Brigadier general by the rank of major-general in 1999. In the Romanian Army the "general de brigadă" is the lowest rank of general officers, The equivalent in the Navy is "contra-amiral" and in the Air-Force "general de flotilă aeriană". The rank of brigadier general is known in South Korea as "junjang" (; hanja: 准將) and is a direct equivalent to the United States one-star rank, with very similar insignia. The military of North Korea does not technically maintain a brigadier general rank, but the rank of senior colonel (대좌, "taejwa") which is above colonel (상좌, "sangjwa") and below major general (소장, "Sojang")
Sergeant Major of the Army (South Africa) SANDF expanded the Warrant Officer ranks and the Sergeant Major of the Army now holds the rank of Senior Chief Warrant Officer. Prior to 2002 the Sergeant Major of the Army had a unique rank insignia, consisting of a Warrant Officer class 1 insignia with the South African Army badge above it. After the Warrant Officer rank redesign the Sergeant Major of the Army does not have a unique rank insignia, but rather uses the rank insignia of the rank of Senior Chief Warrant Officer. Sergeant Major of the Army (South Africa) The Sergeant Major of the South African Army