Air General

Air General is an Air Force military job. It is usually the highest grade of the ladder, generally occupying the headquarters of the Air Force.

In Spain

Divisa de general del Aire de España.

Military employment immediately superior to that of Lieutenant General of the Air Force, which is granted to the general officer who is appointed Chief of Staff of the Spanish Air Force (JEMA) or Chief of Defense Staff (JEMAD). Its equivalents are the job of General of the Army of the Spanish Army and the job of General Admiral in the Spanish Navy.

The use of air general is relatively new within the Spanish military; It was incorporated to match the military scales of the rest of the NATO countries, which have five jobs in the generalate and is equivalent to the rank of general of the United States of America.

The job of air general is held by the chief of the Air Staff (JEMA); employment is granted on a permanent basis. In addition, the Chief of the Defense Staff ( JEMAD ) will be an Army General, Admiral General or Air General depending on the branch to which he belongs.

His insignia are a crossed staff and saber under a crown (indicating generalship) with four four-pointed stars or luceros placed in the spaces between the sabers (indicating the general's employment).

In Chile

Chilean Air General Divisa used in the mouthmanga in tense number 1 of the uniform.

Air general divisa used on the shoulders.

In Chile, Air General is the highest rank that an officer in the air rank can reach, and it is only held by the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force. Appointed by the President of the Republic among the five oldest of the institution for a period of four years, and may be removed by presidential decree if the President deems it appropriate. Currently, he is equivalent to that of Army General.

The rank of Air General was created with the same Chilean Air Force in 1930, being from its origins the highest rank of Chilean military aviation, initially equated to the rank of Division General, and its first winner will be the then Air Commodore Diego Aracena Aguilar, who was promoted to this grade on January 23, 1935. However, in 1960, the rank of Air General was replaced by that of Aviation General, leaving the title of Air General as the name held by that Air Force General. Aviation that he assumed as commander in chief. The grade would be re-established as such in 1990 with the Constitutional Organic Law of the Armed Forces.

Use chevrons on the sleeve of the jacket or shirt as a badge of rank. Use a 32-millimeter braid, on it three 16-millimeter braids and on them a blue or light blue star. In the grand gala outfit, the chevrons and the star instead of being blue are gold. On the flight jacket, on combat and flight jackets as well as on flags, the identification of the Air General is a condor and four stars, as seen in the photograph on the right that accompanies these lines.

In Colombia

Colombian Air General Divisa.

In Colombia, Air General is the highest grade that Air Force officers can reach, it is immediately higher than Air Lieutenant General, also a newly created grade. This new grade was created by «Law 1405 of 2010 New Military Grades». Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Accessed July 28, 2010. . The main reason for the creation of this new rank in the Colombian military ranks is to compare the Colombian military forces with their peers in other forces in the world. Previously this grade was known only as general. The hallmark of this degree is that of four suns.

In Ecuador

In Ecuador, the Air General is the commander-in-chief of the Air Force, there is only one, and he is appointed by the President of the Republic among the oldest Air Force generals.

Air General Divisa of Ecuador

In Peru

In Peru it is the ninth degree of the officer hierarchy in the Peruvian Air Force. This position is granted to the Commanding General of the Air Force and to the Minister of Defense (in case he is an active general officer). This rank is also awarded to the general who is the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Peru; For this reason, it is the highest military, naval and air authority within the country, being solely under the jurisdiction of the President of the Republic and the Minister of Defense.