Air officer and general officer in the Royal Navy and Army respectively. Specifically while the Army uses General Officer Commanding (GOC), the Air Force uses Air Officer Commanding (AOC) to designate the senior officer in a formation. Note, however, that in the British Armed Forces, while an air commodore is an air officer, his Royal Navy equivalent (commodore) is not considered a flag officer, nor is his British Army or Royal Marines equivalent (brigadier) considered a general officer. In 1919 when the RAF introduced its own air officer ranks, the preceding RAF and equivalent army rank was brigadier-general, which was a general
Chief of the Royal Danish Navy Chief of the Royal Danish Navy The Chief of the Royal Danish Navy is the professional head of the Royal Danish Navy. Originally the position was held by the , which existed from 1660 until the end of absolute monarchy in 1848. Following the end of absolutism, the Minister of the Navy was created becoming the highest position in the Navy. With the collection of the Ministry of the Navy and the War Minister in 1905, command of the navy was moved again. Following the creation of the Defence Command in 1969, the commands for the three branches was collected,