rear admiral
noun
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard having either of two ranks:
a
: one who ranks above a captain
called also rear admiral (lower half)
b
: one who ranks above a rear admiral (lower half) and below a vice admiral
called also rear admiral (upper half)
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Jackson, who served as the top White House doc under President Obama and President Trump, retired in 2019 as a one-star rear admiral and was demoted to captain in 2022.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
In the aftermath of the coup attempt, ten Kemalist colonels who had been sentenced to prison in the Sledgehammer-Ergenekon mass trials were promoted to positions as brigadier generals and rear admirals.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Despite the demotion, Jackson has continued to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, including in statements released since the Navy reclassified him as a retired captain.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Records show Jackson was demoted from rear admiral (lower half) to captain.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
In the aftermath of the coup attempt, ten Kemalist colonels who had been sentenced to prison in the Sledgehammer-Ergenekon mass trials were promoted to positions as brigadier generals and rear admirals.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Despite the demotion, Jackson has continued to refer to himself as a retired rear admiral, including in statements released since the Navy reclassified him as a retired captain.
—Alex Horton, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Records show Jackson was demoted from rear admiral (lower half) to captain.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Rear admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rear%20admiral. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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