Brigadier general (United States)

Brigadier General
One-star insignia of the rank of Brigadier General. Style and method of wear may vary between different uniforms and different service branches.
Shoulder boards
Country	United States
Service branch	Army Marine Corps Air Force Space Force
Abbreviation	BG (Army) BGen (Marine Corps) Brig Gen (Air Force, Space Force)
Rank	One-star
NATO rank code	OF-6
Non-NATO rank	O-7
Next higher rank	Major General
Next lower rank	Colonel
Equivalent ranks	Rear admiral (Lower Half) in the other uniformed services which use naval ranks

In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

A brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below a major general. The pay grade of brigadier general is O-7. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as BG in the Army, BGen in the Marine Corps, and Brig Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.

The Civil Air Patrol also uses this grade for its National Vice Commander and some past National Commanders.