Changes: Lieutenant general

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Lieutenant general's insignia

United States armed forces

Lieutenant general was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional army flag officer grade, lieutenant general was 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 was equivalent to the naval vice admiral rank.

This grade existed 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")

Noted lieutenant generals

**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	MID CDT OC WO	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.

External link

Insignia of United States Military Officers

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 '''Lieutenant general''' was a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional army [[flag officer]] grade, lieutenant general was 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 was equivalent to the naval [[vice admiral]] rank.
-This grade existed 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]].
+This grade existed 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 [[United States of America|US]] [[US Army|Army]], [[US Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[US Air Force|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}})
+The [[United States of America|US]] [[US Army|Army]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[United States Air Force|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}})
-== Noted lieutenant generals ==
+=== Noted lieutenant generals ===
 * [[Rex Denning]] ([[US Army Air Corps]])
 * [[Stonewall Jackson]] ([[Confederate Army]])
 * [[William T. Sherman]] ([[Union Army]])
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 == External link ==
 * [http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html Insignia of United States Military Officers]
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