What's the highest rank in the U.S.A military?

Answer 1

5 Star General.

I've always wondered the significance to the number of stars and as to what they directly relate to. Possibly I thought, it reflected the number of generals currently employed in that campaign or possibly in service.


But I'm too lazy to actually go and find out exactly. Which is why I've added that part to this answer.

Answer 2

Currently the highest rank is General/Admiral. Often referred to as a FOUR STAR. The person with FOUR STARS holding the highest position in the chain of command is the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Right now that is General Joseph Dunford Jr. In times of war (declared) we can have FIVE STARS. Those would be General of the Army (ARMY and MARINES), General of the Air Force and Fleet Admiral (NAVY and COAST GUARD) There are no living five stars. Just as a historical note, the General who EARNED the most stars was Douglas MacArthur. He went up to two stars then became Chief of Staff. That made him a four star. He retired and his retirement rank was two stars. He got called back as a two star and then earned three more stars and ended up a five star. So he earned seven stars total. Plus he was the ONLY US general to also hold the rank of Field Marshall. However he was also the highest ranking officer to get fired by the president for insubordination. Also note, POSITION is not the same as rank, rank is what you wear on your uniform. ((For those who say SIX STARS, there was never a rank insignia for that. The ONLY person they ever considered making up a rank of SIX STARS for was Douglas MacArthur in 1955. It would have been the five star ring with a sixth star in the middle. It was not acted on. So please people, stop talking about six stars.)

Answer 3

The highest rank in the military is a 5 star general (i.e. commandant of the Marine Corps). However, the secretary of defense is higher than any general and the president of the United States is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces. So ultimately, the president is the highest ranking member of the military

Answer 4

General for the army.

Answer 5

I saw an episode of Breasley and Sneasley where Breasley was a 10 star general

Answer 6

The chain of command leads from the President (as commander-in-chief) through the Secretary of Defense down to the newest recruits

O-10 General in the Army a 4 star

Answer 7

Depends. In WWII we had five star generals, e.g., Eisenhower and MacArthur, and five star admirals, e.g., Nimitz and Halsey. But after the war, four star generals and admirals were the highest rank. And that is today the highest rank in the US military.

Answer 8

Highest Rank was Admiral of The Navy it was held by only one Man George Dewey hero of The Spanish American War. It was authorzed and made retroactive by Congressional Act in 1903. The Rank was Senior to Fleet Admiral which was 5 stars and in Reality was 6 Stars.
5 stars Generals are Wartime rank only. As other have said GoA which is 6 stars is the equivalent.

Answer 9

General of the Armies of the United States. It has actually been awarded twice, not once: First to General Pershing; and then posthumously to George Washington.

Answer 10

5 star general