What are the modern roles of brigadier generals and commodores?
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A Commodore wasn't originally a rank but a temporary appointment, where a captain (i.e. non-admiral) was given the command of a squad/esquade with several ships (each with their own captain) - often it would be a detachment from a larger fleet (commanded by an admiral). There became two "grades" among commodores; 2nd grade which commanded not only the squad but also his own ship, and 1st grade which had another captain commanding the ship and thus only commanded the squadron (like a admiral - the captain of the flagship commanded the ship, while the admiral commanded the whole fleet... the captains fought their ships, while the admiral fought the battle). This is probably the reason why many navys don't use commodore as a rank, but rather split existing ones (e.g. rear admiral upper and lower half) or created new ones (e.g. flotilja admiral). Also remember that a fleet of sailing-ship typically had three admirals - the admiral in the center, the vice-admiral in the front (looking and reporting to the admiral), and the rear-admiral in the back - who would become the admiral "in front" if the fleet had to counter ("turn" and go the other way - the individual ships turned, so the back-line became the new front) - which is why the rank is called "counter admiral" in many navys.
In some armies "brigader" is not a general-rank (just an "uber-colonel"), in others there are two grades of colonel; so I'm not sure you could say brigader/brigader general is really equivalent to a commodore. Don't know what "rank" a colonel in charge of several brigades (each with their own colonel) would traditionally hold - that would be the equivalent of a commodore in army-context.
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In the United States armed forces the rank of brigadier general has always been a flag officer and general officer rank. There were brigadier generals in the continental army.
The United States Army, the regular army, has had at least one brigadier general at a time since 1792, and at least two at a time since 1809. Curiously, the first major general was in 1791. The state militias have had brigadier generals and major generals since that era or earlier.
During major wars brigadier generals commanded many of the brigades that were organized as fighting units. When there were no major wars or organized brigades brigadier generals commanded the army units in various territorial commands. During the 19th century there were sometimes more brigadier generals commanding staff departments in Washington than brigadier generals of the line in the field.
In 2018 there are 31 brigade combat teams in the US Army, consisting of one brigade, normally commanded by a colonel, and support and fire units. Presumably a brigadier general commands the entire brigade combat team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_combat_team1
In 2018 there are 124 brigadier generals in the US Army, so the vast majority do not command brigade combat teams.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/239383/total-military-personnel-of-the-us-army-by-grade/2
In the Army, BGs typically serves as Deputy Commander to the Commanding General of a division and assists in overseeing the planning and coordination of a mission. In an infantry brigade (4,000 to 6,000 Soldiers/Marines) not attached to a division, a Brigadier General serves as the unit's commander, while a colonel serves as deputy commander. Similarly, Air Force, Brigadier Generals command large operational Wings with colonels serving as deputy commanders. Both services' Brigadier Generals serve as senior primary staff officers of a Corps/Numbered Air Force or higher level staff. BG and its equivalents currently serve as the commandants and deans of the United States Service Academies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_officers_in_the_United_States3
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