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In 1922 the rank of Brigadier-General was replaced by the appointment of Colonel-Commandant. The appointment, although reflecting its modern role in the British Army as a senior colonel rather than a junior general, was not well received and was replaced with brigadier in 1928. Colonel-commandant was only ever used for officers commanding brigades, depots or training establishments. Officers holding equivalent rank in administrative appointments were known as "colonels on the staff", also replaced by brigadier in 1928. Colonel-commandants and colonels on the staff wore the same rank badge later adopted by brigadiers.
Until shortly after World War II, brigadier was an appointment conferred on colonels (as commodore was an appointment conferred on naval captains) rather than a substantive rank. The Royal Marines retained this until 1997, when both commodore and brigadier became substantive ranks.
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