Rear admiral

Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank that is usually between a commodore and vice admiral.

During the 24th century, the Federation Starfleet depreciated the commodore grade, replacing it with Rear Admiral Lower Half.


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In Star Trek: Confederation the Rear Admiral is also known as the Deputy Director of (Science\Operations\Command) Division, the are also the Auditors of their respective divisions and have the authority to keep a starship from leaving spacedock (if not properly commanded/maintained/quarantined). They also have the authority to relieve a lower command officer (e.g. Captain or Commander) from duty.