Cobus Visser | |
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| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service/ |  South African Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral (JG) |
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Rear Admiral (Junior Grade) Cobus Visser is a retired South African Navy officer, who served as Director Technology Development. [1] He was appointed on 1 January 2011 at Defence Materiel Division.
Pro Patria Medal 
Southern Africa Medal 
General Service Medal (South Africa) 
Unitas (Unity) Medal 
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (20 Year Clasp) 
Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years)) Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general or divisional general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral.
The South African National Defence Force's rank system is largely based on the British system, with the Air Force sharing the Army rank titles. Rank titles changed over time as did the insignia.
A rear admiral in the uniformed services of the United States is either of two different ranks of commissioned officers: one-star flag officers and two-star flag officers. By contrast, in most other countries, the term "rear admiral" refers only to an officer of two-star rank.
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