rear admiral lower half

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flag officer rank military rank

Rear admiral (lower half) is a one-star flag officer rank in the U.S. uniformed services, equivalent to a brigadier general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
rear admiral (lower half)	8
Rear Admiral (lower half)	2
rear admiral (lower half) (U.S. Navy)	2
Rear Admiral (lower half) (United States Navy)	1
Rear Admiral (upper half)	1
Rear admiral (lower half)	1
rear admiral (lower half) (U.S. Coast Guard)	1
rear admiral lower half canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1455244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: rear admiral lower half
Context triple: [U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers, usesFlagOfficerRanks, rear admiral lower half]

A. Admiral
Admiral is a senior naval officer rank, typically the highest or among the highest in a navy, responsible for commanding large fleets and holding top-level strategic leadership roles.
B. Knight 3rd Class
Knight 3rd Class is a lower-ranking grade within the prestigious Dutch Military William Order, awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and leadership in battle.
C. Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
D. MCPON
MCPON is the highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Personnel.
E. Flag Officer, Dover
Flag Officer, Dover was a senior Royal Navy command responsible for overseeing naval operations in the strategically vital Dover area, particularly during the World Wars.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: rear admiral lower half
Target entity description: Rear admiral (lower half) is a one-star flag officer rank in the U.S. uniformed services, equivalent to a brigadier general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

A. Admiral
Admiral is a senior naval officer rank, typically the highest or among the highest in a navy, responsible for commanding large fleets and holding top-level strategic leadership roles.
B. Knight 3rd Class
Knight 3rd Class is a lower-ranking grade within the prestigious Dutch Military William Order, awarded for acts of exceptional bravery and leadership in battle.
C. Coronel
Coronel is a coastal city in south-central Chile known for its historic coal-mining industry and fishing activities along the Pacific Ocean.
D. MCPON
MCPON is the highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Personnel.
E. Flag Officer, Dover
Flag Officer, Dover was a senior Royal Navy command responsible for overseeing naval operations in the strategically vital Dover area, particularly during the World Wars.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
abbreviation	RADM(LH) ⓘ RDML ⓘ
appointmentMethod	presidential appointment with Senate confirmation ⓘ
category	One-star officers of the United States ⓘ United States Coast Guard admirals ⓘ United States Navy admirals ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
equivalentRank	air force brigadier general ⓘ army brigadier general ⓘ brigadier general ⓘ commodore (historical U.S. Navy rank) ⓘ marine corps brigadier general ⓘ
higherRank	rear admiral (upper half) ⓘ
insigniaFeature	gold shoulder boards with one star ⓘ one silver star ⓘ sleeve lace with one star ⓘ
isSubsetOf	United States uniformed services ranks ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 14 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 33 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	captain ⓘ
NATOrank	OF-6 ⓘ
payGrade	O-7 ⓘ
promotionFrom	captain (O-6) ⓘ
promotionTo	rear admiral (O-8) ⓘ
rankClass	general and flag officer ⓘ
rankCode	NOAA Corps O-7 ⓘ USCG O-7 ⓘ USN O-7 ⓘ USPHS O-7 ⓘ
rankGroup	flag officer ⓘ
rankStructurePosition	lowest flag officer rank in U.S. sea services ⓘ
serviceBranch	sea services ⓘ
starRank	one-star ⓘ
styleOfAddress	rear admiral ⓘ
timeInGradeRequirement	varies by service and billet ⓘ
typicalCommandLevel	major shore installation ⓘ task group ⓘ
usedBy	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ linked to: NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps ⓘ linked to: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers

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