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An officer of 3 star rank is a very 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-8. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 3 star officers would hold the rank of Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral....
, Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Marshal
Air Marshal

Air 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 rank struc...
.



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An officer of 3 star rank is a very 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-8. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, 3 star officers would hold the rank of Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral....
, Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
 or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Marshal
Air Marshal

Air 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 rank struc...
.

Australian 3 star ranks

  • Vice Admiral
    Vice Admiral (Australia)

    Vice Admiral is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and was created as a direct equivalent of the United Kingdom rank of Vice_Admiral#United_Kingdom....
     (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....
     3 star rank)
  • Lieutenant General
    Lieutenant General (Australia)

    Lieutenant General is the second-highest active rank of the Australian Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the United Kingdom military rank of Lieutenant 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....
     3 star rank)
  • Air Marshal
    Air Marshal (Australia)

    Air Marshal is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air Force and was created as a direct equivalent of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force rank of Air Marshal, it is also considered a 3 star rank....
     (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....
     3 star rank)


Canadian 3 maple leaf ranks

  • Vice Admiral/vice-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 3 star equivalent rank)
  • Lieutenant-General/Lieutenant-général
    Lieutenant-General (Canada)

    In the Canadian Forces, the rank of Lieutenant-General is an Canadian Forces Land Force Command or Canadian Forces Air Command rank equal to a Vice-Admiral of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command....
     (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 3 star equivalent rank)


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Before unification, the rank of Air Marshal
Air Marshal

Air 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 rank struc...
 was the 3 star equivalent for the RCAF.

United Kingdom 3 star ranks

  • Vice Admiral
    Vice Admiral

    Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an 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....
     3 star rank)
  • Lieutenant 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....
     3 star rank)
  • Air Marshal
    Air Marshal

    Air 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 rank struc...
     (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....
     3 star rank)


United States 3 star ranks

  • Vice Admiral
    Vice Admiral

    Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral....
     (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, 3 star rank)
  • Lieutenant General
    Lieutenant General (United States)

    In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, lieutenant general is a 3 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....
     3 star rank)
An Army or Marine Corps Lieutenant General typically commands a corps
Corps

A Corps is either a large formation , or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service....
-sized unit (20,000 to 45,000 soldiers), while an Air Force Lieutenant General commands a large Numbered Air Force consisting of several wings. Additionally, Lieutenant Generals of all services serve as high-level staff officers at various major command headquarters and The Pentagon
The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia. As a symbol of the Military of the United States, "the Pentagon" is often used Metonymy to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself....
, often as the heads of their departments.

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....