National Affairs: Precedence

Attorney General Sargent decided a mooted point. The question was, how does a Rear Admiral rank in relation to a Major General in order of precedence? Heretofore, Major Generals have ranked equally with Rear Admirals, and outranked Rear Admirals of the lower half of the list. Naval officers objected.

Mr. Sargent ruled that all Rear Admirals rank with Major Generals. When any Rear Admiral and any Major General get together, precedence is determined by seniority alone.