tenant; and the term lieutenant commanding became
lieutenant commander. An ensign wore one stripe as now; an additional
stripe was added for each rank till the rear admiral had eight. Since
1869 the senior officers have worn the same stripes as now prescribed.
In 1883 the rank "master" was changed to lieutenant, junior grade.

The rank of commodore, which had been abolished, was temporarily
revived during World War II. The rank of passed-midshipman was
abolished about 1910; thereafter graduates of the Naval Academy were
commissioned ensign. The rank of ensign had previously been attained
by passed-midshipmen after 2 years at sea and a successful examination
at the end of that cruise. The only permanent change in recent years
was the addition of aviation cadet to both the Air Force and Navy
listings. The warrant rank of flight officer in the Air Force, which
was created during the war, has now been abandoned, all the flight
officers then holding warrants either being commissioned second
lieutenants or separated. The naval rank of commodore was likewise
dropped, and brigadier generals of the Army and Air Force now rank
with admirals of the lower half.

The following are the present corresponding ranks in the Armed
Services:

-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
NAVY | MARINE | ARMY | AIR FORCE | COAST
| CORPS | | | GUARD
-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
Fleet Admiral| |General of |General of |
| |the Army |the Air |
| | |Force |
-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
Admiral |General |General |General |Admiral
-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
Vice Admiral |Lieutenant |Lieutenant |Lieutenant |Vice Admiral
|General |General |General |
-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
Rear Admiral |Major |Major |Major |Rear Admiral
(upper half) |General |General |General |(upper half)
-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------
Rear Admiral |Brigadier |Brigadier |Brigadier |Rear Admiral
(lower half) |General