General Officer

A General Officer refers to a group of senior military ranks, usually above OF-6. This is the army equivalent of Flag Officers

The various grades of general officer are at the top of the rank structure; lower-ranking officers are known as Field Officers. The General Officer ranks came about by adding General as an adjective to existing names of ranks, although in some countries the highest general officers are titled Field Marshal or Marshal. All officers who commanded more than a single regiment (the most significant level of unit) came to be known as a "general officer".

• The US Military count all ranks from OF-6, which includes Brigadier General, Major General, Lieutenant General, General and General of the Army (or equivalent)
• The British Armed Forces and other commonwealth forces only count OF-7 and above, which is Major General to Field Marshal. A Brigadier is not considered a General Officer, but is still equivalent in rank to a Brigadier General.

Officer Ranks
Service	Cadet	OF-D	OF-1	OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10	All
British Army, Royal Marines	OCdt	2LT	Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	FM	all
Royal Navy	O/C	Mid	SLt	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	AotF	all
US Army, USAF, USMC	Cadet	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA	all
US Navy	MIDN	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM	all