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The two ranks are only utilized by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Coast_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a>, <a href="/wiki/USPHSCC" class="mw-redirect" title="USPHSCC">U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/NOAA_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA Corps">National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</a>. In contrast, in most other nations' rank-bearing services, the term "<a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">rear admiral</a>" refers exclusively to two-star flag officer rank. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rear_admiral_(lower_half)"><span id="Rear_admiral_.28lower_half.29"></span>Rear admiral (lower half)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rear admiral (lower half)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Navy's previous one-star rank, see <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">Commodore (United States)</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 .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Rear admiral (lower half)<br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_(lower_half).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/150px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/200px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="430" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Rank flag</a> of a U.S. Navy rear admiral (lower half)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg/100px-US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg/150px-US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg/200px-US_Navy_O7_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The shoulder star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> rear admiral (lower half) (<a href="/wiki/Line_officer" title="Line officer">Line officer</a>)</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 data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps"> Public Health Service</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps">NOAA</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Service" title="United States Maritime Service">Maritime Service</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">RDML</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer#United_States" title="Flag officer">Flag officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/One-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">One-star</a></td></tr><tr><th 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_navies_officers#Officers_(OF_1–10)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers">OF-6</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pay grade</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">O-7</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral">Rear admiral</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">Captain</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier 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>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">Commodore</a> (most other anglophone naval forces)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commodore_admiral" title="Commodore admiral">Commodore admiral</a></div> <p><b>Rear admiral (lower half)</b> (abbreviated as <b>RDML</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/One-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="One-star rank">one-star</a> <a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">flag officer</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 <span class="nowrap">O-7</span> 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>, 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>, and the <a href="/wiki/NOAA_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" title="NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rear admiral (lower half) ranks above <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-6)" title="Captain (United States O-6)">captain</a> and below <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral">rear admiral</a>. Rear admiral (lower half) is equivalent to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">Space Force</a> and equivalent to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(rank)" title="Commodore (rank)">commodore</a> in most other navies.<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> In the United States uniformed services, rear admiral (lower half) replaced the rank of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_(United_States)" title="Commodore (United States)">commodore</a> in 1985. </p> 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collar star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service rear admiral (lower half)</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_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rear admiral (lower half)"><img alt="The collar star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rear admiral (lower half)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg/70px-US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg/105px-US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg/140px-US_NOAA_O7_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The collar star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rear admiral (lower half)</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_rear_admiral_(lower_half).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half)"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral (lower half)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral_%28lower_half%29.svg.png" decoding="async" 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title="Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral (lower half)"><img alt="Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral (lower half)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png/120px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png/180px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png/240px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28lower_half%29_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="706" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral (lower half)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rear_admiral">Rear admiral</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rear admiral"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Rear admiral<br /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/100px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/150px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg/200px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Navy_rear_admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="430" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Rank flag</a> of a U.S. Navy rear admiral</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg/100px-US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg/150px-US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg/200px-US_Navy_O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="245" data-file-height="420" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The shoulder star, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> rear admiral (<a href="/wiki/Line_officer" title="Line officer">Line officer</a>)</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"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">Public Health Service</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration_Commissioned_Officer_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps">NOAA</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Service" title="United States Maritime Service">Maritime Service</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">RADM</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank group</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer#United_States" title="Flag officer">Flag officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">Two-star</a></td></tr><tr><th 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_navies_officers#Officers_(OF_1–10)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers">OF-7</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pay grade</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">O-8</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1862</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher 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">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)">Rear admiral (lower half)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major 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>Rear admiral</b> (abbreviated as <b>RADM</b>), also sometimes referred to informally as "<b>rear admiral (upper half)</b>", is a <a href="/wiki/Two-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Two-star rank">two-star</a> flag officer, 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-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 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Service" title="United States Maritime Service">United States Maritime Service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rear admiral ranks above <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)">rear admiral (lower half)</a> and below <a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral_(United_States)" title="Vice admiral (United States)">vice admiral</a>. Rear admiral is equivalent to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. It is the highest permanent rank during peacetime in the uniformed services. All higher ranks are temporary ranks and linked to their specific commands or office and expire with the expiration of their term of command or office.<sup id="cite_ref-10_U.S._Code_§_601_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_U.S._Code_§_601-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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:USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAACOC shoulder insignia of a rear admiral"><img alt="U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAACOC shoulder insignia of a rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg/120px-USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg/180px-USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg/240px-USN-USMC_O8_insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1221" data-file-height="631" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, USPHSCC, NOAACOC shoulder insignia of a rear 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:USCG_O-8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral"><img alt="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USCG_O-8_insignia.svg/70px-USCG_O-8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USCG_O-8_insignia.svg/105px-USCG_O-8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/USCG_O-8_insignia.svg/140px-USCG_O-8_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 rear 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_O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral"><img alt="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/US_PHS_O8_insignia.svg/70px-US_PHS_O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/US_PHS_O8_insignia.svg/105px-US_PHS_O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/US_PHS_O8_insignia.svg/140px-US_PHS_O8_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 Commissioned Corps rear 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_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral"><img alt="The collar stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/US_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg/70px-US_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/US_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg/105px-US_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/US_NOAA_O8_insignia.svg/140px-US_NOAA_O8_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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps rear 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_rear_admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg/120px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg/180px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_United_States_Coast_Guard_rear_admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="505" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Rank flag</a> of a U.S. Coast Guard rear 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:Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral serving as Deputy Surgeon General of the United States"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral serving as Deputy Surgeon General of the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg/180px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.svg/240px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Deputy_Surgeon_General.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 Commissioned Corps rear admiral serving as Deputy <a href="/wiki/Surgeon_General_of_the_United_States" title="Surgeon General of the United States">Surgeon General of the United States</a> </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_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral"><img alt="Rank flag of a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg/120px-Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg/180px-Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.svg/240px-Flag_of_a_2-Star_Assistant_Surgeon_General.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 Commissioned Corps rear 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:NOAA_Rear_Admiral_(upper_half)_Flag.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral"><img alt="Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png/120px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png/180px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png/240px-NOAA_Rear_Admiral_%28upper_half%29_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="706" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rank flag of a NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps rear admiral</div> </li> </ul> <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=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, the U.S. Navy had resisted creating the rank of admiral. Instead, they preferred the term "<a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">flag officer</a>", in order to distinguish the rank from the traditions of the European navies. During the American Civil War, the U.S. Congress honored <a href="/wiki/David_Farragut" title="David Farragut">David Farragut</a>'s successful assault on the city of New Orleans by creating the rank of rear admiral on July 16, 1862. </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard both had a temporary appointment, one-star rank of commodore, that was used in limited circumstances. By the end of the war, all incumbents had been advanced to the rank of two-star rear admiral and the commodore rank was abolished in both services. Both the Navy and the Coast Guard divided their rear admirals into "lower half" and full rear admirals, or "upper half", the former being paid at the same rate as a one-star brigadier general in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Marine_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Marine Corps">U.S. Marine Corps</a> and the newly independent <a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a>. Lower-half rear admirals were eventually advanced to full rear admirals, or upper half status, where they would receive pay equivalent to a two-star major general. However, both categories of rear admiral wore two-star insignia, an issue that was a source of consternation to the other services. </p><p>At the same time, the Navy also bestowed the title of commodore on selected U.S. Navy captains who commanded multiple subordinate units, such as <a href="/wiki/Destroyer_squadron" title="Destroyer squadron">destroyer squadrons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Submarine_squadron" title="Submarine squadron">submarine squadrons</a> and air wings and air groups not designated as <a href="/wiki/Carrier_air_wing" title="Carrier air wing">carrier air wings</a> or carrier air groups. Although not <a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">flag officers</a>, these officers were entitled to a personal blue and white command pennant containing the initials, acronym abbreviation or numerical designation of their command.<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> </p><p>In 1981, <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/97/86">97–86</a> expanded commodore from a title to an official permanent grade by creating the one-star rank of <a href="/wiki/Commodore_admiral" title="Commodore admiral">commodore admiral</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rear_admiral_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rear_admiral-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After only 11 months, the rank was reverted to just commodore but kept the one-star insignia. However, this caused issues with the Navy due to the difficulty in differentiating those commodores who were flag officers from commodores who were senior captains in certain command positions. Then in 1985, <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/99/145">99–145</a> renamed commodore to the current grade of rear admiral (lower half) effective on November 8, 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-rear_admiral_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rear_admiral-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Up until 1981 all rear admirals wore two stars on their <a href="/wiki/Shoulder_mark" title="Shoulder mark">shoulder boards</a> and rank insignia. Since then, rear admirals (lower half) wear one star while rear admirals wear two; verbal address remains "rear admiral" for both ranks. On correspondence, where the rear admiral's rank is spelled out, the acronym (LH) and (UH) follows the rear admiral's rank title to distinguish between one and two stars. </p><p>Beginning around 2001, the Navy, Coast Guard, and NOAA Corps started using the separate rank abbreviations RDML (one star) and RADM (two stars), while the Public Health Service continued to use the abbreviation RADM for both.<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> The Public Health Service formally adopted the RDML abbreviation for the O-7 pay grade in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As flag officers, the flags flown for rear admirals of the unrestricted line of the U.S. Navy have one or two white, single-point-up stars on blue fields for the lower half or upper half, respectively. The flags of restricted line officers and staff corps officers have blue stars on a white field. All services officially list the two-star grade as rear admiral and not rear admiral (upper half) as stated by <a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8111">§ 8111</a> and <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 of law</a>. However, the four uniformed services will sometimes list the rank as rear admiral (upper half) to help the general public distinguish between the two grades.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States_Maritime_Service">United States Maritime Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: United States Maritime Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although it exists largely as a maritime training organization, the United States Maritime Service does use the ranks of rear admiral (upper half) and rear admiral (lower half). By law, the Service has the same rank structure as the United States Coast Guard, but its uniforms are more similar to the United States Navy.<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> </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=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Statutory limits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By statute, Congress has expressly limited the total number of flag officers that may be on active duty at any given time. The total number of active duty flag officers is capped at 162 for the Regular Navy,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> augmented by a smaller number of additional flag officers in the Navy Reserve who are either on full-time active duty, temporary active duty, or on the Reserve Active Status List as part-time drilling reservists. Some of these billets are reserved or set by statute. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Judge_Advocate_General_of_the_Navy" title="Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy">Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy</a> is a two-star rear admiral in the Navy.<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><sup id="cite_ref-H.R._4986_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H.R._4986-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-H.R._4986_text_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-H.R._4986_text-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A newer statute enacted in 2016 lowers the cap on the total number of active duty flag officers in the Department of Defense to 151, effective December 31, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, at least half of the Assistant Surgeons General are one-star rear admirals and no more than half are two-star rear admirals.<sup id="cite_ref-42_US_Code_§_207_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42_US_Code_§_207-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Coast Guard's chief medical officer is also a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps" title="United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps">commissioned corps</a> two-star rear admiral, on assignment to the Coast Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-42_US_Code_§_207_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42_US_Code_§_207-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officers serving in certain intelligence positions are not counted against the statutory limit.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotion,_appointment,_and_tour_length"><span id="Promotion.2C_appointment.2C_and_tour_length"></span>Promotion, appointment, and tour length</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Promotion, appointment, and tour length"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the Navy and the Coast Guard, to be promoted to the permanent grade of rear admiral (lower half) or rear admiral, officers who are eligible for promotion to these ranks are screened by an in-service promotion board composed of other flag officers from their branch of service.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This promotion board then generates a list of officers it recommends for promotion to flag rank.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This list is then sent to the service secretary and the joint chiefs for review before it can be sent to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a>, through the defense secretary, for consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president nominates officers to be promoted from this list with the advice of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a>, the service secretary, and if applicable, the service's chief of staff or commandant.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The President may nominate any eligible officer who is not on the recommended list if it serves in the interest of the nation, but this is uncommon. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> must then confirm the nominee by a majority vote before the officer can be promoted. Once confirmed, a nominee is promoted by assuming an office that requires or allows an officer to hold that rank. For one-star or two-star positions of office that are reserved by statute, the President nominates an officer for appointment to fill that position. For the Navy and the Coast Guard, because the one-star and two-star grades are permanent ranks, the nominee may still be screened by an in-service promotion board to add their input on the nominee before the nomination can be sent to the Senate for approval. For the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, one-star and two-star rank are achieved by appointment from the President, or from their department secretary,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and do not require senatorial approval.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The standard tour length for most rear admiral positions is three years, but some are set at four or more years by statute. For the Navy, Coast Guard, and NOAA Corps, both grades of rear admiral are permanent ranks and do not expire when the officer vacates a one-star or two-star position. The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, however, employs permanent promotions in both grades of rear admiral as well as position-linked temporary appointments in both grades (e.g., Assistant Surgeons General).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their temporary ranks expires when those officers vacate certain temporary positions of office designated to bear those ranks.<sup id="cite_ref-10_U.S._Code_§_601_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_U.S._Code_§_601-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tradition">Tradition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tradition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By tradition in the United States Navy, when an officer is selected or appointed to flag rank, all current Navy flag officers write the selectee a letter congratulating him or her for attaining flag officer status.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></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=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other than voluntary retirement, federal statutes set a number of mandates for retirement. All one-star officers must retire after five years in grade or 30 years of service, whichever is later, unless they are selected or appointed for promotion or reappointed to grade to serve longer.<sup id="cite_ref-10_US_Code_§_635_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_US_Code_§_635-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All two-star officers must retire after five years in grade or 35 years of service, whichever is later, unless appointed for promotion<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or reappointed to grade to serve longer.<sup id="cite_ref-10_US_Code_§_635_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10_US_Code_§_635-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otherwise all flag officers must retire the month after their 64th birthday.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Secretary of Defense can defer a flag officer's retirement until the officer's 66th birthday and the President can defer it until the officer's 68th birthday. Flag officers typically retire well in advance of the statutory age and service limits, so as not to impede the upward career mobility of their juniors.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">United States Navy officer rank insignia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia</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=Rear_admiral_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" 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 screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Title_10_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 10 of the United States Code">10 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8111">§ 8111</a> Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Title_14_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 14 of the United States Code">14 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/14/301">§ 301</a> Grades and ratings</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><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> Pay grades: assignment to; general rules</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">Commodore was historically a wartime rank in the U.S. Navy, as in the case of <a href="/wiki/Matthew_C._Perry" title="Matthew C. 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States O-6)">CAPT</a> </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral_(lower_half)">RDML</a> </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Rear_admiral">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. 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