Major general Army is equivalent to rear admiral in the Navy and air vice marshal in the Air Force. It is the lowest of the general officer ranks, ranking between brigadier and lieutenant general. The Pakistan Army has four female major generals. "Generał brygady" (, literally "general of a brigade", abbreviated gen. bryg.) is the lowest rank for generals in the Polish Army (both in the land forces and in the Polish air force). Depending on the context, it is equivalent to either the modern rank of major general, or the rank of brigadier general (mostly in historical context). The rank of
Major general and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air vice-marshal. In some countries, including much of Eastern Europe, major general is the lowest of the general officer ranks, with no brigadier-grade rank. In the old Austro-Hungarian Army, the major general was called a "Generalmajor". Today's Austrian Federal Army still uses the same term. "General de Brigada" (Brigade General) is the lowest rank of general officers in the Brazilian Army. A "General de Brigada" wears two-stars as this is the entry level for general officers in the Brazilian Army. See Military ranks of Brazil and Brigadier