United Nations Secretary
The various grades of general officer are at the top of the military rank structure. Lower-ranking officers in land-centric military forces are typically known as field officers or field-grade officers, and below them are company-grade officers. Major general are the first, second, and third grades of general officers in many armies. The United States Army, Air Force, and Marines have a fourth general officer grade, brigadier general . Depending on circumstances and the army in question, these ranks may be considered to be equivalent to a "full" xn----6wfb6cb3ay9bnw3a1b2gb4o7df or to a field marshal five-star rank (NATO OF-10). A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. An officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force. As a lieutenant outranks a sergeant major; confusion often arises because a lieutenant is outranked by ...