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by Santaanacanyon on August 9th, 2004

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Why does the U.S. Navy no longer employ the rank of "Commodore"?

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  • by Drinking Dano on August 16th, 2004

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    When the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) became law in 1982, O-7 officers were designated commodore admirals. The Navy selected 38 Captains to wear the broad stripe and single star. In 1983 the Defense Authorization bill changed the title to commodore. With President Reagan's signature on the Fiscal year 1986 Defense Authorization bill, O-7 officer were again called rear admiral (lower half).

    It seems that the two stars that Rear Admirals were allowed to wear caused some resentment in the Army, Air Force and Marines as they were really the same rank as Brigadier General's before the O-7 officers were designated.

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    • I love it when you talk ranks and uniforms ;) ha ha ha

      Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony

      by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on March 13th, 2005

    • Great answer.

      stromv

      by stromv on July 31st, 2006

    • It goes way back further than that. When I served, there had been Commodores earlier, but it was sort of an "Extinct" rank between Captain and Rear Admiral. So the history of it is up and down.
      There was Commodore Perry way back there.

      Slim746

      by Slim746 on March 11th, 2008

    • Yes the History of the Rank of "Commodore" is confusing. As stated, there was Commodore Perry, and many others. But during WWII they were promoted from Captain to Rear Admiral (2 stars). But this ludicrousness of "Rear Admiral Lower Half (1 star)" and "Rear Admiral Upper Half (2 stars)" is moronic. Why not just call them "Commodore Admiral" if it is so dang important for their egos to be called "Admiral". Then people can choose which to call them "Commodore" or "Admiral". I personally think "Commodore": is cool!! Just as with "Brigadier General (1 star)" in the Army. Here, in the US, we just call them "General". In England, they usually call them "Brigadier".

      Todd_T4259

      by Todd_T4259 on November 28th, 2011

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