The Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, NOAA, & Public Health Service are considered naval services.
The Army, Air Force, and Space Force are considered military services.
Our political masters have decreed that that, ..., individual, yea, let's go with individual, frozen vegetable is too cold, is an admiral. It's NOT a NAVY admiral. I worked for several admirals, Navy and Coast Guard, and they were all remarkable men, intelligent, honest, and compassionate. They EARNED the title.
I only met one female admiral, that was Grace Hopper. She scared the hell out of me. She was so focused that if she was a laser she could etch microchips from the moon. I did get one of her famous 'nanoseconds'.
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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I only met one female admiral, that was Grace Hopper. She scared the hell out of me.
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I can remember Letterman having her on as a guest in the early ‘80s. She was formidable.
I’m trying to remember why she was on. Was the longest-serving person in the U.S. armed forces at the time?