Brigadier a brigadier is either the highest field rank or most junior general appointment, nominally commanding a brigade. It ranks above colonel and below major general. The rank is used by the British Army, the Royal Marines, the Australian Army, the Indian Army, the Sri Lankan Army, the New Zealand Army, the Pakistan Army and several others. Although it is not always considered a general officer rank, it is always considered equivalent to the brigadier general and brigade general rank of other countries. In NATO forces, brigadier is OF-6 on the rank scale. "The grade of brigadier-general, also called, almost interchangeably,
Major general warfare center, training center, weapons center, or logistics center commanders, or senior directors on Air Force and joint staffs. In the case of the Air National Guard, they may also serve as The Adjutant General (TAG) for their state, commonwealth or territory. In Vietnam, the rank of major general is known as "thiếu tướng". It is used in the army and the air force. It is the equivalent to "chuẩn Đô đốc" in the Navy. The rank of "thiếu tướng" is the lowest general officer and flag officer rank, equivalent to a one-star general and admiral. In the Vietnamese People's