https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-made-all-these-different-levels-of-admiral-and-general <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rear / Vice Admiral <br />Brig General etc Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:05:32 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-made-all-these-different-levels-of-admiral-and-general <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rear / Vice Admiral <br />Brig General etc PO3 Aaron Hassay Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:05:32 -0500 2021-02-23T11:05:32-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-made-all-these-different-levels-of-admiral-and-general?n=6770179&urlhash=6770179 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It all started with a big caveman who ran into a bigger caveman with a bigger club CSM Chuck Stafford Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:43:00 -0500 2021-02-23T11:43:00-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-made-all-these-different-levels-of-admiral-and-general?n=6773099&urlhash=6773099 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good question, the one that always got me was Rear Admiral, get rid of lower half and bring back Commodore. Sounds better I think, but I&#39;m not a Sailor.<br /><br />Brigadier General makes sense, other military&#39;s just call it Brigadier, they typically used to lead brigades. It was the same for us when we still utilized regiments regularly but things change with time. SPC Private RallyPoint Member Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:45:09 -0500 2021-02-24T13:45:09-05:00 2021-02-23T11:05:32-05:00