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- A Brigadier General is a one-star General Officer grade rank, and the lowest-ranking of the General Officer ranks. A Brigadier General serves as the advisor and Deputy Commander to a Major General commanding a division-sized unit of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers, and assists in overseeing the tactical planning and coordination of division operations.
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Brigadier General is the 25th rank in the United States Army, ranking above Colonel and directly below Major General. A brigadier general is a General Officer at DoD paygrade O-7, with a starting monthly pay of $9,668. What is the proper way to address a Brigadier General?
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Brigadier General: BG: General Officer: $127,667 - $190,750 per year: O-8: Major General: MG: General Officer: $153,644 - $221,497 per year: O-9: Lieutenant General: LTG: General Officer: $217,152 - $221,900 per year: O-10: General: GEN: General Officer: $18,492 per month: O-10: General of the Army: GA: General Officer: $18,492 per month
Pay GradeInsigniaRankAbbreviationPVTEnlisted SoldierPV2Enlisted SoldierPFCEnlisted SoldierSPCEnlisted SoldierA brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below a major general. The pay grade of brigadier general is O-7. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as BG in the Army, BGen in the Marine Corps, and Brig Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.
- Team. The smallest element in the Army organizational structure. Usually comprised of four Soldiers. Typically led by a sergeant.
- Squad. The second smallest element in the Army organizational structure. Its size is dependent on its function. 2 - 3 teams. Typically led by a staff sergeant.
- Platoon. A basic combat unit capable of maneuvering in the conduct of combat operations. 2 - 4 Squads. Led by a lieutenant, assisted by a platoon sergeant that is a sergeant first class.
- Company. A cohesive tactical sized unit that can perform a battlefield function on its own. It is capable of receiving and controlling additional combat, combat support or combat service support elements to enhance its mission capability.
a general of the highest rank in the army whose insignia is five stars. The five-star general, general of the army, is a rank that has not been used in the U.S. military since World War II. It is the equivalent of the British army rank of field marshal.
Equivalent Ranks to an Army Brigadier General A Brigadier General is a General Officer, with a military paygrade of O-7 . The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly SES Level 5 under the federal government's General Schedule payscale .
