You would address a retired Rear Admiral as "Rear Admiral (Retired) [Full Name]" on the envelope and in the salutation of the letter.
To address a Rear Admiral in letter form it's 'Admiral.'
There are several types of vice admirals and you would address them as such. For example you would address a rear vice admiral in a letter as Dear Rear Admiral.
According to the Protocol School of Washington, you should address your letter to him on the envelope (let's call him Smith for a moment) "Rear Admiral and Mrs. Peter J. Smith". In the letter itself, you drop the 'rear' and address him only as 'Admiral'. You don't add 'ret.' on the envelope - and certainly not in the letter because indication of his 'retired' status is only used in official correspondence.
Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals are addressed as "Admiral".
Assuming that they both use the same last name, it would be : Title (Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral, etc.) and Mrs. (first name) ( middle initial) ( last name), Branch of Service (USN or USNR as appropriate), (Status): Example: Admiral and Mrs. John Jones, USN, Ret.
Depending on the particular rank of Rear Admiral (Rear Admiral or Rear Admiral(lower half) the abbreviations are: Rear Admiral - RADM (O-8) Rear Admiral(lower half) - RDML (O-7) RDML is similar to a Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in that it is the lowest and most junior of the Admiral ranks.
Admiral
rear admiral = 6bells
No, a US Navy vice admiral does not outrank a rear admiral. A rear admiral is a two-star rank, while a vice admiral is a three-star rank. Therefore, a vice admiral outranks a rear admiral.
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No. A Rear Admiral is a one or two stars officer, while an Admiral is a four-star officer. The Admirals rank is as follows: 1 star: Rear Admiral (lower half) 2 star: Rear Admiral (upper half) 3 star: Vice Admiral 4 star: Admiral Where 4 star is the highest, equivalent to an Army or Air Force General.
A commodore admiral is a flag officer of a rank between captain and rear admiral.