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Q:Is George Washington's promotion to General of the Armies dated in 1776 or 1976?
A:The promotion is dated from 1976 to coincide with the United States Bicentennial celebrations. An order "backdating" the promotion to 1776 was never issued.
Q:Is "General of the Armies of the United States" a different rank from "General of the Armies"?"
A:"General of the Armies" is a shortened version of the rank "General of the Armies of the United States"
Q:Is George Washington the highest ranking United States officer?
A:George Washington's promotion order to General of the Armies established he would always be the highest ranked U.S. military officer by seniority; however, at least one other person (John Pershing) holds the same rank of General of the Armies.
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I believe General Ulysses S. Grant became a 6 star general/general of the armies after his 200th birthday. If this is incorrect, please notify me. 24.52.31.237 (talk) 13:03, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
The six-star general drawings which used to be on this article were not fakes. I see they were deleted with a long talk about how they were concocted, drawn on a computer what have you. The drawings were from the Army from around 1965, you could tell with the weathered and yellowed look that those were actual documents. That should really be fixed as its a disservice to this article not to speak about the insignia debate that happened in the 60s where the Army actually did design a valid 6-star design. Here is a link to what the drawings looked like, not the drawings themselves - — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.44.165.50 (talk) 10:58, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
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