Major-general (Sri Lanka) the rank of Major General. The ceremonial uniform of the Serjeant-at-arms of the Sri Lankan Parliament would be similar to a No. 1 Dress uniform of a major general with varied gorget patchs and epaulette similar to a flag officer of the Sri Lanka Navy. Major-general (Sri Lanka) Major general (Maj Gen) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army. The Director of the National Cadet Corps holds the rank of major general. A major general is superior to a brigadier but subordinate to lieutenant general. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-7, equivalent to a rear-admiral
Major general general is the army rank of "generale di divisione". In the army, the "generale di divisione" is the commander of a division. Because no brigadier-general rank is used in Japan, major-general is the rank of brigade commander. For this reason, the French are represented in the manner as and some countries, such as Brazil and Chile, follow it also words of some countries of the Italian and Spanish, and the like. In the past, "rikugun-shōshō"(陸軍少将) in the Imperial Japanese Army was equivalent to major-general, in the current,"rikushōho"(陸将補) in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and "kūshōho"(空将補) in the Japan Air Self-Defense