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
Captain general of the Army Captain general of the Army Captain General () has been the highest rank in the Spanish Army ("Ejército de Tierra") since the 18th century. A five-star rank with NATO code OF-10, it is equivalent to a field marshal of the armies of numerous countries, a general of the Army of the United States, a captain general of the Spanish Navy "(Armada Española)" or an Captain general of the Air Force in the Spanish Air Force "(Ejército del Aire)". A Captain General's insignia consists of two command sticks under five four-pointed stars below the Royal Crown. A personal rank of "captain