rear admiral (lower half) English

Meaning rear admiral (lower half) meaning

What does rear admiral (lower half) mean?

rear admiral (lower half) noun

— (US, military, nautical) A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a captain and junior to a rear admiral (upper half). A rear admiral (lower half) is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force brigadier general.

— equivalent grade in other navies