Is admiral higher than general?

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the Air Force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.
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Who is more powerful general or admiral?

Admiral and general are the same ranks in the defence. The only difference is that Admiral is a rank in the Navy and General is the rank in Army. Admiral is a top rank or part of a top rank in the Navy. Admiral is a rank just above the vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral or Admiral of the Fleet.
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What is a higher rank than admiral?

In the navy, you can't get a higher rank than admiral. The admiralty ranks occupy pay grades from O7 to O11. At O7, is the bottom of the admiralty, which starts with the one-star rear admiral, followed by the two-star rear admiral. The O9 vice admiral, or the three-star admiral, outranks them both.
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What are Navy ranks in order?

Navy Officer Ranks
  • Ensign (ENS, O1) ...
  • Lieutenant, Junior Grade (LTJG, O2) ...
  • Lieutenant (LT, O3) ...
  • Lieutenant Commander (LCDR, O4) ...
  • Commander (CDR, O5) ...
  • Captain (CAPT, O6) ...
  • Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML,O7) ...
  • Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM, O8)
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What are the 4 ranks of admiral?

The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral).
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Contents
  • 2.1 Four-star positions.
  • 2.2 1866–1941.
  • 2.3 1941–1991.
  • 2.4 1991–present.
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US Military (All Branches) OFFICER RANKS Explained - What is an Officer?



What is the military ranking order?

There are 13 enlisted Army ranks: private, private second class, private first class, specialist, corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant, sergeant first class, master sergeant, first sergeant, sergeant major, command sergeant major and sergeant major of the Army.
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What is highest military rank?

The highest military rank is O-10, or "five-star general." It is symbolized by five stars for each of the military services. Although it is currently a part of the military service rank system, no officer has been promoted to it since World War II, when the rank was created.
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Who is the highest ranking military officer?

General Mark A. Milley is the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.
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What are the 5 ranks of generals?

The highest rank in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps is General (four star), followed by Lieutenant General (three star), Major General (two star) and Brigadier General (one star). Five men have held the rank of General of the Army (five star), George C. Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D.
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What rank is below admiral?

O-1 through O-4 are junior officers: ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), lieutenant, and lieutenant commander. O-5 and O-6 are senior officers: commander and captain. O-7 through O-10 are flag officers: rear admiral (lower half) (one star), rear admiral (two stars), vice admiral (three stars), and admiral (four stars).
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What rank is below general?

A lieutenant colonel, for example, ranks below a colonel and above a major. A lieutenant general ranks below a general and above a major general.
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What rank was IROH?

General is the highest rank one can achieve in the United Forces. Generals are in charge of leading the United Forces' fleet of battleships wherever they are needed. Known generals include: General Iroh.
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Who is the only 6 star general?

So yes, there is an equivalent of a six-star general rank on the books in the US Military, but it has only been given to two people in history: John J. Pershing and George Washington, Generals of the Armies of the United States of America.
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WHO WAS LAST 5 star general?

However, the last 5-star general was Omar Bradley who was retired by 1962 and since the U.S. military has only used 5-star generals during times of war there would have been no 5-star general at that time.
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What was Hitlers rank in the Army?

By all surviving accounts, Hitler was a brave soldier: he was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal, was wounded twice (in 1916 and 1918), and was awarded several medals.
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Is general or colonel higher?

colonel, the highest field-grade officer, ranking just below the general officer grades in most armies or below brigadier in the British services. A colonel was traditionally the commanding officer of a regiment or brigade.
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How many admirals are in the Navy?

Total military personnel of the U.S. Navy, by rank from the FY 2020-FY 2022. In the fiscal year of 2022, the United States Navy estimates there will be a total year-end strength of 346,200 personnel. In the same year, there were eight Admirals and 37 Vice Admirals serving in the U.S. Navy.
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Whats the highest rank in the US Army?

General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the most senior military rank in the United States Army.
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Who has been a 5 star general?

Five-Star Generals and Admirals

Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Henry H. "Hap" Arnold. The Navy, meanwhile, promoted three admirals to Fleet Admiral — Admirals William D.
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What are the 7 military branches?

  • Army.
  • Marine Corps.
  • Navy.
  • Air Force.
  • Space Force.
  • Coast Guard.
  • National Guard.
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What level is admiral?

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the Air Force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.
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Who does an admiral report to?

An Admiral commands a regional Navy fleet, such as the Pacific or Atlantic fleets, during an operation or war and answers directly to the Fleet Admiral, if there is one, and the President of the United States.
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What rank is a Navy SEAL?

The majority of Navy SEALs (about 2,000) are Navy Enlisted personnel (E-4 to E-9). They are led by roughly 500 SEAL Officers (O-1 to O-10). There is also a small number of SEAL Warrant Officers (circa 30) who rank as officers above the senior-most Enlisted but lower than an Officer (O-1).
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