Talk:Brigadgeneral

Merge suggestion

I can not see why this Swedish term for Brigadier General merits an article of its own, rather than a redirect to that article. It's used exactly as that rank. Tomas e (talk) 18:49, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Factuality when comparing to other countries

Sweden is far from the only country which has experienced a "rank inflation" in the formation commanded by senior officers in the post-Cold war era, and where brigadiers and other senior officers fill senior staff positions. Statements claiming that all brigadier generals in USArmy or USMC are actually commanding brigades are not correct. Tomas e (talk) 18:49, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Reply regarding factuality by User:Tomas e

The article does not state all - it states typically. Of course, not all colonels command brigades as there are numerous staff positions to fill on higher levels that require colonel grade skills.

Sweden has been facing a hyperinflation of military ranks, while military ranks of the US have not changed in value. British Army has inflated some Majors to a company commander status, but other ranks have been rather constant. Not only have drastic reforms inflated ranks, but also the drastic reduction from more than 30 brigades (end of 1970) to today with one to two mechanized companies and two to four battalions after 90 days of mobilization. The Army merely exists and a fraction of the officers get the chance to lead battle units.

To describe a Swedish Brigadier General requirs an own page, because such rank does not correspond to a Brigadier General in the NATO. The most capable Brigadier General in Sweden gets the honor to lead the Nordic Battle Group, which size wise is like a small regiment. --Malin Randstrom (talk) 14:37, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Regarding merge request by User:Tomas e

Thank you for your ideas regarding my articles on Swedish ranks. The purpose of those pages is to explain each rank in detail about what they currently represent as well as providing a historical dimension. Also, I am striving to facilitate the browsing between ranks. A merge with another large article would make that article huge (considering that it may contain all ranks in the world) with too much detailed information. Also, the browsing functionality will get lost. A better way is to put short notes with references into my articles. Other reasons are of more administrative nature: Having references make articles independent, which makes it possible to relink to other ranks as translation changes. For example, with the introduction of a new ranking system, ranks will be redefined. Changing references then would be much easier than rewriting huge articles. Also consider the situation where one rank corresponds to several Swedish ranks or vice versa. I am removing your merge requests by now! OK? --Malin Randstrom (talk) 08:46, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

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