Editing General

{{Inner Sphere Military Ranks}}

As a generic rank, the '''General''' is responsible for command and control of entire armies above the [[regiment]]al level. The [[Eridani Light Horse]] mercenary unit is unique in that the commanding officer of all ELH forces holds the rank of '''[[Brevet General]]'''. This reflects the officer's willingness to step down from command if they act in a manner inconsistent with ELH and SLDF tradition. (Normally multiregiment mercenary units call their commanding officers "Senior Colonel.")

==Star League Defense Force==
In the [[Star League Defense Force]] a General commanded Armies, Army Groups, or one of the various Administrative Commands. The commanding officer of the Star League Defense Force Navy held the rank of [[Admiral]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 114</ref> A general wore three three-dimensional stars on their epaulets as their symbol of rank. An Admiral wore three purple stripes on their cuffs to show their rank.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[SLDF]] Rank insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[General]]
|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-General.png]]
|}

== Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance ==
A General in the [[LAAF]] commands a front line military theater or heads up a branch of the military. They can initiate combat operations on their own authority, but the operation is subject to an after action review by the Lyran High Command. A General commanding a theater typically receives the temporary noble title of Margrave, so the [[LIC]] and LAAF JAG Corps keep a close eye on them to make sure they're not abusing their authority. The Lyran navy's equivalent to this rank is an Admiral.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 32</ref>

Their rank insignia consists of four pips arranged in a formation known as the Third Steiner Cross, adding a silver orbit beneath the center of the [[Kommandant-General|Second Steiner Cross]].
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[LAAF]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[General]]<br>(Admiral)
|align="center"|[[File:GeneralLAAF.png]]
|}

== Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery ==
The [[DCMS]] title for this rank is ''Tai-sho''. Officers with this rank in the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] would have their rank translated as [[Admiral]]. ''(For the 'Mech, see [[Tai-sho (BattleMech)]].)''
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[DCMS]] Officer Ranks by branch of service
|-
! Rank !! MechWarrior !! Aerospace fighter !! Infantry !! Armor !!Artillery!! Naval crew !! Technical<br> Service
|-
! ''Tai-sho''<br>([[General]])<br>''Tai-sho''<br>([[Admiral]])
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-mech.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-asf.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-infantry.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-armor.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-artillery.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-naval.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Taisho-tech.png]]
|}

== Armed Forces of the Federated Suns ==
In the [[AFFS]], a [[Major General]] who proves able to coordinate multiple regiments across a wide area of space is often promoted to General. Frequently they are given command of a [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns#March Militias|March Militia]] unit to develop their diplomatic and logistical skills. If the General proves to be a strong strategist, they are often assigned as the executive officer of a frontline [[RCT]], where they can act as their [[Marshal (rank)|commander's]] lead troubleshooter.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 130</ref>

The AFFS Navy uses the rank of [[Admiral]] for officers who hold this rank. The symbol of rank is an epaulet with three broad bands and one narrow band across the base.

{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[AFFS]] General insignia by branch of service
! Rank !! MechWarrior !! Aerospace fighter !! Infantry !! Armor !! Naval crew !! Technical<br> Service !! Administrative !! Medical !! Legal !! Logistics/<br>Transportation
|-
! General<br> (Admiral)
|align="center"|[[File:GeneralMW.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:GeneralASF.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:GeneralInf.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generalarmor.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generalnaval.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generaltech.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generaladmin.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generalmedical.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generallegal.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Generallogistics.png]]
|}

== Capellan Confederation Armed Forces ==
For many years the rank of General didn't exist in the CCAF for important historical reasons. Once Sun-Tzu Liao came to power, that changed. He created the rank of ''Jiang-jun'' in the CCAF as part of the ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' reform package to make the CCAF run more efficiently. These officers were formerly known as "Senior Colonels." In addition to the new name, this rank uses a brass triangle as its new symbol of rank. The CCAF Naval equivalent of this rank is ''Kong-jiang-jun''.

{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[CCAF]] Jiang-jun rank insignia
|-
! ''[[Jiang-jun]]''<br>''[[Kong-jiang-jun]]''<br>([[General]])
|align="center"|[[File:Jiangjun.png]]
|}

[[Warrior House]] regiments do not have this rank, instead the leader of only [[Warrior House Imarra]] uses the title of ''[[Gao-shiao-zhang]]'' or "Lord General."

== Free Worlds League Military ==
In the FWLM, '''General''' is the highest commissioned rank. Only the [[Captain-General]] and the [[Marshal (rank)|Marshals]] outrank officers who hold the rank of General. Prior to Thomas Marik's [[Military Reorganization Act|military reforms]] of 3046, seniority among generals was determined based on time in grade. Therefore the generals who had served the longest were the most senior.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 84</ref>

A Free Worlds League general's rank insignia is a single strip of silver set into a single strip of gold, which is further mounted on a single purple stripe.

{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[FWLM]] General's Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[General]]
|align="center"|[[File:GeneralFWL.png]]
|}

== The Clans ==
The [[Clans]] use the rank of [[Galaxy Commander]] for officers who hold this rank; '''[[Star Admiral]]''' is the Clan Naval equivalent.

=== Clan Blood Spirit ===
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Galaxy-Commander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Cloud Cobra ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:CloudCobra-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Coyote ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Coyote]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 48</ref>
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:Coyote-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Fire Mandrill ===
As Clan Fire Mandrill uses [[Kindraa]] instead of Galaxies, there are no Galaxy Commanders in their [[Clan Fire Mandrill Touman|''touman'']]. '''Kindraa Leaders''' are the officers who command the Mandrill Kindraa, each of which is roughly a Galaxy sized formation.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref>
! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]]
|-
! [[Kindraa Leader]]
|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-GalaxyCommander-MW.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-GalaxyCommander-ASF.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-GalaxyCommander-Elemental.png]]
|}

=== Clan Hell's Horses ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Ice Hellion ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Jade Falcon ===
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref>
! Rank !! Trueborn !! Freeborn
|-
! Galaxy Commander
|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBGalaxyCommander.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBGalaxyCommander.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Jade Falcon ''touman'']]</ref>
|}

=== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112</ref>
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Smoke Jaguar ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:SmokeJaguar-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Snow Raven ===
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref>
! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support
|-
! Galaxy Commander
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-MW.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-ASF.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-Elemental.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-Naval.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-Armor.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-Infantry.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-GalaxyCommander-Support.png]]
|}

=== Clan Star Adder ===
The [[Loremaster]] of Clan Star Adder uses Galaxy Commander insignia to indicate their position.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref>
! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew
|-
! Galaxy Commander
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-GalaxyCommander-MW.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-GalaxyCommander-ASF.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-GalaxyCommander-Elemental.png]]
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-GalaxyCommander-Naval.png]]
|}

=== Clan Steel Viper ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

=== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile ===
{|class="wikitable" width="400"
|+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[Galaxy Commander]]
|align="center"|[[File:Wolf-GalaxyCommander.png]]
|}

== ComStar/Word of Blake ==
This rank isn't used by either the [[Com Guards]] or the [[Word of Blake Militia]]. Instead the commanding officer of these armies is known as the '''[[Precentor Martial]]'''.

Though informal, there is also a [[Precentor Naval]] position which is used by the highest-ranking naval officer in the Com Guards and Word of Blake Militia. The Precentor Naval reports to the Precentor Martial.

==Free Rasalhague Republic==
In the ''[[KungsArmé]]'' officers with this rank lead one of the larger departments, like Intelligence, Quartermaster, Strategy and Tactics, and ComStar/Mercenary Relations. The [[Överbefälhavare|Överbefälhavare''&#39;s]] chief of staff is always a General. KungsArmé generals are rarely field officers.<ref>Field Manual: ComStar, p. 65</ref> These soldiers wear a green patch with a silver Roman numeral "2" to show their rank.
{|class="wikitable" width="300"
|+ [[KungsArmé]] Military Rank Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! General
|align="center"|[[File:FreeRasalhague-General.png]]
|}

==Periphery Powers==
===Magistracy of Canopus===
In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], the rank of '''General''' was recently created as part of the new reforms.  Costing anywhere between 60,000-70,000 [[C-bill]]s, Generals commands one of the Combat Formations ([[Magistracy Royal Guards]], [[Chasseurs á Cheval]], [[Canopian Fusiliers]], [[Magistracy Highlanders]], and [[Raventhir Cuirassiers]]), and serve on the Magestrix Command Center.  Generals also serve as department heads within the MAF bureaucracy, but these do not have a seat on the MCC.  While available for purchase like other MAF ranks, potential Generals in particular fall under [[MIM]] security before the [[Magestrix]] gives her approval for their appointment.  Their naval equivalent is [[Admiral#Magistracy of Canopus|Admiral]].<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 87</ref>

The insignia of a MAF General is three small diamonds. An Admiral of the MAF adds a gold wreath around the General's insignia.
{|class="wikitable" width="350"
|+ [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[General]]
|align="center"|[[File:MagistracyOfCanopus-General.png]]
|-
! [[Admiral]]
|align="center"|[[File:MagistracyOfCanopus-Admiral.png]]
|}

===Marian Hegemony===
A [[Legiones Marianes]] General is the commanding officer of an entire legion of [[Marian Hegemony]] soldiers.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 73</ref> As most legions are spread across Hegemony worlds as individual cohorts, they spend most of their time on [[Alphard (MH)|Alphard]]. The rank symbol of a general is a small gold triangle mounted on a black triangle, surrounded by another gold triangle.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ [[Marian Legions]] Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! [[General]]
|align="center"|[[File:MH-General.png]]
|}

===Outworlds Alliance===
In the [[Alliance Military Corps]], there are no Generals. There are only two ranks above those of [[Chairman]]: The President of the Alliance is the supreme commander of the Alliance Military Corps, and his deputy is known as '''Senior Chairman'''. This individual could be considered the equivalent of a General.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 88</ref>  The Senior Chairman wears the same two vertically stacked brown bars of a Chairman as his rank insignia.

{|class="wikitable" width="300"
|+ [[Alliance Military Corps]] Insignia
! Rank !! Insignia
|-
! Senior [[Chairman]]
|align="center"|[[File:OA-Chairman.png]]
|}

===Aurigan Coalition===
Prior to Lord Espinosa's coup, in the [[Aurigan Coalition Military]], each Council Lord elevated a senior colonel to the rank of General to command their House forces. After the restoration, there is a single General, Lord Madeira.<ref name=HA:TACp26>''House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition)'', p. 26</ref>

In a similar way, prior to Lord Espinosa's coup each Council Lord was the commander-in-chief of their house troops. After the restoration, the single commander-in-chief became High Lady Arano.<ref name=HA:TACp26/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''


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