There were three generations of McCain men serving in the US Navy and it gets quite confusing since two were admirals, but the current Senator was only a Captain.

McCain's father was promoted to Admiral somewhere between WWII and 1965 when he led the US invasion of the Dominican Republic.

Here is the Wiki explanation on Senator McCain:

"His son, John S. McCain III, is a former naval aviator who was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam during McCain's time as CINCPAC, who retired with the rank of captain and then became a United States Senator and the 2008 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States"

For the current Senator McCain, this link expains it all
http://redstatenetwork.com/stories/elections/2008/what_i_hope_will_be_the_last_post_i_will_have_to_write_defending_the_mccain_service_record

I hope I have helped with the confusion, and not confused you more.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._McCain,_Jr.
http://redstatenetwork.com/stories/elections/2008/what_i_hope_will_be_the_l...


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