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According to Wikipedia[1] there is a cap of 160 flag officers in the US navy. Maybe someone can confirm if the admirals referenced in the article are such flag
by keketi 10y ago
According to Wikipedia[1] there is a cap of 160 flag officers in the US navy. Maybe someone can confirm if the admirals referenced in the article are such flag officers?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)#Statutory_limits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_(United_States)#Statut...
- yompers888 10y agoAdmirals (ranks O-7 through O-10) are a subset of flag officers in that flag officer is generic for admirals and generals both. As some others have mentioned, there are joint billets that don't count against these quotas. DIRNSA is one example, and one with some name recognition perhaps. Currently it's Admiral Rogers, though another recent person in this billet was General Alexander. NATO commands like SACEUR are another place where you'd find flag officers not included in these quotas.