United States Maritime Service
Although it exists only as an auxiliary, the United States Maritime Service does maintain the rank of vice admiral. No USMS officer is currently commissioned at this rank. The last USMS officer to hold the grade was Joseph D. Stewart, who retired in 2008. Even though the Maritime Service is an auxiliary service, the grade is appointed by the President via the Secretary of Transportation, with the consent of the Senate, making it a federally recognized rank with corresponding paygrade. However, their pay differs from the other federal uniformed service pay scale.
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