militaries.
A general is a high ranking military officer in several militaries.
==United States==
==United States==
In the [[United States]], generals are the highest set of officers in the [[US Marine Corps]], the [[US Air Force]], and the [[US Army]]. There are four ranks.
In the [[United States]], general officers are the highest set of officers in the [[US Army]], the [[US Marine Corps]], and the [[US Air Force]]. There are four grades in use today, each sometimes referred to by the number of stars in that rank's insignia. In descending order, they are:
*[[General]]
*[[Lieutenant General]]
*[[General]] (four star)
*[[Major General]]
*[[Lieutenant General]] (three star)
*[[Brigadier General]]
*[[Major General]] (two star)
*[[Brigadier General]] (one star)
There are two ranks higher than General, though none are in use today. General [[John J. Pershing]] was appointed General of the Armies after [[World War 1]], but continued wearing four stars. No official insignia for General of the Armies exists. General of the Army was created during [[World War 2]] as a five star rank (although it was explicitly below General of the Armies in precedence). The five-star ranks were used during the war and for a short time afterward. Current policy reserves five star ranks for use in wartime.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/FAQ-5star.htm US Army Five-Star Generals]. Accessed April 19, 2007.</ref>
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