Heres a little trick that we learned at Basic training to remember the different levels it starts at 1 star and goes up " Be my little general " B for Brigadeer General or one star, M for Major General or two star, L for Lieutenant General or three star, and G for General or four star ( a four star General is just called General) The same number of stars are worn on both epaulettes ( those flap things with a button on the shoulder), They are worn on the collar for fatigue or battle dress uniforms.
Four Stars for a General. Three Stars for a Lieutenant General. Two Stars for a Major General. One Star for a Brigadier General.
Here's the list of commissioned officers for the US Army: General of the Army (5 stars), General (4 stars), Lieutenant General (3 stars), Major General (2 stars), Brigadier General (1 star), Colonel (Eagle), Lieutenant Colonel (Silver Leaf), Major (Gold Leaf), Captain (2 Silver Bars), First Lieutenant (Silver Bar), Second Lieutenant (Gold Bar).
One star: Brigadier General. Two stars: Major General Three Stars: Lieutenant General Four Stars: General Five Stars: General of the Armies (rare).
Lieutenant General
A star (1 - 4) Brigadier General = 1 star Major General = 2 stars Lieutenant General = 3 stars General = 4 stars
In the US Army, the rank is Lieutenant General.
The stars are used for the various ranks of General, and may be of 1 to 5 stars.
There are Inspectors General, Attorney Generals and four different levels of Military Generals starting with Brigadier General (One Star), Major General (Two Stars), Lieutenant General (Three Stars) and General (with Four Stars).
In the US Armed Forces, it's three.
Not the highest. Highest is General of the Armies. He was one step below, which is just a General
US Army Officer ranks, from lowest to highest, are as follows: Warrant Officer 01, Warrant Officer 02, Warrant Officer 03, Warrant Officer 04, Warrant Officer 05, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General (1star), Major General (2stars), Lieutenant General (3stars) and General (4 stars); and possible during wartime, General of the Army (5 stars).
The Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 3033) held by a four-star general in the United States Army. The current Chief of Staff of the Army is General Mark A. Milley.