Major general (United States) Major general (United States) In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general. A major general typically commands division-sized units of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers. Major general is equivalent to the two-star rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard and is the highest permanent rank during peacetime in the uniformed services. Higher ranks are technically temporary ranks linked to specific positions, although virtually all officers
General of the army of Ukraine That award was the only official occurrence of that unique rank. General of the army of Ukraine General of Army of Ukraine () is a general officer and is the highest possible rank in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. General of army of Ukraine ranks immediately above a colonel general and has no equivalent naval rank. The rank is also given to general of interior service or civil defense of Ukraine. The first person to be awarded the rank was Andriy Vasylyshyn on August 19, 1993. On November 13, 1918, the Minister of Defense Oleksander Hrekov awarded to the soldier