Currently, there are 57 active-duty women serving as generals or admirals, five of whom are lieutenant generals or vice admirals, the Navy's three-star rank, according to the Pentagon. CNN Report, June 23, 2008
If you are referring to the rank of "Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy", which is the equivalent of a 5-star general, then there have been only 4 in the history of the US Navy (many more in other country's navies):Chester NimitzWilliam LeahyErnest KingWilliam HalseyGeorge Dewey was promoted to "Admiral of the Navy" in 1903 (in recognition of his service in the Spanish-American War), which technically out-ranks the "Admiral of the Fleet", but it is a historical anomaly.See the link below for more information.
Unlike the stars used to represent officers of flag rank (Admirals) which point upward, the stars on the anchor of the Senior Chief Petty Officer and the Master Chief Petty Officer point down because they do not THEMSELVES represent a higher rank as do the one, two, three, and four stars of Admirals as they are promoted (five star Admirals... and Generals for that matter... exist only in time of war). The anchor and star(s) of the Senior and Master Chief Petty Officer TOGETHER represent rank.
No, he ended his career as a four star general.
The answer is one. George C. Marshall as Army Chief of Staff held four stars at the begining of World War II until 1944 when he was promoted to five star rank.If you wanted to know how many generals held four star rank then it would be more. One man commanded the U.S. Army it was Marshall.
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The US Army has 99 Major (2 star) Generals on active duty.
In the United States Navy, there are four-star admirals who hold the rank of admiral. Other admirals include vice admirals (three stars) and rear admirals (two stars), further divided into upper half and lower half ranks. The rank structure may vary in other navies.
There are no generals in the Navy. The navy has admirals. The full compliment of officers varies with promotions and retirements.
There are currently 40 active duty officers of 4 star rank (generals & admirals) in U.S. Forces. There appear to be well over 200 living retired 4 star generals.
Admiral is one of the highest ranks a person can achieve while in the Navy. Think of them as the equivalent of a general, but the naval version. Did you know that The United States has a limit on how many active four-star admirals there can be at a time?
Both the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard have the rank of admiral. This is a four star flag ranking and puts admirals on a lateral scale with those of generals in the army and marines. Technically, there is a five star admiral ranking, but this rank is reserved for wartime use only.
Not very many, although we can't really be sure. According to federal law, there can only be 302 general officers on active duty in the Army. Of them, 49 may have three or four stars, and 253 may have one or two stars.
No. The need for a 5 star general for the United States began during World War 2 and was stopped after the promotion of Gen. Omar Bradley. Since the Marine Corps is a part of the Department of the Navy it is very unlikely that a Marine Corps general would ever get promoted to the rank of a '5 Star' general.
Currently, there are 57 active-duty women serving as generals or admirals, five of whom are lieutenant generals or vice admirals, the Navy's three-star rank, according to the Pentagon. CNN Report, June 23, 2008
If you are referring to the rank of "Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy", which is the equivalent of a 5-star general, then there have been only 4 in the history of the US Navy (many more in other country's navies):Chester NimitzWilliam LeahyErnest KingWilliam HalseyGeorge Dewey was promoted to "Admiral of the Navy" in 1903 (in recognition of his service in the Spanish-American War), which technically out-ranks the "Admiral of the Fleet", but it is a historical anomaly.See the link below for more information.
Note that in the history of the U.S. Navy, there have only been 2 SEAL's to achieve the rank of 4-star Admiral. The first SEAL to achieve 4-star rank was former Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commanding Officer Admiral (SEAL) Eric Olsen; the other one is the current (2013) USSOCOM CO Admiral (SEAL) William McRaven.Also, there are restrictions by law on how many Admirals the Navy can of 4-star rank at any given time, and there have only been just over 200 4-star Admirals in U.S. Navy history.The easiest thing to do would be to confront him with those facts, but the best course of action realistically is to have him outed by real SEAL's, either active or retired. Former Navy SEAL's Don Shipley and Steve Robinson are such SEAL imposter hunters, and they've outed quite a few over the years. Once an impostor is outed and in the database, they're scamming activities drop significantly.Shipley runs ExtremeSealExperience - his Twitter page link is listed below, and his contact number is at the ESE site. Your best option is to contact him and get him involved.