Brigadier general (United States) there are a finite number of General officer positions, one officer must retire before another can be promoted. As a result, General and flag officers typically retire well in advance of the statutory age and service limits, so as not to impede the upward career mobility of their juniors. Brigadier general (United States) In the United States Armed Forces, brigadier general (BG, BGen, or Brig Gen) is a one-star general officer with the pay grade of O-7 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. The rank
General of the Army (Spain) General of the Army (Spain) General of the Army "(Spanish: General de Ejército)" also called Army General, is a four-star general officer and the second highest possible rank in the Spanish Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a Lieutenant general and is equivalent to a Admiral General and a General of the Air. There is not equivalent in the Civil Guard (where the top rank is Divisional General) or in the Spanish Navy Marines (where the top rank is Lieutenant general). The rank was created in 1999 to adapt the Spanish military rank to the ranks of