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From: john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: commodores and admirals
Message-ID: <390@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 10:30:55 EST
Article-I.D.: gcc-milo.390
Posted: Fri Nov 15 10:30:55 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 17-Nov-85 06:05:36 EST
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Reply-To: john@gcc-milo.UUCP (John Allred)
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Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma
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In article <3168@hplabsb.UUCP> bl@hplabsb.UUCP writes:
>It's official, the navy has dropped the rank of commodore.  Those officers
>who used to be commodores (one star) will now be known as "rear admiral
>lower half".  Officers with two stars will now be known as "rear admiral
>upper half".  I kid you not!

Care to cite your source?  I just got out of the Navy, and about 3-4 yrs ago
they reinstituted the rank of Commodore.  It seems that the other one-star
officers (Brigadier General) were upset that the Navy one-stars got a free ride
to two stars.

-- 
John Allred
General Computer Company 
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