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General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations





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General Officer Commanding (GOC) is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 (and some other) nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps
British II Corps

The British II Corps was formed in both World War I and World War II.During the Great War it was part of the original British Expeditionary Force , under the command of Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, and remained on the Western Front throughout the war....
 or GOC 7th Armoured Division
British 7th Armoured Division

The 7th Armoured Division was a British armoured division which saw service during the Second World War where its exploits made it famous as the Desert Rats....
. A general officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called a General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C).

The equivalent term for air force officers is Air Officer Commanding
Air Officer Commanding

Air Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth of Nations nations to an Air Officer who holds a command appointment....
 (AOC).