Major general a "sojang" typically commands a fleet. They both can operate an independent field operation. In the Republic of Korea Air Force, a "sojang" is typically the head of a command headquarter and a "junjang", one rank lower than "sojang", takes charge of operations. A Republic of Korea Marine Corps "sojang" commands a division and the South Korean Marine Corps is organized under the Navy. In the New Zealand Army, major-general is the rank held by the chief of army (formerly the chief of general staff). The more senior rank of lieutenant-general is reserved for when an army officer holds the
General officers in the United States the Chief of Staff of the Army, who had been a major general, equal rank with the Chief of Naval Operations which had been a four-star position since 1916. Lieutenant Generals were reauthorized on 5 August 1939. Four Lieutenant Generals were authorized as temporary ranks for the commanding officers of the four numbered field armies at the time. The four-star rank of General remained unique to the Chief of Staff. During World War II most American Generals held temporary or “theater” appointments in the Army of the United States. Until the Second World War, the highest Marine Corps general rank