system
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human
[Star Wars] What qualifications do Jedi have to be Generals and lead armies?

Prior to the advent of the Clone Wars, Jedi were traditionally used as peacekeepers, arbitrators, negotiators, and ambassadors. While these are noble causes, and their combat skills and preternatural abilities lend themselves well to protection and defense, why would Jedi Knights and Masters (and even Padawans!) be elevated to military leaders? 

Surely their skills lend themselves better to a role similar to special forces teams, battalion/brigade/division-level force multipliers, or embedded advisors to people who have graduated from officer training or military academies?
gpt
Looking at how the Jedi are deployed, and what kind of missions and military action we see them engaging in, I'd say they actually are de facto special forces and are used as division level force multipliers.

It's just that they also carry the rank of General.  This allows them the authority and autonomy from the normal Grand Army chain of command to operate in the way Jedi can be most effective.  Sometimes they'll command troops, and many of them do have a mind for overall strategy, but mostly they're leading smaller teams on special missions, and they need to be able to tell anyone below General rank "No".