United States Maritime Service
Although it exists largely as a maritime training organization, the United States Maritime Service does use the rank of rear admiral (upper half) and rear admiral (lower half). By law, the Service has the same rank structure of the United States Coast Guard, but its uniforms are more similar to the United States Navy.
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