United States Navy admirals

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United States Navy admirals are senior commissioned officers who hold the highest leadership, command, and strategic planning responsibilities within the U.S. naval service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy officer ⓘ
military rank holder ⓘ
authorityOver all subordinate naval personnel within their command ⓘ
captains (United States Navy) ⓘ
commanders (United States Navy) ⓘ
commissionedFrom Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps officers ⓘ
Officer Candidate School graduates ⓘ
United States Naval Academy graduates ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
eligibleFor command of unified or specified combatant commands ⓘ
membership in the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
equivalentRankInAirForce general (United States Air Force) ⓘ
equivalentRankInArmy general (United States Army) ⓘ
equivalentRankInMarineCorps general (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ
highestWartimeRank fleet admiral ⓘ
historicallyIncludes World War II fleet admirals ⓘ
includesRank admiral ⓘ
fleet admiral ⓘ
rear admiral (lower half) ⓘ
rear admiral (upper half) ⓘ
vice admiral ⓘ
militaryBranchType naval service ⓘ
NATORankLevel OF-6 to OF-9 ⓘ
notablePositionHeld Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command ⓘ
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
Supreme Allied Commander, NATO (when filled by a Navy officer) ⓘ
O10EquivalentRank admiral ⓘ
O7EquivalentRank rear admiral (lower half) ⓘ
O8EquivalentRank rear admiral (upper half) ⓘ
O9EquivalentRank vice admiral ⓘ
partOf United States Armed Forces ⓘ
primaryRole senior leadership of the United States Navy ⓘ
rankClass senior commissioned officer ⓘ
rankGroup admiral ⓘ
reportsTo Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ
Secretary of the Navy ⓘ
requires Senate confirmation ⓘ
presidential nomination ⓘ
responsibility advising civilian leadership on naval matters ⓘ
command of fleets and major naval formations ⓘ
development of naval doctrine and policy ⓘ
oversight of naval readiness and training ⓘ
strategic planning of naval operations ⓘ
selectionBasis merit and seniority among Navy officers ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
typicalPayGrade O-7 to O-10 ⓘ
wearsInsignia one to four silver stars ⓘ

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rear admiral (lower half) → category → United States Navy admirals ⓘ
subject linked to: rear admiral lower half
naval oceanography command activity → supports → U.S. Navy fleet commanders ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Oceanographer of the Navy → worksWith → U.S. Navy Fleet commanders ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Programming Division (U.S. Navy OPNAV) → hasStakeholder → U.S. Navy fleet commanders ⓘ
subject linked to: Programming division
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Mrs. Charles Frederick Hughes → spouseOccupation → United States Navy admiral ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Arthur S. Carpender → category → United States Navy admirals ⓘ
Chief of Naval Education and Training → reportsTo → United States Navy senior leadership ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Washington, D.C. (Navy and government social circles) → centeredOn → U.S. Navy leadership ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Mary Blackford Benson → spouseOccupation → United States Navy admiral ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Expansion of the U.S. Navy → implementedBy → United States Navy leadership ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals
Winfield Scott Schley → occupation → United States Navy admiral ⓘ
subject linked to: Schley
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DCNO → category → United States Navy admirals ⓘ
Rickover Hall → namedAfterOccupation → United States Navy admiral ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy admirals