United States Navy rear admiral

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United States Navy officer rank military rank

A United States Navy rear admiral is a senior commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, typically commanding large naval units or serving in high-level staff and leadership positions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rear Admiral (United States Navy)	1
United States Navy captain	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
authorityScope	operational command ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ
belongsToRankCategory	flag rank ⓘ
commandResponsibility	large naval units ⓘ major staff directorates ⓘ task forces ⓘ
commissionedOfficerRank	true ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
equivalentRankInUSAirForce	brigadier general ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSArmy	brigadier general ⓘ
equivalentRankInUSMarineCorps	brigadier general ⓘ
higherRank	admiral ⓘ fleet admiral ⓘ vice admiral ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	United States Navy ranks ⓘ surface form: commodore (United States Navy rank)
insigniaFeature	gold shoulder boards with one star ⓘ one silver star ⓘ sleeve lace with one broad stripe and one regular stripe ⓘ
isFlagOfficer	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	captain (United States Navy) ⓘ
NATOrankCode	OF-7 ⓘ
partOf	United States Navy ranks ⓘ surface form: United States uniformed services rank structure
payGrade	O-7 ⓘ
promotionFrom	United States Navy rear admiral self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Navy captain
promotionTo	Vice Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ surface form: United States Navy vice admiral
rankAbbreviation	RADM ⓘ
rankClass	flag officer rank ⓘ
rankGroup	flag officer ⓘ general officer equivalent ⓘ
seniorityLevel	senior officer ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
serviceType	line officer or staff corps officer ⓘ
starInsigniaCount	one-star ⓘ
typicalAssignment	high-level staff position ⓘ major shore installation commander ⓘ numbered fleet deputy commander ⓘ
typicalCommandLevel	carrier strike group staff position ⓘ expeditionary strike group staff position ⓘ naval air wing or regional command ⓘ
typicalRole	principal advisor to higher command ⓘ senior leadership position ⓘ
usedBy	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ surface form: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers ⓘ surface form: United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
wearsUniformOf	United States Navy ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) → equivalentRank → United States Navy rear admiral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rear Admiral (United States Navy)

Grace Murray Hopper Award → namedAfterOccupation → United States Navy rear admiral ⓘ

United States Navy rear admiral → promotionFrom → United States Navy rear admiral self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Navy captain