Only a handful of officers, mainly those captains promoted to O-7 during the year 1982, have ever held the position, such as Admiral Leon A. Edney, when promoted while serving as the Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Admiral | Commodore 64 | Commodore | Vice Admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore International | admiral | Commodore PET | Admiral (Royal Navy) | Admiral of the Fleet | Commodore (rank) | Vice admiral (United States) | rear admiral | Commodore Levy Chapel | Commodore 128 | Commodore VIC-20 | Rear admiral (United States) | Commodore (United States) | Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy) | Rear admiral | List of Lords High Admiral | Holden Commodore | Admiral of the fleet | War Admiral | Rear Admiral (United States) | Rear Admiral (Royal Navy) | Commodore (USN) | Commodore 16 | Commodore 1541 | commodore |
He was known as an incorruptible leader and rose quickly in the Republic of Vietnam Navy, where he became commodore-admiral.