Brigadier

Brigadier is a rank in the British military and the Australian Army ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major General . It was introduced in 1928 to replace the rank of Colonel Commandant that had briefly replaced the rank of Brigadier General in 1922.

A Brigadier is properly considered the most senior field rank and is therefore more a senior colonel rather than the lowest rank of general (much like a Commodore is to an Admiral in the navy). It has been awarded the equivalent NATO status as a Brigadier General in the United States military, where it is a general officer rank.

The rank insignia is a crown placed over three diamond-shaped pips (sometimes called "stars") arranged pyramidically with one directly over the other two.

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• British Army officer rank insignia

British comissioned officer ranks
	Student Officer	OF(D)	OF-1	OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10
Royal Navy:	OCdt	Mid	SLt	Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	Admiral of the Fleet
Royal Marines:	OCdt		2Lt - Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj Gen
Army:	OCdt	OD	2Lt - Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	FM
Royal Air Force:	OCdt	OD	PO - FO	Flt Lt	Sqn Ldr	Wg Cdr	Gp Capt	ACdre	AVM	AM	ACM	MRAF

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