Admiral
Highest rank of naval officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation).
Admiral is a military rank, typically the highest or among the highest flag officers in a navy. In the armed forces of the United States and Commonwealth of Nations, an admiral—sometimes clarified as a "full admiral"—is the equivalent of a general in the army or air force. NATO codes place admirals or their equivalents at OF-9, behind only the infrequently awarded rank of fleet admirals (US) or admirals of the fleet (CON) and just above vice-admirals. In premodern contexts, admiral is also used as an informal rank for any commander-in-chief of a navy or major fleet.