With three days to go before leaving power, President Hipolito Mejia issued two decrees to promote new generals in the Armed Forces. These new generals are Maximo Medina Morel of the Air Force, Rubio Baez of the Army and Julio Ramirez of the Presidential Corps of Military Aides. President Mejia has overseen a record number of military promotions to the rank of general, making the DR one of the Western Hemisphere countries with the most generals, if not the most. There are approximately 200.