Editing Rear admiral (section)

==United States==
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In the United States, there have been two ranks with the title of rear admiral since 1985: rear admiral (lower half) (RDML), a one-star rank; and rear admiral (RADM), a two-star rank. Prior to that, a combination of ranks was used.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/5501- 10 U.S.C. 5501 Notes]</ref> Both the rear admiral (lower half) and rear admiral ranks exist in four of the [[uniformed services of the United States]]: the [[United States Navy]], [[United States Coast Guard]], [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps]], and [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps]] (NOAA Corps).