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An officer of 1 star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 1 star officers would hold the rank of Commodore
Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a military rank used in many navy for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy Captain , but is less than that of a rear admiral....
, Flotilla admiral
Flotilla Admiral

Flotilla Admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above Captain , in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of Commodore or Rear Admiral ....
, Brigadier General
Brigadier General

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
, Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
, or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Commodore
Air Commodore

Air Commodore is an Air Officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank s...
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An officer of 1 star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
 code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 1 star officers would hold the rank of Commodore
Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a military rank used in many navy for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy Captain , but is less than that of a rear admiral....
, Flotilla admiral
Flotilla Admiral

Flotilla Admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above Captain , in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of Commodore or Rear Admiral ....
, Brigadier General
Brigadier General

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
, Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
, or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Commodore
Air Commodore

Air Commodore is an Air Officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank s...
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Australian 1 star ranks

  • Commodore (Royal Australian Navy
    Royal Australian Navy

    The Royal Australian Navy is the navy of the Australian Defence Force. Established in 1901, the RAN was formed out of the Commonwealth Naval Forces to become the small navy of Australia after federation, consisting of the former colonial navies of the new Australian states....
     1 star rank)
  • Brigadier (Australian Army
    Australian Army

    The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force....
     1 star rank)
  • Air Commodore (Royal Australian Air Force
    Royal Australian Air Force

    The Royal Australian Air Force is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF began in March 1912 as the Australian Flying Corps and became a fully independent Air Force in March 1921....
     1 star rank)


Canadian 1 maple leaf ranks

  • Commodore/commodore
    Commodore (Canada)

    Commodore is the lowest of the flag officer ranks in the Canadian Forces; it is equivalent to Brigadier-General#Canada in the Army or Air Force....
     (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces

    The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
     Maritime Command 1 star rank)
  • Brigadier-General/Brigadier-général (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces

    The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
     Air Command and Land Forces Command 1 star rank)


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Before unification, the rank of Air Commodore
Air Commodore

Air Commodore is an Air Officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank s...
 was the 1 star rank equivalent for the RCAF and Brigadier
Brigadier

Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
 for the Canadian Army.

United Kingdom 1 star ranks

  • Commodore
    Commodore (Royal Navy)

    Commodore is a rank of the Royal Navy above Captain and below Rear Admiral. It is equivalent to a 1 star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-6....
     (Royal Navy
    Royal Navy

    The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
     1 star rank)
  • Brigadier
    Brigadier

    Brigadier is a military Military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation....
     (British Army
    British Army

    The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
     and Royal Marines
    Royal Marines

    The Royal Marines are the marine and amphibious warfare infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service....
     1 star rank)
  • Air Commodore
    Air Commodore

    Air Commodore is an Air Officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank s...
     (Royal Air Force
    Royal Air Force

    The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
     1 star rank)


United States 1 star ranks

  • Rear Admiral (lower half)
    Rear admiral (United States)

    The Uniformed services of the United States of the United States have two grades of rear admirals....
     (United States Navy
    United States Navy

    The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
    , Coast Guard
    United States Coast Guard

    The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the Military of the United States and one of seven Uniformed services of the United States. In addition to being a military branch at all times, it is unique among the armed forces in that it is also a Admiralty law agency and a Federal government of the United States regulatory agency....
    , Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps 1 star rank)
  • Brigadier General
    Brigadier General

    Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field....
     (United States Army
    United States Army

    The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
    , Marines
    United States Marine Corps

    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
     and Air Force
    United States Air Force

    The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Military of the United States and one of the uniformed services of the United States....
     1 star rank)


Flotilla admiral

In the modern naval services of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden, the 1 star rank is flotilla admiral
Flotilla Admiral

Flotilla Admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above Captain , in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of Commodore or Rear Admiral ....
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See also

  • Ranks and insignia of NATO
    Ranks and insignia of NATO

    Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the NATO.NATO maintains a "standard rank scale" in an attempt to match every member country's military rank to corresponding ranks used by the other members....