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The term "flag officer" is still in use today, explicitly defined as an officer of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard serving in or having the grade of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half), equivalent to general officers of an army.
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and above are officers of flag rank, but only those officers who are authorised to fly a flag are formally called "flag officers" and have different flags for different ranks of
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A flag officer's rank is denoted by a wide strip of gold braid on the cuff of the service dress tunic, one to four gold
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Note: The referenced website, above, has not yet been updated to reflect the change as of July 9, 2010.
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or its equivalent and above, also called "flag ranks". In some navies, this also includes the rank of
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Officers in the U.S. Armed Forces: Background and Considerations for Congress
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Army
Regulation 840-10, Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards, and Automobile and Aircraft Plates
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The generic title of flag officer is used in many modern navies and
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to mark the position from which that officer exercises command.
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Flag
Officer. An officer of the rank of Rear-Admiral or above.
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Flag
Officer. An officer of the rank of Rear-Admiral or above.
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over a crossed sword and baton, all beneath a royal crown, on
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In many countries, a flag officer is a senior officer of the
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1194:"BRd 2 THE QUEEN'S REGULATIONS FOR THE ROYAL NAVY Version 5"
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King's
Regulations and Admiralty Instructions Volume I 1913.
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Compared US Armed Forces Flag
Officer Personal Rank Flags
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The flag of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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and especially charged with adjutant duties and signals.
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reassignment, reassignment and promotion, or retirement
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Senior military officer entitled to fly a flag of rank
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In the United Kingdom, the term is only used for the
744:, used by other air forces to describe all grades of
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1372:, Congressional Research Service, February 18, 2016.
1272:"Naval History and Heritage Command - Navy Captain"
1084:, or pay grade O-7, and above. As a matter of law,
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List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy
1242:. UK Defence Council. 1 April 2017. Archived from
1203:. UK Defence Council. 1 April 2017. Archived from
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736:. Flag officer corresponds to the generic terms
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703:also had officers with the function of a
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1329:Offenhauer, Priscilla (December 2007).
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695:(флагман). Before the formation of the
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1033:Admiral (United States) § History
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615:senior enough to be entitled to fly a
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728:to denote those who hold the rank of
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1282:from the original on 23 October 2016
1037:Captain was the highest rank in the
850:-rank insignia used by most navies.
1942:Apartheid States in Southern Africa
657:, the designation may apply in all
24:
1500:List of comparative military ranks
1343:from the original on 7 August 2015
1086:Title 10 of the United States Code
841:unification of the Canadian Forces
25:
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5163:Marshal of the Russian Federation
4604:Marshal of the Russian Federation
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709:(флаг-офицер), subordinate to a
1856:People's Republic of Mozambique
1411:
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942:Marshal of the Indian Air Force
645:In some countries, such as the
2746:People's Republic of Kampuchea
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864:Indian Armed Forces rank flags
755:A flag officer sometimes is a
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2257:United States Army enlisted
1150:Canada - National Defence: "
811:, the naval equivalent of a
301:Junior commissioned officers
219:Senior commissioned officers
7:
5063:First marshal of the empire
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4752:First marshal of the empire
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4609:Marshal of the Soviet Union
3332:People's Socialist Republic
2801:Mongolian People's Republic
1821:People's Republic of Angola
795:, "general officer") is an
10:
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3593:Socialist Federal Republic
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78:Flag commissioned officers
34:Comparative military ranks
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5143:Marshal of the air force
5068:General of the Air Force
4599:Marshal of the air force
4561:Supreme Allied Commander
4356:Officers of World War II
3481:Polish People's Republic
2568:Maritime Security Agency
2203:Canada (pre-Unification)
1560:Central African Republic
1015:(as well as the rank of
999:Equivalent ranks in the
989:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
857:
101:Marshal of the air force
4926:Domestic of the Schools
4351:Officers of World War I
4144:Commonwealth of Nations
1490:and insignia by country
5173:Field marshal (Uganda)
4852:Highest military ranks
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691:
5073:General of the Armies
4803:Marshal of Yugoslavia
4571:General of the Armies
4337:Comparative ranks of
3439:Napoleonic Grand Army
3271:Air Force other ranks
3191:Between 1994 and 2010
2081:Saint Kitts and Nevis
1715:São Tomé and Príncipe
1580:Republic of the Congo
1096:and confirmed by the
1064:In the United States
1059:
962:Director General (DG)
944:in the Air Force and
785:Canadian Armed Forces
701:Imperial Russian Navy
664:In most Arab armies,
70:(Commonwealth system)
5275:Military terminology
5079:Generalfeldmarschall
5032:Admiral of the fleet
4745:Strategos autokrator
4578:Generalfeldmarschall
2722:Republic (1912–1949)
2640:United Arab Emirates
946:admiral of the fleet
609:commissioned officer
96:Admiral of the fleet
5037:Admiral of the Navy
4921:Constable of France
4674:Constable of France
4566:Admiral of the Navy
4556:of the Soviet Union
4425:Star officer grades
3290:limited recognition
3019:Air and Space Force
2697:(Republic of China)
2667:limited recognition
2431:Paramilitary forces
2091:Trinidad and Tobago
1966:Antigua and Barbuda
1792:limited recognition
882:lieutenant generals
872:, it is applied to
870:Indian Armed Forces
514:Leading aircraftman
430:chief petty officer
4080:Post-Soviet states
3499:Socialist Republic
3415:Kingdom of Greece
3266:Air Force officers
2563:Civil Armed Forces
2242:Republic of Texas
2021:Dominican Republic
1405:2008-06-14 at the
1387:2010-06-07 at the
1368:2016-06-11 at the
1249:on 9 November 2020
1210:on 9 November 2020
1157:2011-08-14 at the
1062:
1039:United States Navy
926:air chief marshals
787:, a flag officer (
249:Lieutenant colonel
233:(Ship-of-the-line)
168:divisional general
144:army corps general
139:Lieutenant general
52:(non-Commonwealth)
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5158:Marshal of Poland
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1949:
1866:South West Africa
1595:Equatorial Guinea
1082:brigadier general
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365:junior lieutenant
360:Second lieutenant
320:Flight lieutenant
197:brigadier general
130:Air chief marshal
16:(Redirected from
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3949:Hispanophone
3523:Soviet Union
3411:East Germany
3389:Nazi Germany
3308:Transnistria
3261:Navy ratings
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2266:World War II
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3609:Comparative
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3141:Netherlands
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2625:Tajikistan
2594:Sri Lanka
2495:Kyrgyzstan
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2398:East Timor
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1680:Mauritania
1665:Madagascar
1555:Cape Verde
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1315:2017-05-09
1253:9 November
1214:9 November
1108:References
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1031:See also:
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874:brigadiers
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4974:Rigsmarsk
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4667:Beylerbey
4535:By titles
4383:UK and US
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3680:Australia
3571:Air Force
3429:Air Force
3404:Air Force
3353:Bulgaria
3181:Air Force
3106:Lithuania
3084:Air Force
3024:Foresters
2979:Air Force
2796:Mengjiang
2791:Manchukuo
2685:Palestine
2608:Air Force
2590:Singapore
2553:Air Force
2539:Pakistan
2438:Indonesia
2411:Air Force
2391:Air Force
2187:Venezuela
2141:Air Force
2126:Enlisted:
2114:Air Force
2099:Officers:
2066:Nicaragua
2036:Guatemala
1971:Argentina
1347:15 August
1094:President
1070:Air Force
930:Air Force
809:commodore
734:commodore
640:commodore
289:commander
259:Commander
202:Commodore
192:Brigadier
5218:Taewonsu
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4736:Serasker
4631:Caudillo
4321:Enlisted
4316:Officers
4306:Enlisted
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4291:Enlisted
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4257:Enlisted
4252:Officers
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3774:Language
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3634:Officers
3624:Enlisted
3619:Officers
3490:Romania
3445:Hungary
3323:Albania
3213:Slovenia
3208:Slovakia
3186:Cossacks
3156:Portugal
3050:Iceland
2965:Denmark
2946:Bulgaria
2885:Enlisted
2880:Officers
2870:Enlisted
2865:Officers
2855:Enlisted
2850:Officers
2805:Vietnam
2675:Abkhazia
2630:Thailand
2520:Mongolia
2515:Maldives
2510:Malaysia
2373:Cambodia
2322:Enlisted
2317:Officers
2307:Enlisted
2302:Officers
2292:Enlisted
2287:Officers
2086:Suriname
2071:Paraguay
2051:Honduras
2011:Colombia
1981:Barbados
1955:Americas
1935:Enlisted
1930:Officers
1920:Enlisted
1915:Officers
1905:Enlisted
1900:Officers
1871:Transkei
1861:Rhodesia
1780:Zimbabwe
1755:Tanzania
1610:Ethiopia
1605:Eswatini
1585:Djibouti
1575:DR Congo
1550:Cameroon
1535:Botswana
1403:Archived
1385:Archived
1366:Archived
1338:Archived
1309:Archived
1280:Archived
1179:See e.g.
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1043:Congress
906:admirals
886:generals
822:colonels
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5239:Marshal
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4649:Spāhbed
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3669:Oceania
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3528:1918–35
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2026:Ecuador
1991:Bolivia
1976:Bahamas
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1720:Senegal
1705:Nigeria
1695:Namibia
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1655:Liberia
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3070:Italy
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2770:Korea
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2238:Panama
2212:Union
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2061:Mexico
2041:Guyana
2001:Canada
1996:Brazil
1986:Belize
1836:Ciskei
1826:Biafra
1814:Former
1775:Zambia
1770:Uganda
1710:Rwanda
1670:Malawi
1630:Guinea
1620:Gambia
1525:Angola
1509:Africa
1286:8 June
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1072:, and
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