flag rank
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of flag rank
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Chang was among the first naturalized Asian American naval officers to achieve flag rank in the U.S. military.
From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2017
Naval Academy in 1985, colleagues sensed that Graf was on a fast track to flag rank.
From Time • Mar. 11, 2010
Other Navy flyers, hampered by line-admiral apathy toward aviation and by the sea duty required for promotion to flag rank, have not fared so well.
From Time Magazine Archive
When his time came for flag rank he was made skipper of the old Nevada.
From Time Magazine Archive
A system of regulating promotion to flag rank, which has been in the main followed ever since, was introduced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
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