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For other countries that use an admiral rank, see <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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/></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Navy admiral of the "line".</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><style 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scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">rank code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_officers#Officers_(OF_1–10)" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers">OF-9</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Non-<a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">O-10</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">July 25, 1866</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fleet_admiral_(United_States)" title="Fleet admiral (United States)">Fleet admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">Vice admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a> (<a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services of the United States">Uniformed services of the United States</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Admiral</b> (abbreviated as <b>ADM</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Four_star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four star rank">four-star</a> <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officer</a> rank in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps</a> with the <a href="/wiki/U.S._uniformed_services_pay_grades" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. uniformed services pay grades">pay grade</a> of O-10. Admiral ranks above <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Fleet_admiral_(United_States)" title="Fleet admiral (United States)">fleet admiral</a> in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health Service do not have an established grade above admiral. Admiral is equivalent to the rank of <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">general</a> in the other <a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services of the United States">uniformed services</a>. The <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</a> (NOAA Corps) has never had an officer hold the grade of admiral. However, <a href="/wiki/Title_37_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 37 of the United States Code">37 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/37/201">§ 201</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">U.S. Code</a> established the grade for the NOAA Corps, in case a position is created that merits the four-star grade. </p><p>Since the five-star grade of fleet admiral has not been used since 1946, the grade of admiral is the highest appointment an officer can achieve in the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Address">Address</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Address"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Formally, "Admiral" is always used when referring to a four-star admiral, and informally "Full Admiral", "Four-star Admiral" (or simply four-star), or "O-10" (in reference to pay grade). The informal terms are used to distinguish a four-star admiral from the lower-ranking admirals who may also be referred to as "Admiral". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg/200px-Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg/300px-Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg/400px-Arleigh_Burke_1951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="742" /></a><figcaption>Admiral <a href="/wiki/Arleigh_Burke" title="Arleigh Burke">Arleigh Burke</a>, the person with the longest tenure as Chief of Naval Operations, in a uniform with the post-1869 sleeve style</figcaption></figure> <p>The United States Navy did not have any admirals until 1862, because many people felt the title too reminiscent of royalty—such as the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">British</a> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>—to be used in the new nation's navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others saw the need for ranks above captain, among them <a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Jones" title="John Paul Jones">John Paul Jones</a>, who pointed out that the Navy had to have officers who "ranked" with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">army</a> generals.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also felt there must be ranks above <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">captain</a> to avoid disputes among senior captains.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The various <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">secretaries of the navy</a> repeatedly recommended to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> that admiral ranks be created because the other navies of the world used them and American senior officers were "often subjected to serious difficulties and embarrassments in the interchange of civilities with those of other nations."<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congress finally authorized nine rear admirals on July 16, 1862, although that was probably more for the needs of the rapidly expanding navy during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> than any international considerations.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two years later, Congress authorized the appointment of a <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a> from among the nine rear admirals: <a href="/wiki/David_Farragut" title="David Farragut">David Farragut</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another bill allowed the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> to appoint Farragut to admiral on July 25, 1866, and <a href="/wiki/David_Dixon_Porter" title="David Dixon Porter">David Dixon Porter</a> to <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Farragut died in 1870, Porter became admiral and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_C._Rowan" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen C. Rowan">Stephen C. Rowan</a> was promoted to vice admiral.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even after they died, Congress did not allow the promotion of any of the rear admirals to succeed them, so there were no more admirals or vice admirals by promotion until 1915 when Congress authorized an admiral and a vice admiral each for the Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic Fleets.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was one admiral in the interim, however. In 1899, Congress recognized <a href="/wiki/George_Dewey" title="George Dewey">George Dewey</a>'s accomplishments during the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> by authorizing the President to appoint him <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_Navy" title="Admiral of the Navy">Admiral of the Navy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He held that rank until he died in 1917. Nobody has since held that title. In 1944, Congress approved the five-star grade of <a href="/wiki/Fleet_admiral_(United_States)" title="Fleet admiral (United States)">fleet admiral</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first to hold it were <a href="/wiki/William_D._Leahy" title="William D. Leahy">William D. Leahy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernest_J._King" title="Ernest J. King">Ernest J. King</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz" title="Chester W. Nimitz">Chester W. Nimitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Senate confirmed their appointments December 15, 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fleet Admiral <a href="/wiki/William_F._Halsey" class="mw-redirect" title="William F. Halsey">William F. Halsey</a> got his fifth star in December 1945. None has been appointed since. </p><p>The sleeve stripes now used by admirals and vice admirals in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> date from March 11, 1869, when General Order Number 90 specified that for their "undress" uniforms admirals would wear a two-inch stripe with three half-inch stripes above it and vice admirals the two-inch stripe with two half-inch stripes above it.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rear admiral got his two-inch stripe and one half-inch stripe in 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The sleeve stripes had been more elaborate. When the rear admiral rank started in 1862 the sleeve arrangement was three stripes of three-quarter-inch lace alternating with three stripes of quarter-inch lace.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was some ten inches from top to bottom.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vice admiral, of course, had even more stripes and when Farragut became admiral in 1866, he had so many stripes they reached from his cuffs almost to his elbow.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On their dress uniforms the admirals wore bands of gold embroidery of live oak leaves and acorns.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The admirals of the 1860s wore the same number of stars on their shoulders as admirals of corresponding grades do today.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1899, the navy's one admiral (Dewey) and 18 rear admirals put on the new shoulder marks, as did the other officers when wearing their white uniforms, but kept their stars instead of repeating the sleeve cuff stripes.<sup id="cite_ref-Admiral_1-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Admiral-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 20th century, the ranks of the modern U.S. admiralty were firmly established. An oddity that did exist was that the navy did not have a <a href="/wiki/One-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">one-star rank</a> except briefly during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> when Congress established a temporary war rank of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">commodore</a>. The one-star rank was later established permanently in 1986. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statutory_limits">Statutory limits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Statutory limits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>U.S. law limits the number of four-star admirals that may be on active duty at any time. The total number of active-duty flag officers is capped at 162 for the Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-authorized_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-authorized-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the Army, Navy, and Air Force, no more than about 21% of the service's active-duty general or flag officers may have more than two stars,<sup id="cite_ref-distribution_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distribution-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and statute sets the total number of four-star officers allowed in each service.<sup id="cite_ref-distribution_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distribution-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is set at 6 four-star Navy admirals.<sup id="cite_ref-distribution_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distribution-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, exceptions to this limit are made to meet operational needs. As of July 2020, there were 9 four star admirals serving on active duty with the U.S. Navy. </p><p>Some of these slots are reserved by statute. For the Navy, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_naval_operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief of naval operations">chief of naval operations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_chief_of_naval_operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice chief of naval operations">vice chief of naval operations</a> are admirals; for the Coast Guard the <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_coast_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Commandant of the coast guard">commandant of the coast guard</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_Commandant_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard">vice commandant of the coast guard</a> are admirals; for the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, the <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_for_Health" title="Assistant Secretary for Health">Assistant Secretary for Health</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an admiral if they hold an appointment to the regular corps. </p><p>There are several exceptions to these limits allowing more than allotted within the statute. A Navy admiral serving as <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Chairman</a> or <a href="/wiki/Vice_Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" title="Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff">Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> does not count against the Navy's flag-officer cap. A Navy admiral serving in one of several joint positions does not count against his or her service's four-star limit; these positions include the commander of a <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">unified combatant command</a>, the commander of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Korea" title="United States Forces Korea">U.S. Forces Korea</a>, and the deputy commander of <a href="/wiki/United_States_European_Command" title="United States European Command">U.S. European Command</a> but only if the commander of that command is also the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Allied_Commander" title="Supreme Allied Commander">Supreme Allied Commander</a>, Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officers serving in certain intelligence positions are not counted against either limit, including the <a href="/wiki/Director_of_the_Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Director of the Central Intelligence Agency">Director of the Central Intelligence Agency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The President may also add admirals to the Navy if they are offset by removing an equivalent number of four-stars from other services.<sup id="cite_ref-distribution_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-distribution-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally, all statutory limits may be waived at the President's discretion during time of war or national emergency.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointment_and_tour_length">Appointment and tour length</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appointment and tour length"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Four-star grades go hand-in-hand with the positions of office they are linked to, so these ranks are temporary. Officers may only achieve four-star grade if they are appointed to positions that require the officer to hold such a rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their rank expires with the expiration of their term of office, which is usually set by statute.<sup id="cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Admirals are nominated for appointment by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> from any eligible officers holding the rank of <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(lower_half)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rear admiral (lower half)">rear admiral (lower half)</a> or above, who also meets the requirements for the position, under the advice and/or suggestion of their respective department secretary, service secretary, and if applicable the joint chiefs.<sup id="cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For some specific positions, statute allows the President to waive those requirements for a nominee whom he deems would serve national interests.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> before the appointee can take office and thus assume the rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The standard tour length for most four-star positions is three years, bundled as a two-year term plus a one-year extension, with the following exceptions: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Naval_Operations" title="Chief of Naval Operations">Chief of Naval Operations</a> serves for four years in one four-year term.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Director_of_Naval_Nuclear_Propulsion" class="mw-redirect" title="Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion">Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion</a> serves for a nominal eight years.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Commandant_of_the_Coast_Guard" title="Commandant of the Coast Guard">Commandant of the Coast Guard</a> serves for a nominal four years.</li></ul> <p>Extensions of the standard tour length can be approved, within statutory limits, by their respective service secretaries, the secretary of defense, the President, and/or Congress but these are rare, as they block other officers from being promoted. Some statutory limits under the U.S. Code can be waived in times of national emergency or war. Admiral ranks may also be given by act of Congress but this is extremely rare.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement">Retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other than voluntary retirement, statute sets a number of mandates for retirement. Four-star officers must retire after 40 years of service unless reappointed to grade to serve longer.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otherwise all flag officers must retire the month after their 64th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-Exception_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Exception-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Secretary of Defense can defer a four-star officer's retirement until the officer's 66th birthday <sup id="cite_ref-Exception_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Exception-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the President can defer it until the officer's 68th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-Exception_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Exception-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since there are a limited number of four-star slots available to each service, typically one officer must leave office before another can be promoted.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Maintaining a four-star rank is a game of <a href="/wiki/Musical_chairs" title="Musical chairs">musical chairs</a>; once an officer vacates a position bearing that rank, they have no more than 60 days to be appointed or reappointed to a position of equal importance before they must involuntarily retire.<sup id="cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historically, officers leaving four-star positions were allowed to revert to their permanent two-star ranks to mark time in lesser jobs until statutory retirement, but now such officers are expected to retire immediately to avoid obstructing the promotion flow. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Historical USN Admiral rank insignia."><img alt="Historical USN Admiral rank insignia." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg/70px-US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg/105px-US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg/140px-US_Admiral_of_Navy_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Historical USN Admiral rank insignia.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAA Corps shoulder insignia"><img alt="U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAA Corps shoulder insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg/120px-USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg/180px-USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg/240px-USN-USMC_O10_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2482" data-file-height="631" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAA Corps shoulder insignia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USCG_O-10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral"><img alt="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/USCG_O-10_insignia.svg/70px-USCG_O-10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/USCG_O-10_insignia.svg/105px-USCG_O-10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/USCG_O-10_insignia.svg/140px-USCG_O-10_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral"><img alt="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg/70px-US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg/105px-US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg/140px-US_PHS_O10_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral</div> </li> </ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral (unrestricted line officer)"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral (unrestricted line officer)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg/120px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg/180px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="576" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Rank flag</a> of a U.S. Coast Guard admiral (unrestricted line officer)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral (serves as Assistant Secretary for Health)"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral (serves as Assistant Secretary for Health)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Assistant_Secretary_for_Health.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service admiral (serves as <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_for_Health" title="Assistant Secretary for Health">Assistant Secretary for Health</a>)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy_officer_rank_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy officer rank insignia">U.S. Navy officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers" title="List of active duty United States four-star officers">List of active duty United States four-star officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Navy four-star admirals">List of United States Navy four-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals">List of United States Coast Guard four-star admirals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps_four-star_admirals" title="List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals">List of United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps four-star admirals</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071010042417/http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5l.htm">"Naval traditions: Names of ranks"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5l.htm">the original</a> on 2007-10-10<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-10-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Naval+traditions%3A+Names+of+ranks&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.navy.mil%2Ftrivia%2Ftriv4-5l.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAdmiral+%28United+States%29" class="Z3988"></span> History.Navy.mil - Naval traditions: Names of ranks</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-authorized-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-authorized_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/526-">[1]</a> 10 USC 526. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-distribution-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-distribution_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-distribution_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-distribution_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-distribution_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/525-">[2]</a> 10 USC 525. Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/14/parts/i/chapters/3/sections/section_44.html">[3]</a> 14 USC 44. Commandant; appointment.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/207-">[4]</a> 42 USC 207. Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/604.html">[5]</a> 10 USC 604. Senior joint-officer positions: recommendations to the Secretary of Defense.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/10/subtitles/a/parts/ii/chapters/32/sections/section_528.html">[6]</a> 10 USC 528. Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; exclusion from distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/10/subtitles/a/parts/ii/chapters/32/sections/section_527.html">[7]</a> 10 USC 527. Authority to suspend sections 523, 525, and 526.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Positions_of_importance-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Positions_of_importance_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/601-">[8]</a> 10 USC 601. Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/164-">[9]</a> 10 164. Commanders of combatant commands: assignment; powers and duties</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/1253">[10]</a> 10 USC 636. Retirement for years of service: regular officers in grades above brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Exception-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Exception_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Exception_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Exception_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/1253-">[11]</a> 10 USC 1253 Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; exception</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=529">[12]</a> DoD News Briefing on Thursday, June 6, 1996. Retirement of Admiral <a href="/wiki/Leighton_W._Smith,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Leighton W. Smith, Jr.">Leighton W. 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">United States uniformed services <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)#United_States" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Officer_candidate#United_States" title="Officer candidate">officer candidate</a> ranks</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;border-width:0;"><div style="padding:0"> <table style="width:100%" class="wraplinks"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:gainsboro;">Pay grade / branch of service </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;">Officer<br />candidate </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-1</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-2</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-3</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-4</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-5</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap">O-6</span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking#One-star" title="Military star ranking">O-7</a></span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking#Two-star" title="Military star ranking">O-8</a></span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking#Three-star" title="Military star ranking">O-9</a></span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking#Four-star" title="Military star ranking">O-10</a></span> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/Five-star_rank#United_States" title="Five-star rank">Wartime<br />grade</a> </th> <th style="background:gainsboro;"><a href="/wiki/Six-star_rank" title="Six-star rank">Special <br />grade</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;">Insignia </td> <td><sup>[1]</sup> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O1_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="alt=alt=Second lieutenant / Ensign" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/10px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/15px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/US-O1_insignia.svg/20px-US-O1_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O2_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="alt=alt=First lieutenant / Lieutenant (junior grade)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/US-O2_insignia.svg/10px-US-O2_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="25" class="mw-file-element" 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Lieutenant commander" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/25px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/38px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US-O4_insignia.svg/50px-US-O4_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O5_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="alt=alt=Lieutenant colonel / Commander" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/25px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/38px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/US-O5_insignia.svg/50px-US-O5_insignia.svg.png 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general / Vice admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/50px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/75px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/US-O9_insignia.svg/100px-US-O9_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1883" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="alt=alt=General / Admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/70px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/105px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/140px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 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States)">MAJ</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">LTC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">COL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">BG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">MG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">LTG</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">GEN</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(United_States)" title="General of the Army (United States)">GA</a><sup>[3]</sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">GAS</a><sup>[2]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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<td><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">2d Lt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">1st Lt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">Capt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Maj</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">Lt Col</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Col</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brig Gen</a></span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Maj Gen</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lt Gen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">Gen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Air_Force" title="General of the Air Force">GAF</a><sup>[3]</sup> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Space_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="708" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States 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title="Major general (United States)">Maj Gen</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lt Gen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">Gen</a> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" 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title="Captain (United States O-6)">CAPT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)" title="Rear admiral (United States)">RDML</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">RADM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">VADM</a> </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ADM</a> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gainsboro;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/NOAA_Flag.svg/23px-NOAA_Flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/NOAA_Flag.svg/35px-NOAA_Flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/NOAA_Flag.svg/46px-NOAA_Flag.svg.png 2x" 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href="/wiki/Rear_admiral_(United_States)#Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral (United States)">RADM</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">VADM</a> </td> <td><sup>[4]</sup> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td> <td><sup>[5]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:lightsteelblue;" colspan="15"><sup>[1]</sup> No universal insignia for officer candidate rank<br /><sup>[2]</sup> No official insignia and not currently listed by the Army as an obtainable rank. <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a>'s GAS insignia: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="General of the Armies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/20px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/30px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg/40px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="451" data-file-height="476" /></a></span> (collar) <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-O10_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="General of the Armies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/45px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/68px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/US-O10_insignia.svg/90px-US-O10_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2514" data-file-height="583" /></a></span> (epaulettes)<br /><sup>[3]</sup> These ranks are reserved for wartime use only, and are still listed as ranks within their respective services<br /><sup>[4]</sup> Grade is authorized by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Code" title="United States Code">U.S. Code</a> for use but has not been created<br /><sup>[5]</sup> Grade has never been created or authorized<br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&oldid=1256000712">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Admiral_(United_States)&oldid=1256000712</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Category:Military ranks of the United States Navy">Military ranks of the United States Navy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_ranks_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Category:Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard">Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Four-star_officers" title="Category:Four-star officers">Four-star officers</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_September_2015" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015">Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 7 November 2024, at 18:32<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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