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An officer of 2 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-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 2 star officers would hold the rank of Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain , and below that of a Vice Admiral. It is the lowest form of Admiral....
 or Counter Admiral
Counter Admiral

Counter Admiral is an Anglicisation of a naval military rank found in most navies of the world. This Anglicisation is, however, rarely used, as the rank is usually kept in the original language or translated to Rear Admiral or in the United States, Commodore ....
, Major General
Major General

Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant General and senior to the ranks of Brigadier and Brigadier General....
 or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal

Air Vice-Marshal 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 ran...
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An officer of 2 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-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 2 star officers would hold the rank of Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain , and below that of a Vice Admiral. It is the lowest form of Admiral....
 or Counter Admiral
Counter Admiral

Counter Admiral is an Anglicisation of a naval military rank found in most navies of the world. This Anglicisation is, however, rarely used, as the rank is usually kept in the original language or translated to Rear Admiral or in the United States, Commodore ....
, Major General
Major General

Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant General and senior to the ranks of Brigadier and Brigadier General....
 or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal

Air Vice-Marshal 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 ran...
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Australian 2 star ranks

  • Rear Admiral (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....
     2 star rank)
  • Major General
    Major General (Australia)

    Major General is a senior rank of the Australian Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the United Kingdom military rank of Major General ....
     (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....
     2 star rank)
  • Air Vice Marshal (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....
     2 star rank)


Canadian 2 maple leaf ranks

  • Rear-Admiral/Contre-amiral (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 2 star equivlant rank)
  • Major General/Major-général
    Major General

    Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant General and senior to the ranks of Brigadier and Brigadier General....
     (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...
     Land Forces Command and Air Command 2 star equivlant rank)


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Before unification, Air Vice Marshal was the 2 star rank for the RCAF.

United Kingdom 2 star ranks

  • Rear Admiral
    Rear Admiral

    Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain , and below that of a Vice Admiral. It is the lowest form of Admiral....
     (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....
     2 star rank)
  • Major-General (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....
     2 star rank)
  • Air Vice-Marshal
    Air Vice-Marshal

    Air Vice-Marshal 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 ran...
     (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....
     2 star rank)


United States 2 star ranks

  • Rear Admiral (upper 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 2 star rank)
  • Major General
    Major general (United States)

    In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a 2 star rank general officer rank, with the U.S....
     (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....
    , Marine Corps
    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....
     2 star rank)


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....