Major general support (DCOS Sp). Major general in the Indian Army is equivalent to rear admiral in the Indian Navy and air vice marshal in the Indian Air Force the rank is higher than a brigadier and lower than a lieutenant general. In the Indonesian Army and Indonesian Marine Corps the rank "Major general" is known as "Mayor general" or "Mayjen" in short. In the Israel Defense Forces, a major general is called an "aluf" and is the second-highest rank, subordinate to "rav aluf" (lieutenant general or general), the rank held by the chief of staff. In Italy, the equivalent of major
General of the Armies to hold the position, thus granting the rank the same authority as the initial concept of General of the Armies. William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan would also hold the position. By Sheridan's tenure, the insignia had been changed to that of a major general superimposed upon a golden national eagle. The rank of General of the Army of the United States ceased to exist upon the death of Sheridan in 1888. The next proposal to create a superior general rank would occur thirty one years later during the First World War. In the interim, the highest possible general officer