In ascending order from lowest to highest, which rank comes immediately after Major General?

• A. Colonel
• B. Brigadier General
• C. Major General
• D. Lieutenant General

Answer: (D)

Understanding the sequence of Army general-officer ranks shows that after Major General comes Lieutenant General. The progression goes Brigadier General (one star), Major General (two stars), Lieutenant General (three stars), then General (four stars). So the rank immediately after Major General is Lieutenant General. Colonel sits below Brigadier General, so it isn’t after Major General.