General (United Kingdom)
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General (United Kingdom) is the highest regular rank in the British Army, typically held by senior commanders responsible for major formations or top-level defence leadership.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Gen ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Army Board of the Defence Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | United Kingdom military rank structure ⓘ |
| commandLevel | army-level or theatre-level commands ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | British Army regular forces ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineRole | strategic-level command and planning ⓘ |
| equivalentRankAirForce | Air Chief Marshal (Royal Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentRankNavy | Admiral (Royal Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherRank | Field Marshal (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| higherRankStatus | wartime or honorary rank ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | used since early modern period in British armed forces ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
crossed sword and baton
ⓘ
crown ⓘ star ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn |
shoulder straps
ⓘ
slip-ons ⓘ |
| legalFramework | governed by UK armed forces regulations ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Lieutenant General (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-9 ⓘ |
| operationalScope | national or multinational operations ⓘ |
| payGradeContext | highest regular army officer pay band ⓘ |
| peacetimeUsage | highest regular rank in the British Army ⓘ |
| promotionFrom | Lieutenant General (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| rankCategory | senior officer rank ⓘ |
| rankClass | four-star rank ⓘ |
| rankGroup | general officer ⓘ |
| rankOrder | one of the highest ranks in the British Army ⓘ |
| requiresCommission | commissioned officer status ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
General
ⓘ
Sir ⓘ |
| symbolizes | senior leadership in the British Army ⓘ |
| typicalAppointment |
Chief of the General Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander of a major army command ⓘ Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalHolder | senior career officer ⓘ |
| typicalRankCodeUK | 4-star ⓘ |
| typicalResponsibility |
command of major formations
ⓘ
top-level defence leadership ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom defence establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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