Major general (O-8)
Major general (MajGen) is the second Marine Corps general officer rank, pay grade O-8. Its insignia is two silver stars in a row.
How to read it
The uniform regulations describe two silver-colored stars, set in a straight line on a holding bar on the collar: one more than a brigadier general (O-7) wears and one fewer than a lieutenant general (O-9).
Also searched as: MajGen.
Ranks and insignia as the Marine Corps’ own orders and pages set them out. Pay grades are the Department of Defense’s.
Two stars in the Navy
The Navy’s O-8, rear admiral, wears two silver five-pointed stars on the collar.
Read next
- Next in Marine Corps ranksLieutenant general (O-9)Lieutenant general (LtGen) is the third Marine Corps general officer rank, pay grade O-9. Its insignia is three silver stars in a row.
- In Army ranksMajor general (O-8)Two silver stars are the insignia of a major general (MG), pay grade O-8 in the US Army.
More marine Corps ranks
The same shape elsewhere
Browse symbols drawn with stars.
Sources
- Marine Corps Ranks, marines.mil, Ranks, United States Marine Corps, Officer
- Marine Corps Uniform Regulations (MCO 1020.34H), MCO 1020.34H, 1 May 2018, Commandant of the Marine Corps, para 4005.2.a, c, p. 1-99
- Officer Knowledge (Officer Development School), Officer Training Command Newport, ODS Knowledge Book, Naval Service Training Command, U.S. Navy, Navy and Marine Corps Officer Rank Structure
- U.S. Military Rank Insignia, Resources: U.S. Military Rank Insignia (enlisted and officer insignia by paygrade), U.S. Department of Defense (defense.gov), Officer insignia, O-8
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