Inspector General
a name employed to designate a military officer, having various duties in various branches of the service, but whose original responsibility was that of supervision and inspection. The designation is given to all the officers of the inspector general's department, though their service varies greatly. The duties involve the proper inspection of accounts relating to expenditures, the condition of the troops and their equipment, the military posts, arsenals and public works, and general conduct unbecoming in an officer.
There are inspectors general of infantry, cavalry, engineers, artillery and other branches of service. In the medical department the inspectors general of hospitals are the head surgeons. In European countries the duties of inspectors general are carried out by the general staff of the army.