List Of United States Navy Four-star Admirals
This is a complete list of four-star admirals in the United States Navy. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the U.S. Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral).
There have been 255 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy. Of these, 214 achieved that rank while on active duty, 40 were promoted upon retirement in recognition of combat citations, and one was promoted posthumously. Admirals entered the Navy via several paths: 226 were commissioned via the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), 16 via Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC), 9 via Officer Candidate School (OCS), 2 via warrant, 1 via the Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) Program, 1 via Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS) and 1 via the U.S. Merchant Marine.
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