A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to represent where he exercises command. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification Typically, usage of the term "flag officer" refers to the senior officers in a nation's navy, specifically those who hold the rank of commodore or any of the admiral ranks. Commodore is a Military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers

Contents 1 General usage 2 Canada 3 United Kingdom 4 United States 5 Citations

General usage

The generic title of flag officer is used in several modern navies and associated units to denote those who hold the rank of rear admiral (or its equivalent) and above, also called "flag ranks"; in some navies, this also includes the rank of commodore. A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Commodore is a Military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than Flag officer corresponds to the generic terms general officer (used by land and some air forces to describe all grades of generals) and air officer (used by other air forces to describe all grades of air marshals and air commodores). An Air Officer is a British Royal Air Force officer of rank Air Commodore or higher This article is about the air force rank Air marshal (or Sky marshal) is also the term given to federal security agents who travel undercover aboard commercial Air Commodore ( Air Cdre in the RAF, AIRCDRE in the RNZAF and RAAF, A/C in the former RCAF) is a rank in The term flag officer is only commonly used for naval officers. However, the term can apply to general officers in the US Army, US Air Force and US Marine Corps, as those officers are permitted to fly their own flags as well. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

A flag officer generally has an officer, called a flag lieutenant or a flag adjutant, attached to him as a personal adjutant (like an aide-de-camp) regardless of any staff under his command. An aide-de-camp ( French for camp assistant) is a personal assistant secretary or Adjutant to a person of high rank usually a senior military officer Adjutant is a military rank or appointment In some armies it is an officer who assists a more senior officer while in other armies it is a rank which normally corresponds Adjutant is a military rank or appointment In some armies it is an officer who assists a more senior officer while in other armies it is a rank which normally corresponds An aide-de-camp ( French for camp assistant) is a personal assistant secretary or Adjutant to a person of high rank usually a senior military officer In the Royal Navy, this officer is often known as "Flags".

Canada

In the Canadian Forces, a flag officer (French: Officier général, "general officer") is the naval equivalent of a General Officer of the army or air force, and comprises the ranks of Commodore, Rear-Admiral, Vice-Admiral, and Admiral. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Commodore is a Military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers 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 maple leafs over crossed sword and baton, all beneath a royal crown, on slip-ons or epaulets; and two rows of gold oak leaves on the peak of the service cap.

United Kingdom

In the Royal Navy there is a distinction between "flag officer" and "officer of flag rank". The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) All rear-admirals and above are officers of flag rank, but only those officers of flag rank who are authorised to fly a flag are called "flag officers", and have different flags for different ranks of admiral. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Thus, of the 39 officers of flag rank in the Royal Navy in 2006, very few are "flag officers" with entitlement to fly a flag. For example, Commander-in-Chief Fleet flies an admiral's flag whether ashore or afloat and is, therefore, a "flag officer"; his chief of staff (support), a rear admiral, is not entitled to fly a flag and is, therefore, only an "officer of flag rank". Commander-in-Chief Fleet ( CINCFLEET) is the Admiral responsible for the operation resourcing and training of the ships submarines and aircraft and personnel of

Formerly however, all officers promoted to flag rank were considered to be "flag officers". ^[1]

In United Kingdom usage, equivalent ranks in the British Army and Royal Marines are called general officers, and those in the Royal Air Force are called air officers

United States

In the 19th century, flag officer was also an actual rank of the United States Navy and, during the American Civil War, the Confederate States Navy. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy An Air Officer is a British Royal Air Force officer of rank Air Commodore or higher Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States Navy ( CSN) was the naval branch of the Confederate States Armed forces established by an act of the Confederate Congress The rank of flag officer was bestowed on senior Navy captains who were assigned to lead a squadron of vessels in addition to command of their own ship. The 19th century rank of flag officer was considered strictly temporary and became obsolete upon the creation and widespread usage of the equivalent naval rank of commodore. Commodore is a Military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than

"Flag officer" currently refers to officers O-7 (rear admiral lower half) and above. Commissioned officers in the Navy have pay grades ranging from W-2 to W-5 and O-1 to O-10 with O-10 being the highest those with paygrades between W-2 to W-5 are considered specialists in their In the United States, all flag officers must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate; each subsequent promotion requires renomination and reapproval. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives In the US Navy, Rear Admirals (Lower Half), Rear Admirals (Upper Half), Vice Admirals and Admirals are also known by the number of stars on their shoulder boards (one, two, three and four, respectively).

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