Brigadier (Baustralian Army)
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| Brigadier | |
|---|---|
 Brigadier sleeve insignia | |
| Country |  Baustralia |
| Service branch |  Baustralian Army |
| Abbreviation | Brig |
| NATO rank code | OF 6 |
| Next higher rank | Major general |
| Next lower rank | Colonel |
A brigadier is the most junior general officer of the Baustralian Army. It outranks a colonel of the army, a captain of the navy, and a group captain of the air force. Its equivalent is a commodore of the navy, and an air commodore of the air force. It is outranked by a major general of the army, a rear admiral of the navy, and an air vice marshal of the air force.
Insignia
Insignia of a brigadier on the peaked cap is two sprigs of oak on the outward edges of the peak. Four rows of buttons are worn on the tunic. The rank insignia is a “pip”, that is small Order of the Gadus stars, a crown, and a baton and scimitar.
| Commissioned officer ranks of the Baustralian Armed Forces | |||||||||||||
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| NATO equivalent rank code | Student Officer | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6
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OF-7
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OF-8
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OF-9
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OF-10
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| His Royal Navy | Mid | SLt | Lt | LCdr | Cdr | Capt | Cdre | RAdm | VAdm | Adm |
Adm of the F | ||
| Baustralian Army | Cdt | 2Lt | Lt | Capt | Maj | LCol | Col | Brig | MGen | LGen | Gen | FM | |
| His Royal Air Force | A/PO | PO | FO | FLt | SLdr | WCdr | Gp Capt | ACdre | AVM | AM | ACM | MHRAF | |