grand admiral

Top naval rank

Grand admiral is a naval rank of the highest order, above full admiral, typically reserved for supreme commanders during wartime or as an honorary title.

The rank exists in various navies, though rarely used in peacetime.

In popular culture, the title gained prominence through Star Wars, where Grand Admiral Thrawn became an iconic villain: The grand admiral surveyed his fleet.

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military rank hierarchy

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One who works ships

able seaman · midshipman · ensign · petty officer · deckhand

military branch

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Supreme army commander rank

general of the army · generalissimo · army general · marshal

military vs civilian status

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Non-military person

private citizen · noncombatant · pacifist · conscientious objector

Family

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