Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank that originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each Naval Squadron would be assigned an Admiral as its head, who would command from the centre vessel and direct the activities of the squadron. The Admiral would in turn be assisted by a Vice, or Vice Admiral, who commanded the lead ships which would bear the brunt of a naval assault. In the rear of the Naval Squadron, a third Admiral would command the remaining ships and, as this section of the squadron was considered the least dangerous, the Admiral in command of the rear would typically be the most junior of the squadron Admirals. This has survived into the modern age, with the rank of Rear Admiral the first and junior-most of the Admiralty ranks. In the United States Navy, the rank of Rear Admiral is divided into two grades, being that of the Upper and Lower Half. This practice began in the late 19th century, when Rear Admirals would be assigned a senority on the Admiralty promotion list. Those on the upper half of the list would receive a higher rate of pay, even though all Rear Admirals were considered the same rank. When the United States Navy abolished the rank of Commodore (rank), Rear Admirals on the lower half of the promotion list assumed duties of one star admirals, although until the 1980s all Rear Admirals still wore two stars as their badge of rank. Since then, Rear Admirals Lower Half wear one star while Rear Admirals Upper Half wear two; verbal address remains "Rear Admiral" for both ranks. On correspondence, where the Rear Admiral's rank is spelled out, an (LH) and (UH) follows the Rear Admiral's rank title to distinguish between one and two stars. The military abbreviations for the ranks are RDML (one star) and RADM (two stars). In some European navies, the rank of Rear Admiral is known as Counter Admiral. Military ranks Royal Navy
==New Template== I like the new template, but it needs to be modified to show larger font. Right now, it is almost unreadable as the size of the letters is extremely small. Just a thought for whoever made the template in the first place. "The English, the English, the English are best!" -User:Husnock 17 Nov 2004 == British POV == :''The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and is most directly associated with the British Royal Navy.'' The second half of that statement strikes me as utterly POV. How does one determine what "most directly" means? Most rear admirals are British? Most people in the world think of "rear admiral" as a British rank? I strongly suspect the former isn't true (by a long shot), and I challenge anyone to prove the latter. Unless someone can suggest a valid reason for keeping that clause, I intend to remove it, leaving the historical British origin, a verifiable statement, in place. — User:Jeffq 13:13, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC) ::Agreed, go for it. User:Stan Shebs 14:12, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Designations for Rear Admirals == It has changed, and someone needs to update the template. As of when I left the Navy in late 2003, Read Admiral (Lower) was now RDML and Rear Admiral (Upper) was RADM.--User:Mitsukai 04:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Rear Admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank that originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each Naval Squadron would be assigned an Admiral as its head, who would command from the centre vessel and direct the activities of the squadron. The Admiral would in turn be assisted by a Vice, or Vice Admiral, who commanded the lead ships which would bear the brunt of a naval assault. In the rear of the Naval Squadron, a third Admiral would command the remaining ships and, as this section of the squadron was considered the least dangerous, the Admiral in command of the rear would typically be the most junior of the squadron Admirals. This has survived into the modern age, with the rank of Rear Admiral the first and junior-most of the Admiralty ranks. In the United States Navy, the rank of Rear Admiral is divided into two grades, being that of the Upper and Lower Half. This practice began in the late 19th century, when Rear Admirals would be assigned a senority on the Admiralty promotion list. Those on the upper half of the list would receive a higher rate of pay, even though all Rear Admirals were considered the same rank. When the United States Navy abolished the rank of Commodore (rank), Rear Admirals on the lower half of the promotion list assumed duties of one star admirals, although until the 1980s all Rear Admirals still wore two stars as their badge of rank. Since then, Rear Admirals Lower Half wear one star while Rear Admirals Upper Half wear two; verbal address remains "Rear Admiral" for both ranks. On correspondence, where the Rear Admiral's rank is spelled out, an (LH) and (UH) follows the Rear Admiral's rank title to distinguish between one and two stars. The military abbreviations for the ranks are RDML (one star) and RADM (two stars). In some European navies, the rank of Rear Admiral is known as Counter Admiral. Military ranks Royal Navy
Rear Admiral
==New Template== I like the new template, but it needs to be modified to show larger font. Right now, it is almost unreadable as the size of the letters is extremely small. Just a thought for whoever made the template in the first place. "The English, the English, the English are best!" -User:Husnock 17 Nov 2004 == British POV == :''The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and is most directly associated with the British Royal Navy.'' The second half of that statement strikes me as utterly POV. How does one determine what "most directly" means? Most rear admirals are British? Most people in the world think of "rear admiral" as a British rank? I strongly suspect the former isn't true (by a long shot), and I challenge anyone to prove the latter. Unless someone can suggest a valid reason for keeping that clause, I intend to remove it, leaving the historical British origin, a verifiable statement, in place. — User:Jeffq 13:13, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC) ::Agreed, go for it. User:Stan Shebs 14:12, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Designations for Rear Admirals == It has changed, and someone needs to update the template. As of when I left the Navy in late 2003, Read Admiral (Lower) was now RDML and Rear Admiral (Upper) was RADM.--User:Mitsukai 04:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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