NS: Ranks. Upper/ Middle/ Lower. Officers/ Sergeants/ Men.
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[quote]Originally posted by wonderamazement:
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I think second world war Gen Montgomery was Field Marshall (5 star),First Gulf war Gen Colin Powell was General (5 Star) but Gen Suharto was Tiga Bintang
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No. He is a Rear Admiral(NS).Originally posted by kenn3th:our minister of defence (current) is a LG? -
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And Gen George Washington Almost became King but he dowan
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nopeOriginally posted by kenn3th:our minister of defence (current) is a LG?
he serve in navy before
forgotten his rank..... -
Highest rank - General
Highest Appointment - Commander-in-Chief -
rear adm i thinkOriginally posted by allentyb:nope
he serve in navy before
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orhOriginally posted by mhcampboy:No. He is a Rear Admiral(NS).
BIgger or smaller than LG? -
smaller.Originally posted by kenn3th:orh BIgger or smaller than LG?
Rear Admiral got (1 star) and (2 star).
After that is Admiral(3star)
LG 3 star.
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No such things. Different countries have different requirements on who can be general.Originally posted by hao_hao:in sg ... the rank structure stops at 3 star gen (LG) ... to achieve a 4star general status .. u have to participate in a war of any kind ..... ww2 .... gulf war .. iraq war etc etc .....
If you say one has to participate a war of any kind before becoming generals.
Can you explain why Switzerland and Sweden (both who hasn't been at war for at least 200 years) have generals in their rank?
Anyway, SAF dress book does provides for a 4 star rank.
Just that our peace time estab does not require such a rank.
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I think PM and Minister for Defence have exceeded their NS liability age of 50. That is why they no longer use BG(NS) and RADM (NS). If they want to use, it got to be BG(RETD) and RADM(RET). But no need ..............
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Mr Teo no more use RADM ar?Originally posted by KoolKool:I think PM and Minister for Defence have exceeded their NS liability age of 50. That is why they no longer use BG(NS) and RADM (NS). If they want to use, it got to be BG(RETD) and RADM(RET). But no need ..............
he 53 tis yr... ok..guess his liability is over.. -
yup, LG is in lieu for General, as in LT-Col, is in lieu for Colonel.
Anyway, think the max. rank a country has depends on the army size.
If the army size is superlarge, as in WWII, where
army => army group ==> army section ===> army platoon
(3-star) (requires abt 50k soldiers in all formations) ==> (4-star) (requires 250k soldiers in all formations - in peace time, able to be activated and operational) ===> (5-star) (requires almost 1MILLION soliders) !!!
5-6 stars are possible, when let's say there's an allied force, and there is one supreme commander to the allied forces of let's say 5-6 countries's soldiers put together....seldom though.. -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Colin Powell was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he never rose to 5 star since the Pentagon curbed the award of such ranks for some time already and the British also did away with the Field Marshals.
[quote]Originally posted by wonderamazement:
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George Washington?[/
I think second world war Gen Montgomery was Field Marshall (5 star),First Gulf war Gen Colin Powell was General (5 Star) but Gen Suharto was Tiga Bintang [/b]
George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, not equal to Generalissmo but to stress these are only titles, not rank. GW was posthumously "promoted" to the rank of "General of the Armies of the United States ", a higher rank than that of "General of the Army". Only John J. Pershing was promoted to this rank and he was the only one that held it while alive. This rank however is still debatable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Armies
Back to the topic, Our current "active" service probably should not have anything more than a Lt Gen but I think the door is currently left open for a full General in the outbreak of hostilities. -
Okay..TS to answer your question in the technical sense...if you are talking STRICTLY ARMY then its Major General and not Lieutenant General. Lieutenant General is the CDF, he's not the highest ranked in the Army technically as he's the overall defense force head.
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the highest rank will most probably be LG(DR) if a doctor is so capable as to rose up to CDF that is.
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there is no rank of Admiral (3 star) but Vice Admiral which is a three star rank.Originally posted by mhcampboy:smaller.
Rear Admiral got (1 star) and (2 star).
After that is Admiral(3star)
LG 3 star.
So if the CNV ever becomes CDF, he will be promoted to 3 stars, and assume the rank of Vice Admiral.
imagine if the CDF is also a PhD holder...haha.. LG (Dr) XXX
most generals have masters so yea... not an impossible task to get a PhD
in fact, there are some COL and LTC who have PhDs... some of them are in the psychology branch of the army.
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oh sorry sorry... Vice Admiral...Originally posted by sir sickolot II:there is no rank of Admiral (3 star) but Vice Admiral which is a three star rank.
So if the CNV ever becomes CDF, he will be promoted to 3 stars, and assume the rank of Vice Admiral.
imagine if the CDF is also a PhD holder...haha.. LG (Dr) XXX
most generals have masters so yea... not an impossible task to get a PhD
in fact, there are some COL and LTC who have PhDs... some of them are in the psychology branch of the army.
cheers
my bad.
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The Chief of Air Force is a President Scholar from Oxford University. I think he is currently one of the most well educated around.
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wow very informative... thanxOriginally posted by nightzip:yup, LG is in lieu for General, as in LT-Col, is in lieu for Colonel.
Anyway, think the max. rank a country has depends on the army size.
If the army size is superlarge, as in WWII, where
army => army group ==> army section ===> army platoon
(3-star) (requires abt 50k soldiers in all formations) ==> (4-star) (requires 250k soldiers in all formations - in peace time, able to be activated and operational) ===> (5-star) (requires almost 1MILLION soliders) !!!
5-6 stars are possible, when let's say there's an allied force, and there is one supreme commander to the allied forces of let's say 5-6 countries's soldiers put together....seldom though..
so does LG which means in lieu for general means it's not considered a full general ... that means SAF does not have a real general? sorry, gettin abit condused..
side-track abit... general is the equivalent of Jiang jun in chines. Then wat about Yuan shuai (as seen in period dramas)... what's their equivalent in modern day ? -
Jiang jun = marshalOriginally posted by Prince Cumming:wow very informative... thanx
so does LG which means in lieu for general means it's not considered a full general ... that means SAF does not have a real general? sorry, gettin abit condused..
side-track abit... general is the equivalent of Jiang jun in chines. Then wat about Yuan shuai (as seen in period dramas)... what's their equivalent in modern day ?
Da Yuan Shuai = Generalissimo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_Shuai -
and that is why the current CAF is touted to be in line to the throne aka the CDF position
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actually the highest rank out there is MM, Ministor Mentor. afterall, this is his army.
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5 stars is the limit.Singapore is the only country to have SM and MM but will never have a 5 star General unless the MM also want to be a super star.Originally posted by nightzip:yup, LG is in lieu for General, as in LT-Col, is in lieu for Colonel.
Anyway, think the max. rank a country has depends on the army size.
If the army size is superlarge, as in WWII, where
army => army group ==> army section ===> army platoon
(3-star) (requires abt 50k soldiers in all formations) ==> (4-star) (requires 250k soldiers in all formations - in peace time, able to be activated and operational) ===> (5-star) (requires almost 1MILLION soliders) !!!
5-6 stars are possible, when let's say there's an allied force, and there is one supreme commander to the allied forces of let's say 5-6 countries's soldiers put together....seldom though..