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The specific problem is: <b>General clean up, images and Pershing's insignia per <a href="/wiki/Talk:General_of_the_Armies/Pershing%27s_four_gold_stars_debate" title="Talk:General of the Armies/Pershing's four gold stars debate">Talk:General of the Armies/Pershing's four gold stars debate</a>.</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/General_officers_in_the_United_States" title="Special:EditPage/General officers in the United States">improve this article</a> if you can.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general officer</a> is an <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">officer</a> of high <a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">military rank</a>; in the <a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services of the United States">uniformed services of the United States</a>, general officers are commissioned officers above the <a href="/wiki/Field_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Field officer">field officer</a> ranks, the highest of which is <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a> and <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">captain</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">Public Health Service Commissioned Corps</a> (PHSCC), and <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Commissioned_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps</a> (NOAACC). </p><p>General officer ranks currently used in the uniformed services are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/One-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">One-star</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a> in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral (lower half)</a> in the Navy, Coast Guard, PHSCC, and NOAACC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">Two-star</a>: <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">rear admiral</a> in the Navy, Coast Guard, PHSCC, and NOAACC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">Three-star</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a> in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a> in the Navy, Coast Guard, PHSCC, and NOAACC</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">Four-star</a>: <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a> in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and <a href="/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)" title="Admiral (United States)">admiral</a> in the Navy, Coast Guard, PHSCC, and NOAACC</li></ul> <p>Above these four general-officer ranks are <a href="/wiki/Five-star_rank" title="Five-star rank">five-star ranks</a>, but these are generally reserved for wartime use. They are the <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a> (in the Army, equivalent to the foreign rank of <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a>), <a href="/wiki/Fleet_admiral_(United_States)" title="Fleet admiral (United States)">Fleet Admiral</a> (in the Navy), and <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">General of the Air Force</a> (in the Air Force). Nine Americans have held five-star ranks, but none currently. </p><p>The highest ranks, senior to the five-star ranks, are <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">General of the Armies</a> (in the Army) and <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Navy" title="Admiral of the Navy">Admiral of the Navy</a> (in the Navy). These ranks are sometimes called <a href="/wiki/Six-star_rank" title="Six-star rank">six-star ranks</a>, but holders of the ranks have never used six-star insignia. Only four people have ever held these ranks, which are sometimes considered to be the equivalent of the foreign ranks of <a href="/wiki/Generalissimo" title="Generalissimo">generalissimo</a> or <a href="/wiki/Grand_marshal" title="Grand marshal">grand marshal</a>, and they have never been used at the same time as all other general-officer ranks. The rank of General of the Armies has been held only by <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>, promoted in 1919, <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, promoted posthumously in 1976 as part of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial" title="United States Bicentennial">American bicentennial</a> celebrations. The rank of Admiral of the Navy has been held only by <a href="/wiki/George_Dewey" title="George Dewey">George Dewey</a>, promoted in 1903 with the date of rank retroactive to 1899. Proposals to bring back these ranks were made during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz" title="Chester W. Nimitz">Chester W. Nimitz</a> under consideration for appointment as General of the Armies and Admiral of the Navy, respectively, but this was never implemented. </p><p>Throughout much of U.S. history, ranks above three stars were either not used at all, used only on a temporary basis, or only used one at a time, with different titles used at different times for the same rank. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#American_Revolutionary_War_era"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">American Revolutionary War era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#American_Civil_War_era"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">American Civil War era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#World_War_I_era"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">World War I era</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#World_War_II_era"><span class="tocnumber">1.4</span> <span class="toctext">World War II era</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Modern_use"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Modern use</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Summary"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Elaboration"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Elaboration</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#George_Washington"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">George Washington</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Revolutionary_War_era">American Revolutionary War era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: American Revolutionary War era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg/220px-Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="996" data-file-height="1259"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 278px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg/220px-Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="278" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg/330px-Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg/440px-Henry_Knox_by_Peale.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Henry_Knox" title="Henry Knox">Henry Knox</a> in the uniform of a major general</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> appointed general officers to lead the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a>. They were usually distinguished community leaders and statesmen, and several had served as general officers in the <a href="/wiki/Provincial_troops_in_the_French_and_Indian_Wars" title="Provincial troops in the French and Indian Wars">provincial corps</a>. While there were some general officers who were promoted to the grade from lower ranks, most held their ranks by initial appointment and then with such appointment at the pleasure of the Congress, to be expired or revoked at the end of a particular campaign. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png/220px-Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="963" data-file-height="1159"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 265px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png/220px-Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png" data-width="220" data-height="265" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png/330px-Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png/440px-Portrait_of_George_Washington-transparent.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>George Washington</figcaption></figure> <p>With the exception of <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a>, the general officers at that point were brigadier generals or major generals. Their insignia was one or two stars worn on a golden <a href="/wiki/Epaulet" class="mw-redirect" title="Epaulet">epaulet</a>. Washington was the highest-ranking officer of the Continental Army, holding the title of "General and Commander in Chief" of the Continental Army. He wore three stars on his epaulets. </p><p>A year prior to his death, Washington was appointed by President <a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams</a> to the rank of lieutenant general in the United States Army during the <a href="/wiki/Quasi-War" title="Quasi-War">Quasi-War</a> with <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>. Washington never exercised active authority under his new rank, however, and Adams made the appointment to frighten the French, with whom war seemed certain. </p><p>In an <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress" title="Act of Congress">act of Congress</a> on 3 March 1799, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> provided "that a Commander of the United States shall be appointed and <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned</a> by the style of General of the Armies of the United States and the present office and title of Lieutenant General shall thereafter be abolished." The proposed senior general officer rank was not bestowed, however. When George Washington died, he was listed as a lieutenant general on the rolls of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. </p><p>After the Revolutionary War, the tiny United States Army at first had no active duty General Officers. When General Officers were appointed again, the highest rank in the Army was Major General, with the senior Major General on the Army rolls known as the <a href="/wiki/Commanding_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Commanding General of the United States Army">Commanding General of the United States Army</a>. The position was abolished at the start of the 20th century and replaced by that of <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Chief of Staff of the United States Army</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Civil_War_era">American Civil War era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: American Civil War era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg/220px-Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="355" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="974" data-file-height="1570"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 355px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg/220px-Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="355" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg/330px-Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg/440px-Ulysses_s_grant_by_Mathew_B._Brady.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Ulysses Grant in the uniform of a lieutenant general</figcaption></figure> <p>The rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a> remained inactive from the end of the Revolutionary War until the mid-19th century. During the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">President Polk</a> asked Congress to authorize the creation of a lieutenant-general. However, it soon became clear that Polk intended to give this rank to Senator <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(politician)" title="Thomas Hart Benton (politician)">Thomas Hart Benton</a> and place him in charge of the entire war effort—a move that would place Benton, a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> and Polk ally, above the two <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> generals who had been conducting the war (<a href="/wiki/Zachary_Taylor" title="Zachary Taylor">Zachary Taylor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Winfield Scott</a>). As a result, Congress refused to authorize this rank.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank of lieutenant general was finally created in 1855, when Winfield Scott received a <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)" title="Brevet (military)">brevet</a> promotion to this rank.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 March 1861, General Order No. 6 said that the position of <i>Major General Commanding the Army</i> was entitled to wear three stars.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1864, <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> was appointed lieutenant general and took command of the <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union</a> forces. He used the three-star insignia formerly assigned to the position of Major General Commanding the Army. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a> used the rank of <a href="/wiki/General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States_Army#Lieutenant_general" title="General officers in the Confederate States Army">lieutenant general</a> for its corps commanders prior to the U.S. Army's adoption of the term. The two ranks were not synonymous. Unlike the Union Army, the Confederate States Army promoted numerous officers to the ranks of Lieutenant General and General (18 and 7, respectively).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 19th century, the rank of a U.S. general was also shown by the arrangement of buttons on the coat. This was a feature of the general dress uniform until the Army abandoned blue uniforms during <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>. </p><p>On 25 July 1866, the U.S. Congress established the rank of "General of the Army of the United States" for Ulysses S. Grant. When appointed General of the Army, Grant wore the rank insignia of four stars and coat buttons arranged in three groups of four. </p><p>Unlike the 1944 rank with a similar title, the 1866 rank of General of the Army was a four-star rank, and as opposed to the current pool of four-star generals, only one officer could hold the 1866–1888 rank of General of the Army at any time. </p><p>After Grant retired to become President of the United States, he was succeeded as General of the Army by <a href="/wiki/William_T._Sherman" class="mw-redirect" title="William T. Sherman">William T. Sherman</a>, effective 4 March 1869. In 1872, Sherman ordered the insignia changed to two stars with the arms of the United States in between. Sherman wore this insignia during his term as General of the Army of the United States. When Sheridan succeeded him, he re-adopted the four-star insignia which Grant used to wear. </p><p>By an Act of 1 June 1888, the grade of lieutenant general was discontinued and merged with that of General of the Army, which was then conferred upon <a href="/wiki/Philip_H._Sheridan" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip H. Sheridan">Philip H. Sheridan</a>. (The cover of Sheridan's autobiography was decorated with four stars within a rectangle evocative of the four-star shoulder strap worn by Grant.)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The rank of General of the Army ceased to exist upon the death of Sheridan on 5 August 1888, and the highest rank of the United States Army was again the two-star <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> rank. Over the next three decades, statute allowed one senior officer to be promoted to Lieutenant General, typically the Commanding General or the Chief of Staff. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Army_General_insignia_(1866).svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg/250px-US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="93" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="183" data-file-height="68"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 93px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg/250px-US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg.png" data-width="250" data-height="93" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg/375px-US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg/500px-US_Army_General_insignia_%281866%29.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>General of the Army shoulder strap insignia, 1866–1872 (Grant and Sherman), 1888 (Sheridan)</figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png/250px-Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="93" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="148"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 250px;height: 93px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png/250px-Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png" data-width="250" data-height="93" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png/375px-Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Us_army_general_insignia_1872.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>General of the Army shoulder strap insignia, 1872–1888 (worn only by Sherman)</figcaption></figure> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I_era">World War I era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War I era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Three-star Lieutenant Generals and four-star Generals were reauthorized temporarily for World War I. <a href="/wiki/Tasker_H._Bliss" title="Tasker H. Bliss">Tasker H. Bliss</a> (31 December 1853 – 9 November 1930) and <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a> (13 September 1860 – 15 July 1948) were promoted to General in October 1917. <a href="/wiki/Peyton_C._March" title="Peyton C. March">Peyton C. March</a> was promoted to General in May 1918. <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Liggett" title="Hunter Liggett">Hunter Liggett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lee_Bullard" title="Robert Lee Bullard">Robert Lee Bullard</a> were promoted to Lieutenant General on 16 October 1918. On 3 September 1919, <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/66/45">66–45</a> granted Pershing the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States" in recognition of his performance as the commander of the <a href="/wiki/American_Expeditionary_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="American Expeditionary Force">American Expeditionary Force</a>. Pershing was authorized to create his insignia for the new rank and chose to wear four gold stars<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for the rest of his career, which distinguished his insignia from the four (temporary) silver stars worn by Army Chiefs of Staff of the 1910s and early 1920s. After the war, in 1920, the Lieutenant Generals and Generals reverted to their permanent ranks of Major General,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> except for Pershing. Pershing retired from the United States Army on 13 September 1924, and retained his rank of General of the Armies of the United States until his death in 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later considered a five or six-star general<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> as the result of the creation of the General of the Army rank in 1944. The rank of general was reauthorized in 1929 as a unique temporary rank of the Army Chief of Staff starting with <a href="/wiki/Charles_Pelot_Summerall" title="Charles Pelot Summerall">Charles Pelot Summerall</a>. The main purpose of this was to give the Chief of Staff of the Army, who had been a major general, equal rank with the Chief of Naval Operations, a four-star position since 1916. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II_era">World War II era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: World War II era" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Lieutenant Generals were reauthorized on 5 August 1939. Four Lieutenant Generals were authorized as temporary ranks for the commanding generals of the four numbered field armies at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, the commanding generals of the Panama Canal and Hawaiian departments were raised to lieutenant general as well.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The four-star rank of General remained unique to the Chief of Staff, as authorized by the act of 23 February 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> most American Generals held temporary or "theater" appointments in the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_United_States" title="Army of the United States">Army of the United States</a>. </p><p>Until the Second World War, the highest Marine Corps general rank was that of Major General, with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Holcomb" title="Thomas Holcomb">Thomas Holcomb</a> becoming the first three-star Marine general and <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Vandegrift" title="Alexander Vandegrift">Alexander Vandegrift</a> becoming the first four-star Marine general (both on active duty) in history. Vandegrift's rank was awarded after becoming the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gen._George_C._Marshall,_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff,_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold,_Commanding_General,_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif/lossy-page1-247px-Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="247" height="202" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2452"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 247px;height: 202px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif/lossy-page1-247px-Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif.jpg" data-width="247" data-height="202" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif/lossy-page1-371px-Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif/lossy-page1-494px-Gen._George_C._Marshall%2C_U._S._Army_Chief_of_Staff%2C_and_Gen._Henry_%22Hap%22_Arnold%2C_Commanding_General%2C_U._S._Army_Air..._-_NARA_-_198960.tif.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>General of the Army <a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a> and General of the Army <a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Arnold" title="Henry H. Arnold">Henry "Hap" Arnold</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The second version of General of the Army, colloquially known as a "Five-star General" was created by <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress" title="Act of Congress">Pub.L.</a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_78-482" class="extiw" title="s:Public Law 78-482">78-482</a> passed on 14 December 1944,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first as a temporary rank, then made permanent 23 March 1946, by an act of the <a href="/wiki/79th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="79th Congress">79th Congress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was created to give the most senior American commanders parity of rank with their <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> counterparts holding the rank of <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a>. The acts also created a comparable rank of <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fleet Admiral (U.S.)">Fleet Admiral</a> for the Navy. This second General of the Army rank is not considered comparable to the American Civil War era version. </p><p>The insignia for General of the Army, as created in 1944, consisted of five stars in a pentagonal pattern, with points touching. The five officers who have held the 1944 version of General of the Army were: </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> • </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_C._Marshall" title="George C. Marshall">George C. Marshall</a></td> <td>16 December 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td> • </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a></td> <td>18 December 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td> • </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> </td> <td>20 December 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td> • </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Arnold" title="Henry H. Arnold">Henry H. Arnold</a></td> <td>21 December 1944 </td></tr> <tr> <td> • </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omar_Bradley" title="Omar Bradley">Omar Bradley</a></td> <td>20 September 1950 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The timing of the first four appointments was coordinated with the appointment of the U.S. Navy's five-star Fleet Admirals (on 15, 17, and 19 December 1944) to establish both a clear order of seniority and a near-equivalence between the services. Arnold was appointed the first, and so far only, <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">General of the Air Force</a> on 7 May 1949, almost three years after he retired from active service.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A historical rumor suggests that the title 'General of the Army' was used instead of the 'Field Marshal' so that George Marshall would not be known as "Marshal Marshall". Most military sources agree that it is more likely that the rank was named after its 19th-century counterpart and was so named because the rank of Field Marshal was considered by the U.S. military to be a European rank. </p><p>Dwight Eisenhower resigned his Army commission on 31 May 1952, to run for president. After he served two terms, his successor, <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>, signed <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/87/3">87–3</a> on 23 March 1961, which returned Eisenhower to Active Duty of Regular Army, to the grade of General of the Army grandfathered to December 1944. This rank is today commemorated on the signs denoting <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate Highway">Interstate Highways</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/Eisenhower_Interstate_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Eisenhower Interstate System">Eisenhower Interstate System</a>, which display five silver stars on a light blue background.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Modern_use">Modern use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Modern use" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summary">Summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Summary" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg/247px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg" decoding="async" width="247" height="161" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="1960"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 247px;height: 161px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg/247px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg" data-width="247" data-height="161" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg/371px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg/494px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_050217-F-7203T-159.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Air Force Four-Star General <a href="/wiki/Richard_Myers" title="Richard Myers">Richard B. Myers</a> with four-star rank insignia</figcaption></figure> <p>Official abbreviations below are used in the U.S. Army only. The U.S. Air Force does not abbreviate general officer ranks in signature blocks, but "Brigadier General," "Major General," and "Lieutenant General" (without abbreviating periods) are commonly used. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Insignia</th> <th width="120px">Rank </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O7_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/25px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="622" data-file-height="583"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 25px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/25px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png" data-width="25" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/38px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/US-O7_insignia.svg/50px-US-O7_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier general</a></b></td> <td>In the Army, a brigadier general typically serves as deputy commander to the commanding general of a <a href="/wiki/Division_(military)" title="Division (military)">division</a> and assists in overseeing the planning and coordination of a mission. In an infantry brigade (4,000 to 6,000 soldiers/marines) not attached to a division, a brigadier general serves as the unit's commander, while a <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a> serves as deputy commander. Similarly, Air Force, brigadier generals command large operational wings, with colonels serving as deputy commanders. Both services' brigadier generals serve as senior primary staff officers of a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>/<a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Force</a> or higher-level staff. BG and its equivalents currently serve as the <a href="/wiki/Commandant" title="Commandant">commandants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dean_(education)" title="Dean (education)">deans</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Service_academies" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Service academies">United States Service Academies</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/55px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="26" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="583"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 55px;height: 26px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/55px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png" data-width="55" data-height="26" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/83px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/US-O8_insignia.svg/110px-US-O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a></b></td> <td>A major general typically commands division-sized units (10,000 to 20,000 soldiers) or serves as the deputy commander of a corps. In the Army, major generals also serve as branch chiefs (i.e.: Infantry, Armor, Quartermaster, etc.), as well as commandants of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Training_and_Doctrine_Command" title="United States Army Training and Doctrine Command">Army service schools</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officers</a> of Army major subordinate commands—for example, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_TACOM_Life_Cycle_Management_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command">TACOM Life Cycle Management Command</a> (TACOM) and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Intelligence_and_Security_Command" title="United States Army Intelligence and Security Command">Army Intelligence and Security Command</a>. In the Air Force, most major generals are deputies or senior staff members of major and joint commands, although a few command smaller Numbered Air Forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O9_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/85px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="26" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1883" data-file-height="583"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 85px;height: 26px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/85px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png" data-width="85" data-height="26" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/128px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/170px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant general</a></b></td> <td>An Army or Marine Corps lieutenant general typically commands a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>-sized unit (20,000 to 45,000 soldiers), while an Air Force lieutenant general commands a large <a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Force</a> consisting of several wings. Additionally, lieutenant generals of all services serve as high-level staff officers at various major command headquarters and <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a>, often as the heads of their departments. The superintendents of the United States service academies are currently LTGs. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/115px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="115" height="27" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2514" data-file-height="583"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 115px;height: 27px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/115px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png" data-width="115" data-height="27" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/173px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/230px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a></b></td> <td>A general commands all operations that fall within his geographical area. The Chiefs of Staff of the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Commandant of the United States Marine Corps">Commandant of the Marine Corps</a>, are four-star generals. Generals command major areas of responsibility and hold the highest of military positions in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a>. Air Force generals usually command major commands or unified commands. The <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice-Chairman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Joint Chiefs of Staff">Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> are also four-star officers. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O11_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/US-O11_insignia.svg/80px-US-O11_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="74" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1676" data-file-height="1541"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 80px;height: 74px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/US-O11_insignia.svg/80px-US-O11_insignia.svg.png" data-width="80" data-height="74" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/US-O11_insignia.svg/120px-US-O11_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/US-O11_insignia.svg/160px-US-O11_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">General of the Army</a></b> <br><b><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">General of the Air Force</a></b></td> <td>This rank is only used in time of war where the commanding officer must be equal to or of higher rank than those commanding armies/air forces from other nations. The last officers to hold this rank served during and immediately following World War II. The Marine Corps does not have an equivalent to this rank. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">General of the Armies</a></b></td> <td>This rank has not been used by an active duty military officer since General Pershing was promoted to the rank in 1919, and subsequently retired in 1924. General Pershing wore four stars in gold instead of silver to distinguish himself from other generals of four-star rank.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Pershing is thus the only person who has held this rank during their lifetime. <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> was posthumously appointed General of the Armies of the United States during the <a href="/wiki/American_Bicentennial" class="mw-redirect" title="American Bicentennial">American Bicentennial</a> on October 11, 1976. It was also clarified that Washington's rank would have "precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present."<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elaboration">Elaboration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Elaboration" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>After the close of the Second World War, Generals were normally promoted permanently to Brigadier General and Major General, with temporary promotions to Lieutenant General and General to fill senior positions as needed. In theory, a General would be expected to vacate their three- or four-star rank at the termination of their assignment, unless they were placed in an equal or higher-ranking billet. <a href="/wiki/Douglas_MacArthur" title="Douglas MacArthur">Douglas MacArthur</a>, who served as four-star general and Army Chief of Staff, reverted to two stars after his CoS tour ended but chose to stay on active duty in the United States Army.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The practice of using Lieutenant General and General as a temporary rank continues to the current day, although the term "temporary" is in name only since most three- and four-star generals are expected to retain their rank regardless of their assignment. Such officers are also almost always granted permanent retirement rank, as well, in the last grade they held.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>There have been no officers appointed to the rank of General of the Army since <a href="/wiki/Omar_Bradley" title="Omar Bradley">Omar Bradley</a> and, in the 21st century U.S. military, further appointments are highly unlikely unless the United States were to become involved in a major war on the scale of World War II.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the 1990s, the Defense Department gave some indication that the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> would possibly one day be a position worthy of the rank General of the Army, Fleet Admiral, or General of the Air Force as appropriate. This would be problematic in that with the appointment of United States Marine Corps generals as chairman, there is no current five-star USMC rank. Congressional sources indicated that there were no plans to promote any modern-day general officers to the rank of General of the Army.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The rank of General of the Army is still maintained as a rank of the U.S. military, and could again be bestowed pending approval of the United States Congress. The rank would carry a special pay grade just as the current ranks of officers do. Currently, U.S. military policy is that General of the Army, General of the Air Force, and Fleet Admiral are rankings only to be used in time of war when the commanding officer must be equal to or of higher rank than those commanding armies from another nation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="George_Washington">George Washington</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: George Washington" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Military_career_of_George_Washington" title="Military career of George Washington">Military career of George Washington</a></div> <p>After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "five-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first <b>Commanding General of the United States Army</b>, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of <b>General of the Armies of the United States</b> by congressional joint resolution <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Public_Law_94-479" class="extiw" title="s:Public Law 94-479">Public Law 94-479</a> 19 January 1976, approved by President <a href="/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="Gerald R. Ford">Gerald R. Ford</a> on 11 October 1976. The Department of the Army <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Order_31-3" class="extiw" title="s:Order 31-3">Order 31-3</a>, issued on 13 March 1978, by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Secretary of the Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Alexander,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford Alexander, Jr.">Clifford Alexander, Jr.</a>, had an effective appointment date of 4 July 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rank ensures that no United States Army officer outranks George Washington. <sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">List of active duty United States four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_four-star_generals" title="List of United States Army four-star generals">List of United States Army four-star generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Navy four-star admirals">List of United States Navy four-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_four-star_generals" title="List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals">List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_four-star_generals" title="List of United States Air Force four-star generals">List of United States Air Force four-star generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Space_Force_four-star_generals" title="List of United States Space Force four-star generals">List of United States Space Force four-star generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals">List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals">List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_leaders_by_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States military leaders by rank">List of United States military leaders by rank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_General_Officers_of_the_United_States_Army_Medical_Department_in_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="List of General Officers of the United States Army Medical Department in World War II">List of General Officers of the United States Army Medical Department in World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">United States Army officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_officer_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marine Corps officer rank insignia">United States Marine Corps officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">United States Air Force officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Air_Component_Commander" title="Joint Force Air Component Commander">Joint Force Air Component Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Land_Component_Commander" title="Joint Force Land Component Commander">Joint Force Land Component Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Force_Maritime_Component_Commander" title="Joint Force Maritime Component Commander">Joint Force Maritime Component Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Flag officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General%27s_enlisted_aide" class="mw-redirect" title="General's enlisted aide">General's enlisted aide</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul><li>Eicher, John H., and <a href="/wiki/David_J._Eicher" title="David J. Eicher">Eicher, David J.</a>, <i>Civil War High Commands</i>, Stanford University Press, 2001, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon 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class="mw-redirect" title="Chester Nimitz">Chester Nimitz</a>, Military Personnel Records Center</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=General_officers_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHowe2007" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Walker_Howe" title="Daniel Walker Howe">Howe, Daniel Walker</a> (2007). <a href="/wiki/What_Hath_God_Wrought:_The_Transformation_of_America,_1815%E2%80%931848" title="What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848"><i>What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848</i></a>. New York: Oxford University Press. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whathathgodwroug00howe_068/page/n789">750</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=What+Hath+God+Wrought%3A+The+Transformation+of+America%2C+1815%E2%80%931848&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=750&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2007&rft.aulast=Howe&rft.aufirst=Daniel+Walker&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+officers+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEisenhower1989" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/John_Eisenhower" title="John Eisenhower">Eisenhower, John S. D.</a> (1989). <i>So Far from God: The U.S. War with Mexico, 1846–1848</i>. 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Pershing Today; Many Interesting Events are Planned"</a></span>. <i>Atlanta Constitution</i>. Atlanta, GA. 11 December 1919. p. 7. <q>Immediately before the parade starts the general will be presented with a handsome general's flag, bearing four gold stars, by the Girls' Overseas club.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Atlanta+Constitution&rft.atitle=Program+of+Gen.+Pershing+Today%3B+Many+Interesting+Events+are+Planned&rft.pages=7&rft.date=1919-12-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fimage%2F26966420%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneral+officers+in+the+United+States" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/53486066/">"Welfare of Soldiers and Graves of Heroes Claim Pershing Time"</a></span>. <i>The Daily Notes</i>. 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