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2 star rank

An officer of 2 star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO 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, Major General or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, Air Vice-Marshal.

Australian 2 star ranks

• Rear Admiral (Royal Australian Navy 2 star rank)
• Major General (Australian Army 2 star rank)
• Air Vice Marshal (Royal Australian Air Force 2 star rank)

Canadian 2 maple leaf ranks

• Rear-Admiral/Contre-amiral (Canadian Forces Maritime Command 2 star equivlant rank)
• Major General/Major-général (Canadian Forces Land Forces Command and Air Command 2 star equivlant rank)

The maple leaves appear with St. Edward's crown and crossed sabre and baton.

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

United Kingdom 2 star ranks

• Rear Admiral (Royal Navy 2 star rank)
• Major-General (British Army 2 star rank)
• Air Vice-Marshal (Royal Air Force 2 star rank)^[1]

United States 2 star ranks

• Rear Admiral (upper half) (United States Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps 2 star rank)
• Major General (United States Army, Marine Corps and Air Force 2 star rank)

References

See also

• Ranks and insignia of NATO