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- The meaning of GENERAL OF THE ARMY is a general of the highest rank in the army whose insignia is five stars.
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Upon being appointed General of the Armies in 1919, Pershing continued to wear the four silver stars and gold collar eagle that he had selected for his insignia as a general in 1917, when Army regulations authorized generals to prescribe their own shoulder and collar insignia.
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- General of the Army
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- United States Army
In the United States, a General of the Army ranks above generals and is equivalent to a fleet admiral and a general of the Air Force. The General of the Army insignia consisted of five 3 ⁄ 8 -inch (9.5 mm) stars in a pentagonal pattern, with touching points.
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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. Frequently, however, a general is a staff officer who does not command troops but who plans their operations in the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The official and formal insignia of "general" is defined by its four stars (commonly silver and in a row). The rank of general ranks above a three-star lieutenant general and below the special wartime five-star ranks of General of the Army or General of the Air Force. The Marine Corps and Space Force do not have an established grade above general.
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General of the Army is the 29th rank in the United States Army , ranking above General . A general of the army is a General Officer at DoD paygrade O-10, with a starting monthly pay of $18,492 . What is the proper way to address a General of the Army?
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- O-10 (DoD Paygrade)OF-10 (NATO Code)
- General Officer
- General (last name)
General Pershing led the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He was made General of the Armies of the United States in 1919. After the war, he prepared a report of the war and made extensive military inspections.
In the United States, a General of the Army ranks above generals and is equivalent to a fleet admiral and a general of the Air Force. The General of the Army insignia consisted of five 3⁄8-inch (9.5 mm) stars in a pentagonal pattern, with touching points.
