Brigadier general brigadier-general while the air force used the rank of air commodore. Chinese rank of (Da-Xiao 大校) or "Senior Colonel" is a direct equivalent of a brigadier. It ranks above colonel (Shang-Xiao 上校) and below major general (Shao-Jiang 少将). A brigadier is commonly in command of a division (Shi 师) or a brigade (Lu 旅). Divisional commanders are seldom general officers. The rank of brigadier general is the first general officer rank in the "Fuerzas Militares", and the National Police. Denmark, a NATO member, has for many years been following NATO standards and adapting its rank system to closely relate. As
General of the Army (United States) General of the Army (United States) General of the Army (abbreviated as GA) is a five-star general officer and the second highest possible rank in the United States Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to a Fleet Admiral and a General of the Air Force. There is no established equivalent five-star rank in the other federal uniformed services (Marine Corps, Coast Guard, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps). Often called a "five-star general", the rank of General of the Army has historically been