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Military [r]: The standing armed forces of a country, that are directed by the national government and are tasked with that nation's defense. [e]
Management [r]: The act of directing and controlling a group of people for the purpose of coordinating and harmonizing the group towards accomplishing a goal beyond the scope of individual effort. [e]

Officer [r]: Add brief definition or description
General [r]: In current military organizations, the highest military rank (although the naval equivalent is admiral); also used in the sense of general officer, the highest grade of ranks of which this is the highest [e]
Lieutenant general [r]: A senior military rank in ground or air forces, leading a corps-size organization, occupying a major staff leadership role, or, in some countries, commanding the entire military [e]
Major general [r]: A senior military rank, in the middle to bottom range the top of the "general officer " system that divides officers into junior, field, and general/flag. [e]
Brigadier general [r]: A title with variants, or not used at all, by various countries; its authority falls between colonel and a country-specific general grade, most commonly major general [e]
Colonel [r]: A fairly senior military rank, typically commanding the largest tactical unit such as a brigade or regiment, and ranking just below general officers [e]
Major [r]: In military rank of many armies, the lowest of the middle-level "staff" or "field officer" grades, senior to captain (land forces) and junior to lieutenant colonel [e]
Captain (land forces [r]: Add brief definition or description
Lieutenant [r]: Add brief definition or description

Admiral [r]: The highest rank in a navy, or the name of the group of "flag officer" grades (e.g., vice admiral) [e]
Flag officer [r]: Add brief definition or description
Captain (naval) [r]: The commanding officer of a naval or commercial ship; the senior naval rank below the flag officers [e]
Commander (naval) [r]: In many English-speaking navies, a mid-level military rank for naval officers, often for the commanding officer of a unit of intermediate power, such as a destroyer, attack submarine or naval aviation squadron; also for staff officers [e]

Noncommissioned officer [r]: A military supervisor principally concerned with the training and readiness of individuals rather than units; may also be a technical expert responsible for the reliability and maintenance of equipment, perhaps equipment maintained by a team [e]
Sergeant [r]: Add brief definition or description
Petty officer [r]: A noncommissioned officer in a navy [e]