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

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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.

He never attained a higher rank because there wasn't any. In fact,

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