Army General
Army General is a military job. The functions of an Army general vary depending on the country, being able to be the commander-in-chief of the Army itself or the person in charge of a field army.
In the countries that are part of NATO, the rank of army general corresponds to the OF-9 code, according to the STANAG 2116 standard that standardizes the ranks of military personnel.
Army General by Country
Brazil
Army General
In Brazil, the Army General is a military job, rank immediately higher than Major General and corresponds to the highest rank of the Brazilian Army.
There are seventeen active duty Army generals, including the Army commander in chief.
Chile
Army General
In Chile, the Army general is a military job, rank immediately higher than the division general and corresponds to the highest seniority in the Army, the officer who holds this rank, exercises command of the institution, with the title of commander in boss.
This rank was not created as such until 2002 by Law 19,796 with the renaming of the existing rank of Lieutenant General, despite the fact that it existed as a name held by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army between 1960 and 1981
Ecuador
General of the Ecuadorian Army is the highest grade within the Ecuadorian Army and is equivalent to the grades of Admiral in the Navy or Air General in the Air Force. This grade is reached upon completing 35 years of professional service as an officer of the Ecuadorian Army (not counting the four or previously five years of training as a cadet). It is not necessary to have this grade to be Commander General of the Army (maximum chief of the entire Army) since the Commander General is chosen by the President of the Republic, from a shortlist made up of the most senior Army officers. There are not many Army generals in history, since the two highest positions within the Army and the Armed Forces can only be held for a period of two years each, so a newly "promoted" to major general (position higher than brigadier general and lower than army general) and who is elected commander-general of the army due to seniority, must retire from active service after two years in the highest office (if the president does not decides to withdraw it even earlier), although the rank of major general lasts for a period of three years.
Spain
Army General: military employment immediately above that of lieutenant general, which is granted to soldiers of the Spanish Army who are appointed Chief of Staff of the Army (JEME) or Chief of Defense Staff (JEMAD), if he belongs to the Army. Its equivalents are the Admiral General of the Navy and the Air General in the Air and Space Army.
This rank is only surpassed by that of captain general, which corresponds to the king as supreme commander of the Armed Forces.
The title of Army General was created by Law 17/1999 on the Armed Forces Personnel Regime, of May 18, incorporating one more degree of generalship immediately below the chief of State to be equated with the military scales of the rest of the NATO countries, which had five ranks.
His insignia is a crossed baton over a saber under a crown (indicating generalship and meaning command over arms, and differs from the crossed baton over baton of the captain general which means command over command) and four four-pointed stars (or stars) placed in the spaces between the sabers (indicating the employment of the general). This currency was used, until the aforementioned law, by the rank of captain general held by the head of state.
Army General Divisa.
Navy Admiral's Divisa.
Air and Space Army General Divisa.
United States of America
The name General of the Army has been used to refer to two different ranks in the history of the United States Army.
On July 25, 1886, the rank of General of the Army was established for Ulysses S. Grant, which was then the highest possible. After the arrival of Grant to the Presidency of the country, William T. Sherman received the rank. Philip H. Sheridan was the third general of the Army, and after his death on August 5, 1888 the rank disappeared. This version of Army general is equivalent to the current four-star general, with the difference that the current one can be awarded to several people at the same time.
The current version of the rank of General of the Army is equivalent to that of Field Marshal in other armies and is the second highest rank in the United States Army, second only to General of the Armies (6 stars; character honorary bestowed on George Washington). Colloquially called "five-star general", he was created on December 14, 1944 as a temporary rank and declared permanent on March 23, 1946—at the same time as the equivalent rank of admiral of the Fleet for the Navy. Although this version is still in force today as one more rank in the Army ranks, only five people have received it, which have been:
- George C. Marshall (16 December 1944)
- Douglas MacArthur (18 December 1944)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (20 December 1944)
- Henry H. Arnold (21 December 1944)
- Omar Bradley (20 September 1950)
France
It is the highest active military rank of the French Army.
Officially, Army General is not a rank, but is the position given to some généraux de division (division general, which is the highest nominative rank) in charge of important commands, such as the Army Chief of Staff (chef d'état-major de l'Armée de Terre), or the Chiefs of Staff (chef d' état-major des Armées).
An army general displays five stars on a shoulder pad. Mention of the current use of "a sixth star authorized for the general of the army in command of the Paris section" it is a legend; this sixth star never existed. The Air Force equivalent is général d'Armée Aérienne and the Navy equivalent is amiral.
Only one marshal of France (maréchal de France) is of higher rank; however, the marshal of France is not a rank either, it is a dignity of the State (dignité dans l'État), nowadays not granted. It is considered to be a position of distinction rather than an actual military rank. A sixth star is shown on the insignia of the army general who is a marshal of France.
Italy
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It is the highest active military rank of the Italian Army.
An Italian Army general has an epaulette with a different number of stars, depending on whether he is: Brigade (one star), Division (two stars), Army Corps (three stars), or Army (four stars).
Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, the rank of Army General corresponds to the highest rank in the Army's military ranks, and is the one who exercises the highest command of the military institution, with the title of commander-in-chief. This degree was established in 1991. In accordance with the Political Constitution of the country, it is the President of the Republic who exercises the supreme leadership of the Armed Forces and Security of the Nation.
To obtain this military rank, the officer with the rank of major general must be proposed by the acting commander-in-chief before the Military Council. Subsequently, the President of the Republic will invest him as Army General and Commander-in-Chief. He remains in office for five years from the time of his appointment. By tradition, the officer who served as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the tenure of the outgoing commander-in-chief has been appointed.
Currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Army is Army General Julio César Avilés Castillo (2010-2015).
The soldiers who have held the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Nicaraguan Army are the following:
- Humberto Ortega Saavedra (1979-1995)
- Joaquín Cuadra Lacayo (1995-2000)
- Javier Carrión McDonugh (2000-2005)
- Moses Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (2005-2010)
Peru
In Peru it is the ninth degree of the officer hierarchy in the Army. This position is granted to the Commander General of the Army and to the Minister of Defense (in case he is an active general officer). This degree is also granted to the general who holds the presidency of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru (as long as he is an Army Officer); For this reason, it is the highest military authority within the country, being solely under the jurisdiction of the President of the Republic and the Minister of Defense.
This degree is only held during the full exercise of their duties (Commander General of the Army, Head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces or Minister of Defense), at the time of being invited to retire the officer is withdrawn from active service with the rank of major general.