Meaning of rear admiral in English
(Definition of rear admiral from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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A rear admiral retiring this year gets, in round figures, £5,280 a year.
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In 1766, he was called out for service yet again and promoted to the rank of rear admiral two years later.
On his retirement he was promoted to rear admiral; he died in 1817.
He currently holds the rank of rear admiral.
In 1928, he was promoted to rear admiral.
He was promoted, by seniority, to rear admiral in 1825.
While in that post, he reached the rank of rear admiral.
In 1985, the rank of commodore was renamed rear admiral, lower half.
He was posthumously promoted two ranks to rear admiral.
Among the new ranks created were those of commodore and rear admiral.
The rank associated with this position today is rear admiral, however some of the earlier appointees held a different rank.
Vice admiral is a higher rank than rear admiral, but lower than admiral.
The standard tour length for most rear admiral positions is three years, but some are set at four or more years by statute.
In 1865, he was commissioned commander, promoted to captain in 1871, to commodore in 1879, and rear admiral in 1884, and retired in 1885.
Commodore is an official flag rank when used during wartime and is equivalent to today's one-star admiral -- rear admiral (lower half).
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