why is a leiutenant general higher than a major general, when a major is higher ranked than a leiutenant?
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The rank structure emerged from Oliver Cromwell's "New Model Army" from the English Civil War. The original ranking of general officers was as follows:\n\nCaptain General\nLieutenant General\nSergeant-Major General\nBrigadier General.\n\nFor simplicity's sake. Over the years, the "captain" was dropped; and the highest rank simply became "General." And the "Sergeant" was also dropped, leaving only "Major." So now we have the present system:\n\nGeneral\nLieutenant General\nMajor General\nBrigadier General.\n\nOkay?
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Graduated with  highest honours (exact meaning as written by poster above). Include it if you did graduate with honours. Otherwise it's a no no.
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I remember talking about this in business class. A higher motivator would be better working conditions. If you give them higher pay they still won't want to be there if the working conditions are bad. If the working conditions are good they are more likely to stay there and still have a small salary. With better working conditions the people are more willing to work overtime to get the extra money they need.
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I did a report on Ulysses and he seemed to be a better general than a president. I can only assume FDR was better.
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they are usually specific to a major (vs GE). the numbering of these courses varies from school to school.
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Basically, if you are starting at a GS-5 (I think you may be higher due to your status as a veteran) you get higher on the GS scale by working- I think you can generally go up about 2 GSs within 5 years and so on. Higher than a GS-11 may be harder because at that grade, you are talking about very high-up positions that few people get (Assistant Secretary etc.)
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Both.  In most cases the weighted one (which implies that you took more challenging courses), would be more important.  Actually, most colleges really don't put a lot of stock into GPA at all, because it varies so much from one high school to another.  Class rank (how you compared with others at your school) is normally more important, as are test scores.
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Guillani. I think he has a better temperament for the job. Other than that, both are highly qualified.
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You may want to take a look at the link below from the Department of Defense. It lays the ranks out in all branches side by side to compare. It may help you better understand just how much your brother has accomplished. As others have said, you should be very proud. And if he ever uses the term "Senior Chief" or "Master Chief" to describe himself, then know that he's ranked even higher. Either E-8 or E-9.
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Assistant General Manager is better - implies much more responsibility than assistant to the gm/gm assistant.\n\nThey're different jobs though, so that might also make a difference - i.e. the assistant to/gm assistant is like a PA or a secretary; the assistant general manager is generally a deputy to the general manager.
201028
As a former British soldier i would have to say that Napolean was the better general but that Wellington was the better tactician - and he had luck and good regiments on his side.
192586
The Specialist ranks were designed for people who had accrued a great deal of skill and experience as, well, specialists, and even if they weren't seen as overall leaders like NCO's they should still be rewarded and recognized for their excellence and perseverance. I believe the higher grades have been removed because, as a person becomes that adept, they are felt to inherently gain leadership skills, and again should be recognized.
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General of the Armies
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My granpa wielded twin PPshs in the war while holding off germans at the volga.He's a huge hulking bear of a man.He also Had twin lugers,but he says he didn't get the chance to kill any kraut-eaters withit.If the germans got within range of the lugers,you were already dead.He's a hero of the Soviet Union.
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Graduate degrees usually require more coursework and/or some kind of thesis.  In some places (like the UK) the difference is your performance in your classes:  if you don't do well enough to qualify for a master's degree you may get a certificate instead (there are other possibilities, too, like no degree or one with "honours").\n\nThe cynical answer is that degrees look better on a resume and are more likely to qualify you for a higher salary.
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People who do not have any military background often do not make the correct distinctions between different types of units.  They are just not as familiar as military personnel with the correct terms.  There are, however, a surprising number of military personnel who don't understand the differences either.  I would assume that comes from being stationed or assigned in units that are not near any of these types of units.  I think you are not differentiating between an infantry soldier (or any other type of soldier for that matter) that has been to Ranger school and one that serves in Ranger Regiment.  75th Ranger Regiment is not "Special Forces" but it does fall under the Special Operations Command (unlike 10th Mountain or the 82d ABN).  The difference is between the term Special Operations and Special Forces.  Special Forces are comprised of 18 series MOS personnel who have attended a series of schooling to qualify.
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The people with the BS degree will normally earn alittle more, and have better chance at advancement