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General of the Army (GA) is a five-star general officer and is the second highest possible rank in...

General of the Army (GA) is a five-star general officer and is the second highest possible rank in the United States Army. A special rank of General of the Armies, which ranks above General of the Army, does exist but has only been conferred twice in the history of the Army. A General of the Army ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to a Fleet Admiral and a General of the Air Force; there is no established equivalent five-star rank in the other four uniformed services. Often referred as a "five-star general," the rank of General of the Army is reserved for war-time use only and is not currently active in the U.S. military. On July 25, 1866, the U.S. Congress established the rank of "General of the Army of the United States" for General Ulysses S. Grant. When appointed General of the Army, Grant wore the rank insignia of four stars and coat buttons arranged in three groups of four. Unlike the World War II rank with a similar title, the 1866 rank of General of the Army was a four-star rank. Unlike the modern four-star rank of general, only one officer could hold the 1866–1888 rank of General of the Army at any time. After Grant became President, he was succeeded as