- 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 ofRear Admiral orCounter 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 theRCAF .United Kingdom 2 star ranks
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Rear Admiral (Royal Navy 2 star rank)
*Major-General (British Army 2 star rank)
*Air Vice-Marshal (Royal Air Force 2 star rank) [ [http://www.rafweb.org/Glossary.htm RAF Glossary] ]United States 2 star ranks
*Rear Admiral (upper half) (
United States Navy , Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps andNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps 2 star rank)
*Major General (United States Army , Marine Corps and Air Force 2 star rank)References
ee also
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Ranks and insignia of NATO
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