They have to retire the month following their 64th birthday but usually retire well in advance of this, so as to not impede the promotions of subordinates. However the Secretary of Defence can defer it until the month after the officers 66th birthday and the president can defer it until their 68th birthday. If your promoted to 5 star General, you remain on the active list for life.
There are entirely too many variables to answer for this. To know, you would have to know his time in service, and time in grade. The time in service determines the percentage of his base pay, the time in service and time in grade determine what his base pay was.
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1 . . . Brigadier General 2 . . . Major General 3 . . . Lietenant General 4 . . . General 5 . . . General of the Armies
A star (1 - 4) Brigadier General = 1 star Major General = 2 stars Lieutenant General = 3 stars General = 4 stars
A 5 star general in the Marine Corps would be called an imposter because there is no such person. The generals in the USMC are Brigadier General ( 1 star ) Major General ( 2 star ) Lieutenant General ( 3 star ) and General ( 4 star ). There is no 5 star general in the USMC. The general who outranks a 4 star general is the Commandant of the Marine Corps but is himself a General ( 4 star ). He is outranked by the Secretary of the Navy and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General officers (1- to 4-star) command brigades or larger units. A 4-star general (5-star during wartime) commands the entire US Army.
3-star General.
Assuming you are talking about the U.S. Military, the rankings are as follows: 4-Star General 3-Star Lt. General 2-Star Major General 1-Star Brigadier General Colonel and so on...
The very fact that he is addressed as 'General' makes his rank a general. 1 star ; Brigadier 2 star ; major general 3 star ; lieutenant general 4 star ; general 5 star ; field marshal These are the British titles for one to five star.
Yes. The highest rank in the Canadian Forces is a General, who is also the Chief of Defence Staff. He is equivalent to an American five-star General.
Yes, Norman Schwarzkopf was promoted to 4 star when he became U.S. Central Commander.
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generals-1-4 stars, 5-star outranks all. they're all called Generals....crz