Functions And Powers Of The General Assembly
A general must retire after 40 years of service unless they are reappointed to serve longer. Otherwise all general officers must retire the month after their 64th birthday. However, the Secretary of Defense can defer a general's retirement until the officer's 66th birthday and the President can defer it until the officer's 68th birthday. To retire at four-star grade, an officer must accumulate at least three years of satisfactory active duty service in that grade, as certified by the Secretary of Defense. Shareholder Services Queries regarding provisional data will be accepted within 4 days only. Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades. The rank of general ranks above a lieutenant general and below the special wartime ranks of General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps and Space Force do not have an established grade above general. It is equivalent to the rank of admiral in the other United