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The rank of [[General]] (O10) is the commissioned officer rank in the [[Imperial Army]] that commands an [[Army]] or has duties of similar importance. | The rank of [[General]] (O10) is the commissioned officer rank in the [[Imperial Army]] that commands an [[Army]] or has duties of similar importance. | ||
| − | == Description (Specifications) == | + | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == |
Each [[Army]] in the [[Imperial Army]] will be commanded by a [[General]]. Several staff posts at [[Army Group]] level or higher are also held by Officers with this rank. | Each [[Army]] in the [[Imperial Army]] will be commanded by a [[General]]. Several staff posts at [[Army Group]] level or higher are also held by Officers with this rank. | ||
| − | The equivalent rank in the [[Imperial | + | * The equivalent rank in the [[Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command|Imperial Army Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command]] is [[Air Marshal|Air Chief Marshal]]. |
| + | * The equivalent rank in the [[Nautical Force Command|Imperial Army Nautical Force Command]] is [[Sea Admiral]]. | ||
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| − | == History & Background (Dossier) == | + | * The equivalent rank in the [[Imperial Navy]] is [[Fleet Admiral|Fleet Admiral (Full Admiral)]]. |
| − | The rank "[[General]]" was derived from the person appointed as the "General officer commanding the field army". | + | |
| + | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| + | The rank "[[General]]" was derived from the person appointed as the "General officer commanding the field army". It is a shortened form of the ancient term "''Captain-General''" or "''Colonel-General''". Some local Colonial and Planetary Forces still use "''Colonel General''" for their senior-most ''General Officer'' rank, but the Imperium does not use the title within the rank structure of the [[Unified Armies of the Imperium]]. | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Ground Forces|page=51}} |
| − | | | + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Core Rulebook |page= 12 |version=Mongoose Traveller}} |
| + | | Collated by: [[User:BackworldTraveller|BackworldTraveller]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{LE|Imperial|Military}} | {{LE|Imperial|Military}} | ||
Latest revision as of 19:01, 6 February 2026
| Imperial Army Ground Forces Command Rank Grades |
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| Commissioned Officers |
| O11a » Field Marshal |
| O10 » General (Colonel-General) |
| O9 » Lieutenant General |
| O8 » Major General |
| O7 » Brigadier General |
| O6 » Colonel |
| O5 » Lieutenant Colonel |
| O4 » Major |
| O3 » Captain |
| O2 » First Lieutenant |
| O1 » Second Lieutenant |
| O0 » Officer Cadet |
| Enlisted Ranks |
| E9 » Chief Master Sergeant (Sergeant Major) |
| E8 » Senior Master Sergeant (First Sergeant) |
| E7 » Master Sergeant (Leading Sergeant) |
| E6 » Staff Sergeant |
| E5 » Sergeant |
| E4 » Lance Sergeant |
| E3 » Corporal |
| E2 » Lance Corporal |
| E1 » Private (Private 1st Class) |
| E0 » Recruit (Private Recruit) |
The rank of General (O10) is the commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Army that commands an Army or has duties of similar importance.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Each Army in the Imperial Army will be commanded by a General. Several staff posts at Army Group level or higher are also held by Officers with this rank.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command is Air Chief Marshal.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army Nautical Force Command is Sea Admiral.
In other services:
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy is Fleet Admiral (Full Admiral).
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The rank "General" was derived from the person appointed as the "General officer commanding the field army". It is a shortened form of the ancient term "Captain-General" or "Colonel-General". Some local Colonial and Planetary Forces still use "Colonel General" for their senior-most General Officer rank, but the Imperium does not use the title within the rank structure of the Unified Armies of the Imperium.
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Douglas E. Berry. Ground Forces (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 51.
- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 12.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller