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I was reading up on some topics and I was wondering which rank is higher..General or Major General? Also as a Major General how many stars would you have?
Hi Haris,
Recruits are taught the following phase to help them remember: "Be My Loving Girl."
The "B" in the first word stands for Brig General. The "M" in the second word stands for "Maj General." The "L" in the third word stands for "Lt. General," and the "G" in the final word stands for "General."
In other words, a Brig General has one star, a Maj General has two stars, an Lt General has three stars, and a General has four stars.
For details, see my officer rank chart at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blofficerrank.htm
Of course, this only applies to the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The Navy and Coast Guard have "admirals," not "generals." (but, a three-star admiral is the same rank as an Lt General -- just different services call them by different names).
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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