general officer
noun
: any of the officers in the army, air force, or marine corps above colonel compare company officer, field officer, flag officer
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These purges have also called the military’s strength into question—in in the last two months, as many as half of the army’s general officers have been arrested or relieved of duty.
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
In the small and still growing U.S. Space Force, at least eight general officers’ nominations are on hold — but that’s one third of all of its 25 senior officers.
—Tara Copp, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
Sullivan revealed that the military expects Tuberville’s blockade to affect 89 percent of all general officer positions, across all branches.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
The Senate has circumvented Tuberville's hold in a limited way by voting individually on a handful of key nominees in the past few months, but to do this for the over 370 flag and general officer nominations still pending would take the Senate weeks to complete.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Ryan Gingeras, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2016
In the small and still growing U.S. Space Force, at least eight general officers’ nominations are on hold — but that’s one third of all of its 25 senior officers.
—Tara Copp, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
Sullivan revealed that the military expects Tuberville’s blockade to affect 89 percent of all general officer positions, across all branches.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
The Senate has circumvented Tuberville's hold in a limited way by voting individually on a handful of key nominees in the past few months, but to do this for the over 370 flag and general officer nominations still pending would take the Senate weeks to complete.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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“General officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20officer. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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