A NATO one-star general's rank insignia
An officer of one-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, one-star officers hold the rank of commodore, flotilla admiral, brigadier general, brigadier, or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, air commodore.
Officers of one-star rank are either the most junior of the flag, general and air officer ranks, or are not considered to hold the distinction at all. Specifically, in many navies, one-star officers are not considered to be flag officers, although this is not always the case. The army and air force rank of brigadier general is, by definition, a general officer rank. However, the equivalent rank of brigadier is usually not designated as a general officer. The air force rank of air commodore is always considered to be an air-officer rank.
Australian one-star ranks[]
Australian commodore shoulder board
- Commodore (Royal Australian Navy one-star rank)
- Brigadier (Australian Army one-star rank)
- Air commodore (Royal Australian Air Force one-star rank)
Canadian one–maple-leaf ranks[]
- Commodore (Royal Canadian Navy one-star-equivalent rank)
- Brigadier-general/brigadier-général (Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force one-star-equivalent rank)
The maple leaf appears with St. Edward's crown and crossed sabre and baton.
Before unification in 1968, the rank of air commodore was the one-star rank equivalent for the Royal Canadian Air Force, and brigadier for the Canadian Army.
Indian one-star ranks[]
- Air commodore (Indian Air Force one-star rank)
- Brigadier (Indian Army one-star rank)
- Commodore (Indian Navy one-star rank)
Pakistani one-star ranks[]
Pakistani air commodore 's rank insignia.
- Deputy inspector general of police (Pakistan Police one-star rank)
- Air commodore (Pakistan Air Force one-star rank)
- Brigadier (Pakistan Army one-star rank)
- Commodore (Pakistan Navy one-star rank)
Philippine one-star ranks[]
- Group Commander (Presidential Security Group one-star rank)
- Air Force Brigadier General (Philippine Air Force one-star rank)
- Army Brigadier General (Philippine Army one-star rank)
- Navy Commodore (Philippine Navy one-star rank)
- Coast Guard Commodore (Philippine Coast Guard one-star rank)
- Police Brigadier General (Philippine National Police one-star rank)
- Fire Chief Superintendent (Bureau of Fire Protection one-star rank)
- Jail Chief Superintendent (Bureau of Jail Management and Penology one-star rank)
- Corrections Chief Superintendent & Corrections Technical Chief Superintendent (Bureau of Corrections one-star rank)
British one-star ranks[]
- Commodore (Royal Navy one-star rank)
- Brigadier (British Army and Royal Marines one-star rank)
- Air commodore (Royal Air Force one-star rank)[1]
US one-star ranks[]
- Rear admiral (lower half) (United States Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps one-star rank)
- Brigadier general (United States Army, Marines and Air Force one-star rank)
Flotilla admiral[]
In the modern naval services of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden, the one-star rank is flotilla admiral.
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