English

Stars and shoulder boards of a USN RDLM

Noun

rear admiral (lower half) ‎(plural rear admirals (lower half))

1. (US, military, nautical) A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.
2. (US, military, nautical) A naval officer of equivalent grade or rank in the navy of other countries, such as commodore.

Synonyms

• commodore admiral
• commodore
• RDML (abbreviation)

Translations

See also

• rear admiral
• rear commodore