Major general (Australia)

Major general
The MAJGEN insignia of Order of the Bath (pip) above a crossed sword and baton, with the word 'Australia' at the bottom.
Country	Australia
Service branch	Australian Army
Abbreviation	MAJGEN
Rank	Two-star
NATO rank code	OF-7
Non-NATO rank	O-8
Next higher rank	Lieutenant general
Next lower rank	Brigadier
Equivalent ranks	Rear admiral (RAN) Air vice-marshal (RAAF)

Major general (abbreviated MAJGEN) is a senior rank of the Australian Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general. It is the third-highest active rank of the Australian Army (the rank of field marshal not being held by any currently serving officer), and is considered to be equivalent to a two-star rank. A major general commands a division or the equivalent.

Major general is a higher rank than brigadier, but lower than lieutenant general.^[a] Major general is the equivalent of rear admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and air vice marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force.^[1]

The insignia for a major general is the star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath (despite membership of the Order no longer being awarded to Australians), above a crossed Mameluke sword and baton.^[2][b]

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