General officer
Military rank / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"General" redirects here. For other uses, see General (disambiguation).
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.[lower-alpha 1]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2021) |
In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel.[1]
The adjective general had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction.