Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional army flag officer grade, lieutenant general is the second most senior general rank of a fighting organization, traditionally between the grades of major general and general. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank is equivalent to the naval vice admiral rank.

This grade exists in some form in many cultures' rank arrangements, such as Earth's United States armed forces, and the militaries of the United Kingdom and Germany.

The US Army, Marine Corps and Air Force all signified lieutenant generals with the insignia of three five-pointed stars. Rex Denning was a lieutenant general in the US Army Air Corps, circa 1947. (DS9:"Little Green Men")

External Links

• Insignia of United States Military Officers

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.