Rear Admiral

Rear Admiral was a naval rank, usually the lowest level of Admiral in a fleet, and the counterpart to the Army rank of Major General. The next rank up in seniority was Vice Admiral, while the rank below was Commodore.

Galactic Empire
In the Galactic Empire's Navy, the rank of Rear Admiral found itself in between Commodore and Vice Admiral. Equivalent to a Major General in the Imperial Army, the Rear Admiral had no specific posting in the Imperial Army Order of Battle, and usually found itself commanding a Squadron, but with seniority over other Commodores, or in some cases, an Imperial task force.

New Republic Starfleet
In the New Republic Starfleet, holders of this rank usually commanded a squadron of ships within a battle group, or sometimes independent task forces.