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In the United States military, a general is the most senior general-grade officer; it is the highest achievable commissioned officer rank (or echelon) that may be attained in the United States Armed Forces, with exception of the Navy and Coast Guard, which have the equivalent rank of admiral instead.
The rank of general came about as a "captain-general", the captain of an army in general (i.e., the whole army). The rank of captain-general began appearing around the time of the organisation of professional armies in the 17th century.
general, title and rank of a senior army officer, usually one who commands units larger than a regiment or its equivalent or units consisting of more than one arm of the service.
These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved Department of Defense (DOD) terminology for general use by all DOD components.
Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime. In countries that adopt the general officer four-rank system, it is the rank of a general commanding a field army.
These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved DOD terminology for general use by all components of the Department of Defense.
The DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms [short title: DoD Dictionary] sets forth standard United States military (joint doctrine) and associated (policy gap fill) terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States.
