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ADMIRAL
AN ADMIRAL IS THE SENIOR RANKING OFFICER IN THE U.S.
NAVY,
BUT HIS TITLE COMES FROM THE NAME GIVEN THE
SENIOR RANKING OFFICER IN THE MOORISH ARMY OF MANY
YEARS AGO.
A MOORISH CHIEF WAS AN “EMIR” AND THE
CHIEF OF ALL CHIEFS WAS THE “EMIR-AL.”
OUR ENGLISH
WORD IS DERIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE MOORISH.
Figure 9-1.-The origin of the term “admiral.”
The staff corps of the Navy consists of the
Medical Service*
following nine members, listed in their order of
precedence:
Nurse
Medical*
Supply
Chaplain
Civil Engineer
Judge Advocate
Dental
U.S. Navy Band (Musicians)
*The Medical Corps consists of physicians and
surgeons. The Medical Service Corps is made up
of pharmacists, medics, administrative officers,
medical technologists, and so forth.
While commissioned officers of the staff corps
General
have the rights and privileges of their grades, they
may only assume command in their own corps.
A medical officer, for example, can command
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