Which paygrade corresponds to the rank of Admiral?

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Which paygrade corresponds to the rank of Admiral?

In the Navy, paygrades show level of authority for different paths—enlisted (E), warrant officers (W), and commissioned officers (O). The Admiral rank is a four-star flag officer and sits at the top of the commissioned-officer scale, which is paygrade O-10. That means Admiral is the highest regular officer rank in peacetime, above Vice Admiral (O-9) and Rear Admirals (O-7 and O-8). The other options don’t fit because the enlisted track goes up to E-9, the warrant track is W-3, and a Rear Admiral flag rank sits at O-7 (or O-8), which is lower than an Admiral. For completeness, a theoretical Fleet Admiral would be O-11, a five-star rank used only historically.

In the Navy, paygrades show level of authority for different paths—enlisted (E), warrant officers (W), and commissioned officers (O). The Admiral rank is a four-star flag officer and sits at the top of the commissioned-officer scale, which is paygrade O-10. That means Admiral is the highest regular officer rank in peacetime, above Vice Admiral (O-9) and Rear Admirals (O-7 and O-8). The other options don’t fit because the enlisted track goes up to E-9, the warrant track is W-3, and a Rear Admiral flag rank sits at O-7 (or O-8), which is lower than an Admiral. For completeness, a theoretical Fleet Admiral would be O-11, a five-star rank used only historically.

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