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  2. Rear admiral - Wikipedia

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    In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) (contre-amiral or CAm in French) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of the Army and Air Force. A rear-admiral is a flag officer, the naval equivalent of a general officer. A rear-admiral is senior to a commodore and brigadier-general, and junior to a vice-admiral and ...

  3. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter admiral: Air vice-marshal: Brigadier or brigadier general: Commodore or flotilla admiral: Air commodore: Senior officers; Colonel (Ship-of-the-line) Captain: Group captain: Lieutenant colonel: Frigate captain or Commander: Wing commander: Major or commandant ...

  4. United States Navy officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    O-5 and O-6 are senior officers: commander and captain. O-7 through O-10 are flag officers: rear admiral (lower half) , rear admiral , vice admiral (three stars), and admiral . [3] [4] Fleet admiral was a five-star flag officer rank. It was awarded to four officers during World War II and has not been authorized since.

  5. Rear admiral (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Rear admiral (abbreviated as RADM), also sometimes referred to informally as "rear admiral (upper half)", is a two-star flag officer, with the pay grade of O-8 in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and the United States Maritime Service.

  6. Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Admiral: Vice-admiral: Rear-admiral: Commodore: Captain (N) Commander: Lieutenant-commander: Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant: Acting sub-lieutenant: Amiral(e) Vice-amiral(e) Contre-amiral(e) Commodore: Capitaine de vaisseau: Capitaine de frégate: Capitaine de corvette: Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau: Enseigne de vaisseau de 1 re classe: Enseigne de ...

  7. Military star ranking - Wikipedia

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    Vice admiral: Air marshal: Major general or divisional general: Rear admiral or Counter admiral: Air vice-marshal: Brigadier or brigadier general: Commodore or flotilla admiral: Air commodore: Senior officers; Colonel (Ship-of-the-line) Captain: Group captain: Lieutenant colonel: Frigate captain or Commander: Wing commander: Major or commandant ...

  8. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    At various times (1775-1981) the O-7 rank in the USN has been called Commodore and briefly once, Commodore Admiral. Then changed to Rear Admiral lower half due to Captains and Commanders that commanded more than 1 ship or squadrons given the title, but not rank, of Commodore. The rank of Ensign is not used in the Royal Marines.

  9. Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers - Wikipedia

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    Admiral: Vice-admiral: Rear-admiral: Commodore: Captain (N) Commander: Lieutenant-commander: Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant: Acting sub-lieutenant: Amiral(e) Vice-amiral(e) Contre-amiral(e) Commodore: Capitaine de vaisseau: Capitaine de frégate: Capitaine de corvette: Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau: Enseigne de vaisseau de 1 re classe: Enseigne de ...