Admiral of the Navy
Admiral of the Navy atau Ketua Laksamana ialah sejenis pangkat dalam Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat yang hanya dipegang sekali dalam sejarah, oleh George Dewey. Sebagai menghargai kemenangannya dalam Pertempuran Teluk Manila pada tahun 1898, Kongres meluluskan seorang pegawai tunggal memegang pangkat Laksamana, dan menaikkan pangkat Dewey ke pangkat ini pada Mac 1899. Melalui Akta Kongress 24 Mac 1903, pangkat Dewey telah ditubuhkan sebagai Admiral of the Navy, berkuatkuasa secara retroaktif (unduran tarikh) ke Mac 1899. Teks akta tersebut dibaca seperti berikut:
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized to appoint, by selection and promotion, an Admiral of the Navy, who shall not be placed upon the retired list except upon his own application; and whenever such office shall be vacated by death or otherwise the office shall cease to exist.
Ia turut menyatakan bahawa pangkat ini lebih kanan daripada pangkat laksamana empat bintang dan setaraf dengan Laksamana Armada dalam Tentera Laut Diraja British. Pangkat ini luput dengan kematian Dewey pada 16 Januari 1917.
Pangkat Admiral of the Navy dilihat sebagai pangkat enam bintang semasa Perang Dunia II, dengan penubuhan pangkat lima bintang Laksamana Armada. Pada waktu inilah Jabatan Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat menyatakan bahawa versi baru pangkat laksamana armada tahun 1944 berada dibawah pangkat Admiral of the Navy kepunyaan Dewey. Semasa persediaan untuk menjajah Jepun, satu cadangan telah dibuat oleh Jabatan Tentera Laut untuk melantik Chester Nimitz ke pangkat Admiral of the Navy, atau memberikannya suatu pangkat yang setaraf. Cadangan tersebut, bagaimanapun, telah digugurkan selepas penyerahan kalah Jepun.
Lihat juga
- General of the Armies
- Generalisimo
- Reichsmarschall
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Pegawai Kanan | ||||
Gred Gaji | Tentera Darat | Kor Marin | Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai | Tentera Udara |
Khas | General of the Armies | tiada | Admiral of the Navy | tiada |
Khas | General of the Army | tiada | Laksamana Armada | General of the Air Force |
O-10 | Jeneral | Jeneral | Laksamana | Jeneral |
O-9 | Lt. Jeneral | Lt. Jeneral | Laksamana Madya | Lt. Jeneral |
O-8 | Mejar Jeneral | Mejar Jeneral | Laksamana Muda | Mejar Jeneral |
O-7 | Brigedier Jeneral | Brigedier Jeneral | Laksamana Pertama | Brigedier Jeneral |
Pegawai Bertauliah | ||||
Gred Gaji | Tentera Darat | Kor Marin | Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai | Tentera Udara |
O-6 | Kolonel | Kolonel | Kepten | Kolonel |
O-5 | Lt. Kolonel | Lt. Kolonel | Komander | Lt. Kolonel |
O-4 | Mejar | Mejar | Lt. Komander | Mejar |
O-3 | Kapten | Kapten | Leftenan | Kapten |
O-2 | Leftenan | Leftenan | Leftenan Madya | Leftenan |
O-1 | Leftenan Muda | Leftenan Muda | Leftenan Muda | Leftenan Muda |
Pegawai Waran | ||||
Gred Gaji | Tentera Darat | Kor Marin | Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai | Tentera Udara |
W-5 | Chief Warrant Officer, Five | Chief Warrant Officer, Five | Chief Warrant Officer, Five (not used by Coast Guard) | Chief Warrant Officer, Five (discontinued) |
W-4 | Chief Warrant Officer, Four | Chief Warrant Officer, Four | Chief Warrant Officer, Four | Chief Warrant Officer, Four (discontinued) |
W-3 | Chief Warrant Officer, Three | Chief Warrant Officer, Three | Chief Warrant Officer, Three | Chief Warrant Officer, Three (discontinued) |
W-2 | Chief Warrant Officer, Two | Chief Warrant Officer, Two | Chief Warrant Officer, Two | Chief Warrant Officer, Two (discontinued) |
W-1 | Warrant Officer, One | Warrant Officer, One | Warrant Officer, One (discontinued) | Warrant Officer, One (discontinued) |
Enlisted Servicemen | ||||
Pay Grade | Army | Marine Corps | Navy/Coast Guard | Air Force |
E-9 (special) | Sergeant Major of the Army | Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy/Coast Guard | Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force |
E-9 | Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major Master Gunnery Sergeant | Command Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer | Command Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant |
E-8 | First Sergeant Master Sergeant | First Sergeant Master Sergeant | Senior Chief Petty Officer | Senior Master Sergeant |
E-7 | Sergeant First Class | Gunnery Sergeant | Chief Petty Officer | Master Sergeant |
E-6 | Staff Sergeant | Staff Sergeant | Petty Officer First Class | Technical Sergeant |
E-5 | Sergeant | Sergeant | Petty Officer Second Class | Staff Sergeant |
E-4 | Specialist/Corporal | Corporal | Petty Officer Third Class | Senior Airman |
E-3 | Private First Class | Lance Corporal | Seaman | Airman First Class |
E-2 | Private | Private First Class | Seaman Apprentice | Airman |
E-1 | Private | Private | Seaman Recruit | Airman Basic |