General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

José Carlos de Nardi, is the former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of

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. De Nardi was sworn in as the first Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces by then-

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on 6 September 2010.''Tomou Posse o Primeiro Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas, o General De Exército José Carlos De Nardi''
''Política Externa''. Retrieved on 2012-03-23. . On 8 December 2015,

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Ademir Sobrinho was sworn in as the second Chief of the Joint Staff by Defense Minister

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