Hey everyone this is Gary I'm off to a conference in New York this week which is something I do once or twice a year

and rather than run a bunch of encore episodes I thought I would do something just a little different

most of my episodes are evergreen which means they really don't need updating.

However, I have done a few episodes where things have changed since I originally recorded it.

So this week, I'll be running the full encore episode as it was originally released and then at the end where I normally read a review

I'll be providing an update to the episode so make sure to stay tuned all the way to the end of the episode.

This episode was originally released in July of all the way to the end of the episode.

This episode was originally released in July of 2020, and it was the 20th episode that I ever recorded.

You may notice that the sound is a bit different as I was recording in a single room with

hardwood floors and a running refrigerator just a few feet away from me.

So with that, enjoy the story of the Six Star General.

If you look at the list of officer ranks in the United States Armed Forces, there are 10 ranks listed which are held today.

They go from second lieutenant all the way up to the rank of general, which is the four-star variant of the rank.

There is a rank above general, a five-star general, which hasn't been awarded in 70 years.

Most people are familiar with these generals as having served in World War II.

However, there is still one more rank above that of five-star general in the United States

military.

Find out about this rank and the two men who have been

awarded it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The The upper ranks of the American military has changed over time and according to the military's needs.

For most of the history of the United States, its military has been quite small compared to European countries,

and there wasn't a need for a large and complicated system for organizing the top commanders in the armed forces.

For example, the highest rank ever obtained by George Washington during his lifetime was that of Lieutenant General, which today would be a three-star general.

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