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Brigadier general

February 07, 2023

Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (four battalions).

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (four battalions).

In some countries, this rank is given the name of brigadier, which is usually equivalent to brigadier general in the armies of nations that use the rank.

The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a "brigadier general", or simply a "brigadier", would command a brigade in the field.

In the first quarter of the 20th century, British and Commonwealth armies used the rank of brigadier general as a temporary appointment, or as an honorary appointment on retirement; in the 1920s this practice changed to the use of brigadier, which was not classed as a general officer.

Brigade general

Brigade general is the rank of a brigade commander in countries where the French Revolutionary System's general officer rank designation is used.

The rank name général de brigade (transl. brigade general) was first used in the French revolutionary armies.

It is used both brigadier general and major general because it is used for the designated rank of the general officers that the country stipulates as brigade commanders' class by law.

Brigadier general, Brigade general by country

Argentina

See also: Military ranks of Argentina

The rank of brigadier general (with some local variations) is used in the Argentine Air Force. Unlike other armed forces of the World, the rank of brigadier general is actually the highest rank in the Air Force. This is due to the use of the rank of brigadier and its derivatives to designate all general officers in the Air Force: brigadier (lowest general officer); brigadier-major (middle); and brigadier-general (highest). The rank of brigadier general is reserved for the Chief General Staff of the Air Force, as well as the Chief of the Joint General Staff if he should be an Air Force officer.

The Argentine Army does not use the rank of brigadier-general, instead using brigade general (Spanish: General de brigada) which in turn is the lowest general officer before Divisional General (Spanish: General de Division) and Lieutenant General (Spanish: Teniente General).

Australia

See also: Australian Army officer rank insignia and List of Australian generals and brigadiers
 
Australian Army Brigadier General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott

In the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, the rank of brigadier general was always temporary and held only while the officer was posted to a particular task, typically the command of a brigade. (Until 1915, Australian brigades were commanded by colonels.) When posted elsewhere, the rank would be relinquished and the former rank resumed. This policy prevented an accumulation of high-ranking general officers brought about by the relatively high turnover of brigade commanders. Brigadier general was also used as an honorary rank on retirement.

The rank insignia was like that of the current major general, but without the star/pip.[note 1] Brigadier generals wore the same gorget patches (a line of gold oak leaf embroidery down the centre), cap badge (crossed sword and baton within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown in gold embroidery) and cap visor (two rows of gold oakleaf embroidery) as other generals.

As in the United Kingdom, the rank was later replaced by colonel commandant in 1922 and brigadier in 1928. However, those holding the rank of brigadier general continued to do so throughout the inter-war period, until the last of them retired or was promoted during the Second World War. A brigadier general was a general officer, but brigadiers were not generals, which is shown by the rank insignia being like that of a colonel, but with an extra (third) star/pip, and a brigadier wore the same gorget patches (scarlet cloth with a line of crimson gimp), cap badge (the Royal Crest in gold embroidery), and cap visor (one row of gold oakleaf embroidery) as a colonel.

Bangladesh

Prior to 2001, the Bangladesh Army rank was known as brigadier, in conformity with the rank structure of the Commonwealth Nations. In 2001 the Bangladesh Army introduced the rank of brigadier general, however "the grade stayed equivalent to brigadier", and although classified as a "one-star rank", a brigadier general is not considered to be a general officer – the lowest ranking general officer is Major General. Brigadier general is equivalent to commodore of the Bangladesh Navy and air commodore of the Bangladesh Air Force. It is still more popularly called brigadier.

Belgium

The Belgian Army uses the rank of général de brigade (French) and brigadegeneraal (Dutch, 'brigade general'). However, in this small military there are no permanent promotions to this rank, and it is only awarded as a temporary promotion to a full colonel who assumes a post requiring the rank, notably in an international context (e.g. as military attaché in a major embassy).

Brazil

See also: Military ranks of Brazil

General de brigada (Brigade general) is the lowest rank amongst general officers of the Brazilian Army; i.e. like in most British Commonwealth counties, the lowest general officer rank is a two-star rank, and a General de Brigada wears a two-star insignia. Hence, it is equivalent to the major general rank of many counties. In the Brazilian Air Force, all of the senior ranks include 'Brigadeiro'; the two-star rank is Brigadeiro (Brigadier), the three-star rank is Major-Brigadeiro (Major-Brigadier), and the four-star rank is Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-Ar (Lieutenant-Air-Brigadier).

Canada

See also: Canadian Forces ranks and insignia

In the Canadian Forces, the rank of brigadier-general (BGen) (brigadier-général or bgén in French) is a rank for members who wear army or air force uniform, equal to a commodore for those in navy uniform. A brigadier-general is the lowest rank of general officer. A brigadier-general is senior to a colonel or naval captain, and junior to a major-general or rear-admiral.

The rank title brigadier-general is still used notwithstanding that brigades in the army are now commanded by colonels. Until the late 1990s brigades were commanded by brigadier-generals. In the air force context, brigadier-generals used to command air force groups until these bodies were abolished in the late 1990s.

The rank insignia for a brigadier-general on air force uniforms is a single wide braid on the cuff, as well as a single silver maple leaf beneath crossed sabre and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. The rank insignia on army uniforms is a gold maple leaf beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, on the shoulder straps. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves; the air force wedge cap features silver braid on the edges of the ear flaps. The cap insignia for a general officer is a modified version of the Canadian Forces insignia. Army brigadier-generals wear gorget patches on the collar of the service uniform tunic.

Brigadier-generals are initially addressed verbally as "General" and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am" in English or mon général in French. They are normally entitled to staff cars.

Until unification in 1968 of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Navy, rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern. This system of rank insignia was reinstated in 2014. In army usage, the term "brigadier" was used to denote what is now known as a brigadier-general while the air force used the rank of air commodore.

Chile

In the Chilean Army, Brigadier is a one-star rank and General de Brigada is the immediately superior two-star rank. While the Chilean Air Force uses Comodoro for its one-star rank, two-star Air Force officers hold the rank of General de Brigada Aérea – literally 'air brigade general'.

Colombia

The rank of brigadier general is the first general officer rank in the Fuerzas Militares,[1] and the National Police.[2]

France

 
Charles de Gaulle during World War II in his uniform of Général de Brigade

France uses the rank of "brigade general" (général de brigade). The rank contrasts with the French sub-officer rank of brigadier. As with all French general officers, a French brigade general is titled "general" without any implication that he is an army general; for instance General Charles de Gaulle never rose higher than brigade general.

Until 1793, the rank of brigadier des armées ("brigadier of the armies") existed in the French Army, which could be described as a senior colonel or junior brigade commander. The normal brigade command rank was maréchal de camp (literally "camp marshal"). When rank insignia were introduced, brigadier des armées wore one star and a maréchal de camp wore two stars. During the French Revolution, the revolutionaries' drive to rationalise the state led to a change in the system of ranks. The rank of brigadier des armées was abolished and the normal brigade command rank, maréchal de camp, was replaced by brigade general. The rank of brigade general inherited the two stars of the rank of maréchal de camp, explaining the absence since 1793 of a French rank with only one star.[3] For this reason, in France, the rank corresponding to brigade general was changed to brigadier general after NATO was established on April 4, 1949, and before that, it corresponded to major general.[4][dubious – discuss]

Nowadays, a French général de brigade generally commands a brigade. The rank can also be awarded in an honorary fashion to retiring colonels. The insignia are two stars, worn on the shoulder or at the sleeve of the uniform, depending on the order of dress. Two different kepis are issued: the service kepi sports the two stars, while the formal kepi features a large band of oak leaves (the kepi of a division general has two smaller such bands).

Charles de Gaulle held the rank of brigade general. He was given a temporary promotion to this rank in May 1940 as commander of the 4th Armoured Division (4e division cuirassée). However his initial authority as head of the Free French really came from being the only cabinet member (Under-Secretary of State for National Defence and War) outside occupied France, not from his military rank. As a reminder of his war position, he refused any further promotion.

Ireland

The country is divided into two areas for administrative and operational reasons, and in each area there is an infantry brigade. The two brigade group structure envisages distinct operational areas of responsibility for each of the brigades and is supported in its responsibilities by the Naval Service and Air Corps. Each of the brigade formations and the Air Corps is commanded by a brigadier general, while the Naval Service is commanded by a commodore.

Italy

In the Italian Armed Forces the rank has different denominations. In the Army, the rank for combat arms officers is generale di brigata whilst for the logistics and technical corps is called brigadier generale. The rank is also present in the other armed forces, police corps and other services of Italy, with different denominations, and it is associated with the lowest level within the government top management.

Mexico

Main article: Military ranks of Mexico

Within the Mexican Armed Forces, there exists two grades of brigadier general. The lowest general officer is General brigadier, with the second lowest being General de brigada. The general officer rank higher than the two brigadier generals is Divisional general.[5]

Philippines

In the Philippines, Brigadier General (Philippine Army Philippine Air Force and Philippine Marines)/ Commodore (Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard)/ Chief Superintendent (Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology) / Police Brigadier General (Chief Superintendent before) (Philippine National Police)/ Gial De Brigada (1890-1902) (Philippine Revolutionary Army) is the lowest rank of generals but already eligible in the promotion to become Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or PNP Chief of the Philippine National Police surpassing the Major General and Lieutenant General ranks.[6]

Poland

Generał brygady (lit. 'General of a brigade', abbreviated gen. bryg.) is the lowest ranking general in the Polish Land Forces and Air Force.

Portugal

In the Portuguese Army and Air Force, brigadeiro-general is a temporary general rank for the colonels that have to exercise a special command. It is the equivalent of the commodore rank in the Portuguese Navy.

The rank was reintroduced in 1999. Before that, simply as brigadeiro, it existed from 1707 to 1864 and again from 1929 to 1947, not being considered a general rank. From 1947 to 1999, brigadeiro become the two-star general rank in the Portuguese Army. As two-star rank, it was substituted by the rank of major-general in 1999.

Spain

In the Spanish Army, Spanish Air Force, and Spanish Marine Infantry (Infantería de Marina, a branch of the Armada) general de brigada is the lowest rank of general officers. Its equivalent in the Navy (Armada) is contraalmirante.

Turkey

In the Turkish Army and the Turkish Air Force, the equivalent rank is tuğgeneral (the Turkish Navy equivalent is tuğamiral). The name is derived from tugay, the Turkish word for a brigade. Both tugay and tuğ- as military terms may owe their origins to the older Turkish word tuğ, meaning horsetail, which was used as a symbol of authority and rank in Ottoman and pre-Ottoman times.

United Kingdom

Main article: Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)

Brigadier-general was formerly a rank or appointment in the British Army and Royal Marines, and briefly in the Royal Air Force. The appointment was abolished in the Army and the Marines in 1921; the equivalent rank today is Brigadier.

United States

Main article: Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, and United States Space Force, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the other uniformed services.

Insignia

Army insignia

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Army rank insignia for 2LT, LT, CAPT, LTCOL, COL, BRIG, MAJGEN and GEN use the Order of the Bath star, which is commonly referred to as a "pip".

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External links

  •   The dictionary definition of brigadier general at Wiktionary

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insignia and List of Australian generals and brigadiers Australian Army Brigadier General Harold Edward Pompey Elliott In the Australian Imperial Force during World War I the rank of brigadier general was always temporary and held only while the officer was posted to a particular task typically the command of a brigade Until 1915 Australian brigades were commanded by colonels When posted elsewhere the rank would be relinquished and the former rank resumed This policy prevented an accumulation of high ranking general officers brought about by the relatively high turnover of brigade commanders Brigadier general was also used as an honorary rank on retirement The rank insignia was like that of the current major general but without the star pip note 1 Brigadier generals wore the same gorget patches a line of gold oak leaf embroidery down the centre cap badge crossed sword and baton within a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown in gold embroidery and cap visor two rows of gold oakleaf embroidery as other generals As in the United Kingdom the rank was later replaced by colonel commandant in 1922 and brigadier in 1928 However those holding the rank of brigadier general continued to do so throughout the inter war period until the last of them retired or was promoted during the Second World War A brigadier general was a general officer but brigadiers were not generals which is shown by the rank insignia being like that of a colonel but with an extra third star pip and a brigadier wore the same gorget patches scarlet cloth with a line of crimson gimp cap badge the Royal Crest in gold embroidery and cap visor one row of gold oakleaf embroidery as a colonel Bangladesh Edit Prior to 2001 the Bangladesh Army rank was known as brigadier in conformity with the rank structure of the Commonwealth Nations In 2001 the Bangladesh Army introduced the rank of brigadier general however the grade stayed equivalent to brigadier and although classified as a one star rank a brigadier general is not considered to be a general officer the lowest ranking general officer is Major General Brigadier general is equivalent to commodore of the Bangladesh Navy and air commodore of the Bangladesh Air Force It is still more popularly called brigadier Belgium Edit The Belgian Army uses the rank of general de brigade French and brigadegeneraal Dutch brigade general However in this small military there are no permanent promotions to this rank and it is only awarded as a temporary promotion to a full colonel who assumes a post requiring the rank notably in an international context e g as military attache in a major embassy Brazil Edit See also Military ranks of Brazil General de brigada Brigade general is the lowest rank amongst general officers of the Brazilian Army i e like in most British Commonwealth counties the lowest general officer rank is a two star rank and a General de Brigada wears a two star insignia Hence it is equivalent to the major general rank of many counties In the Brazilian Air Force all of the senior ranks include Brigadeiro the two star rank is Brigadeiro Brigadier the three star rank is Major Brigadeiro Major Brigadier and the four star rank is Tenente Brigadeiro do Ar Lieutenant Air Brigadier Canada Edit See also Canadian Forces ranks and insignia In the Canadian Forces the rank of brigadier general BGen brigadier general or bgen in French is a rank for members who wear army or air force uniform equal to a commodore for those in navy uniform A brigadier general is the lowest rank of general officer A brigadier general is senior to a colonel or naval captain and junior to a major general or rear admiral The rank title brigadier general is still used notwithstanding that brigades in the army are now commanded by colonels Until the late 1990s brigades were commanded by brigadier generals In the air force context brigadier generals used to command air force groups until these bodies were abolished in the late 1990s The rank insignia for a brigadier general on air force uniforms is a single wide braid on the cuff as well as a single silver maple leaf beneath crossed sabre and baton all surmounted by St Edward s Crown worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress jacket and on slip ons on other uniforms The rank insignia on army uniforms is a gold maple leaf beneath crossed sword and baton all surmounted by St Edward s Crown on the shoulder straps On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves the air force wedge cap features silver braid on the edges of the ear flaps The cap insignia for a general officer is a modified version of the Canadian Forces insignia Army brigadier generals wear gorget patches on the collar of the service uniform tunic Brigadier generals are initially addressed verbally as General and name thereafter by subordinates as Sir or Ma am in English or mon general in French They are normally entitled to staff cars Until unification in 1968 of the Royal Canadian Air Force Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Navy rank structure and insignia followed the British pattern This system of rank insignia was reinstated in 2014 In army usage the term brigadier was used to denote what is now known as a brigadier general while the air force used the rank of air commodore Chile Edit In the Chilean Army Brigadier is a one star rank and General de Brigada is the immediately superior two star rank While the Chilean Air Force uses Comodoro for its one star rank two star Air Force officers hold the rank of General de Brigada Aerea literally air brigade general Colombia Edit The rank of brigadier general is the first general officer rank in the Fuerzas Militares 1 and the National Police 2 France Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brigadier general news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles de Gaulle during World War II in his uniform of General de Brigade France uses the rank of brigade general general de brigade The rank contrasts with the French sub officer rank of brigadier As with all French general officers a French brigade general is titled general without any implication that he is an army general for instance General Charles de Gaulle never rose higher than brigade general Until 1793 the rank of brigadier des armees brigadier of the armies existed in the French Army which could be described as a senior colonel or junior brigade commander The normal brigade command rank was marechal de camp literally camp marshal When rank insignia were introduced brigadier des armees wore one star and a marechal de camp wore two stars During the French Revolution the revolutionaries drive to rationalise the state led to a change in the system of ranks The rank of brigadier des armees was abolished and the normal brigade command rank marechal de camp was replaced by brigade general The rank of brigade general inherited the two stars of the rank of marechal de camp explaining the absence since 1793 of a French rank with only one star 3 For this reason in France the rank corresponding to brigade general was changed to brigadier general after NATO was established on April 4 1949 and before that it corresponded to major general 4 dubious discuss Nowadays a French general de brigade generally commands a brigade The rank can also be awarded in an honorary fashion to retiring colonels The insignia are two stars worn on the shoulder or at the sleeve of the uniform depending on the order of dress Two different kepis are issued the service kepi sports the two stars while the formal kepi features a large band of oak leaves the kepi of a division general has two smaller such bands Charles de Gaulle held the rank of brigade general He was given a temporary promotion to this rank in May 1940 as commander of the 4th Armoured Division 4e division cuirassee However his initial authority as head of the Free French really came from being the only cabinet member Under Secretary of State for National Defence and War outside occupied France not from his military rank As a reminder of his war position he refused any further promotion Ireland Edit The country is divided into two areas for administrative and operational reasons and in each area there is an infantry brigade The two brigade group structure envisages distinct operational areas of responsibility for each of the brigades and is supported in its responsibilities by the Naval Service and Air Corps Each of the brigade formations and the Air Corps is commanded by a brigadier general while the Naval Service is commanded by a commodore Italy Edit In the Italian Armed Forces the rank has different denominations In the Army the rank for combat arms officers is generale di brigata whilst for the logistics and technical corps is called brigadier generale The rank is also present in the other armed forces police corps and other services of Italy with different denominations and it is associated with the lowest level within the government top management Mexico Edit Main article Military ranks of Mexico Within the Mexican Armed Forces there exists two grades of brigadier general The lowest general officer is General brigadier with the second lowest being General de brigada The general officer rank higher than the two brigadier generals is Divisional general 5 Philippines Edit In the Philippines Brigadier General Philippine Army Philippine Air Force and Philippine Marines Commodore Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard Chief Superintendent Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Police Brigadier General Chief Superintendent before Philippine National Police Gial De Brigada 1890 1902 Philippine Revolutionary Army is the lowest rank of generals but already eligible in the promotion to become Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or PNP Chief of the Philippine National Police surpassing the Major General and Lieutenant General ranks 6 Poland Edit General brygady lit General of a brigade abbreviated gen bryg is the lowest ranking general in the Polish Land Forces and Air Force Portugal Edit In the Portuguese Army and Air Force brigadeiro general is a temporary general rank for the colonels that have to exercise a special command It is the equivalent of the commodore rank in the Portuguese Navy The rank was reintroduced in 1999 Before that simply as brigadeiro it existed from 1707 to 1864 and again from 1929 to 1947 not being considered a general rank From 1947 to 1999 brigadeiro become the two star general rank in the Portuguese Army As two star rank it was substituted by the rank of major general in 1999 Spain Edit In the Spanish Army Spanish Air Force and Spanish Marine Infantry Infanteria de Marina a branch of the Armada general de brigada is the lowest rank of general officers Its equivalent in the Navy Armada is contraalmirante Turkey Edit In the Turkish Army and the Turkish Air Force the equivalent rank is tuggeneral the Turkish Navy equivalent is tugamiral The name is derived from tugay the Turkish word for a brigade Both tugay and tug as military terms may owe their origins to the older Turkish word tug meaning horsetail which was used as a symbol of authority and rank in Ottoman and pre Ottoman times United Kingdom Edit Main article Brigadier general United Kingdom Brigadier general was formerly a rank or appointment in the British Army and Royal Marines and briefly in the Royal Air Force The appointment was abolished in the Army and the Marines in 1921 the equivalent rank today is Brigadier United States Edit Main article Brigadier general United States In the United States Army United States Air Force United States Marine Corps and United States Space Force a brigadier general is a one star general officer It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral lower half in the other uniformed services Insignia EditArmy insignia Edit General de brigada Argentine Army 7 Brigadier general Bengali ব র গ ড য র জ ন র ল romanized Brigeḍiẏara jenarela Bangladesh Army 8 Brigadier general Barbados Regiment Brigadier general Belize Defence Force General de brigade Benin Army 9 General de brigada Bolivian Army 10 General de brigada Brazilian Army 11 Brigedier jeneral Royal Brunei Land Forces 12 General de brigade Burkina Faso Ground Forces 13 General de brigade Kirundi Jenerai wa birigade Burundi Army 14 General de brigade Cameroon Ground Forces Brigadier general French General de brigade Canadian Army 15 General de brigade Central African Ground Forces General de brigada Chilean Army 16 Brigadier general Colombian National Army 17 General de brigade Land Forces of the DR Congo General de brigade Congolese Ground Forces 18 General de brigada Cuban Revolutionary Army 19 General de brigade Djiboutian Army General de brigada Dominican Army 20 General de brigada Ecuadorian Army 21 General de brigada Salvadoran Army 22 General de brigada Army of Equatorial Guinea ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል Birigaderi jenerali Ethiopian Ground Forces 23 General de brigade French Army 24 General de brigade Gabonese Army Brigadier general Gambian National Army General de brigada Guatemalan Army 25 General de brigade Guinea Ground Forces Brigadeir general Army of Guinea Bissau General de brigada Honduran Army 26 Brigadir jenderal Indonesian Army 27 General de brigade Ivory Coast Ground Forces 28 Brigadier general Liberian Ground Forces 29 General de brigade Madagascar Ground Forces 30 Brigedier jeneral Malaysian Army 31 General de brigade Mali Army 32 General brigadier Mexican Army 5 General de brigada Mexican Army 5 Brigadyn general Brigadyn gyenyeral Mongolian Ground Force 33 General de brigade Royal Moroccan Army 34 Brigadier general Nepali सह यक रथ romanized Sahaayak rathee Nepalese Army 35 General de brigada Nicaraguan Army 36 General de brigade Niger Army 37 Brigadier general Nigerian Army 38 General de brigada Paraguayan Army 39 General de brigada Peruvian Army 40 Brigadier general Philippine Army 41 Brigadier general Rwandan Land Forces 42 General de brigade Senegalese Army Brigadier general Singapore Army 43 Brigadier general South African Army 44 Brigedia jenerali Tanzanian Army Brigadeiro general Timor Leste Army General de brigade Togolese Army 45 Brigadier general Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 46 General de brigade Arabic أمير لواء romanized amir liwa Tunisian Army Brigadier general United States Army 47 General de brigada Venezuelan Army 48 Brigadier general Zambian Army See also Edit War portalBritish Army officer rank insignia Comparative military ranks History of Russian military ranks Military unit NATO Air Force officers NATO Army officers U S Army officer rank insignia United Kingdom and United States military ranks comparedNotes Edit Australian Army rank insignia for 2LT LT CAPT LTCOL COL BRIG MAJGEN and GEN use the Order of 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