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
Major general position of chief of defence force, who commands all New Zealand's armed forces. This position is subject to rotation between the heads of the air force, army, and navy. The rank of "sojang" is also used in North Korea, where it is the lowest general officer and flag officer rank, equivalent to a one-star general. The North Korean equivalent to a two-star general is "jungjang", which roughly translates as lieutenant general. In the Norwegian Army, the Air Force and the Home Guard, "generalmajor" is the lowest general officer rank, equivalent to "kontreadmiral" in the Navy. Major general in the Pakistan