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In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A major general ranks above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general. The pay grade of major general is O-8.
A major-general is a general officer, the equivalent of a naval flag officer. The major-general rank is senior to the ranks of brigadier general and commodore, and junior to lieutenant-general and vice admiral. Prior to 1968, the Air Force used the rank of air vice-marshal, instead.
It is equivalent to the rank of admiral in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as GEN in the Army and Gen in the Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
This is a complete list of four-star generals in the United States Army, past and present. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Army. It ranks above lieutenant general ( three-star general) and below General of the Army ( five-star general ).
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) Director of Special Programs and Director, Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office (SAPCO) Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Major General. David W. Abba [6] [7] U.S. Air Force.
BG and its equivalents currently serve as the commandants and deans of the United States Service Academies. Major General: A major general typically commands division-sized units (10,000 to 20,000 soldiers) or serves as the deputy commander of a corps.
General of the Army / Armies. While not currently in use today, special insignia were authorized by Congress for ten general officers who were promoted to the highest ranks in the United States Army: General of the Army, designed as a "five-star" rank, and General of the Armies, considered to be the equivalent of a "six-star" rank.
