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General

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(covers information from several alternate timelines)

General was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, general was the highest rank in the ground forces of a military organization. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the admiral grade. The rank of marshal was usually considered senior to that of general. In the United States military, the general insignia was comprised of various silver stars with a four-star general considered a "full" general.

History

Earth

In 6th century BC China, Sun Tzu was a general who also was a philosopher. (TNG: "The Last Outpost"; ENT: "Divergence")

On the planet Gothos, the entity Trelane displayed himself as an early 19th century general and called himself "General Trelane, retired". (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")

In the 19th and 20th century, the rank of general was used by several countries including Mexico and the United States of America. (DS9: "Afterimage"; ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")

In the 22nd century, the Military Assault Command Operations on Earth still used the rank of general. (ENT: "The Expanse")

Ekos

On the planet Ekos in the 2260s, when historian John Gill recreated a government based on Nazi Germany, this government had a military with generals using the same insignia as their 20th century counterparts, as well as SS generals who displayed rank in the form of collar patches. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")

Other cultures

Krim

The grade also existed in the Andorian Imperial Guard, the Bajoran Militia, the Klingon Defense Force, and the Romulan military.

Many rank systems had several grades of the general officer rank, which included general, lieutenant general, major general, and brigadier general (also known simply as brigadier).

The Friendly Angel considered the children of the Starnes Exploration Party on Triacus, which were under his mind control, to be his "future generals", as they approached their target of Marcos XII in 2268. He continued, stating that "together we can raise armies of followers." (TOS: "And the Children Shall Lead")

Generals

Human

Washington crossing the Delaware, time stream

Klingon

Martok

Romulan

Velal

This was a rank in both the Romulan military and the Tal Shiar.

Other

Ranks
Enlisted personnel Commissioned officers Flag officers
Fleet: CRM PO CPO MID
CDT
OC
WO 		ENS LT JG LT LT CMDR CMDR CAPT FCAPT CDORE RADM VADM ADM FADM
Military: PVT
AMN 		CPL
LCP 		SGT SSGT MSGT
1SGT 		2nd LT 1st LT CAPT MAJ LT COL COL BRIG MAJ GEN LT GEN GEN MARSHAL
Services: Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan
Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO
This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

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