Vice Admiral
Flag of Vice Admiral, Pakistan Navy

The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral of the "line".
The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy vice admiral
Country Pakistan
Service branch
AbbreviationVADM
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Next higher rankAdmiral
Next lower rankRear Admiral
Equivalent ranksLieutenant general (Pakistan Army)
Air marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

Vice Admiral (abbreviated as VADM) is a three-star commissioned armed senior flag officer rank in the Pakistan Navy, coast guards, and marines[1][2] awarded by the Government of Pakistan to Rear Admirals as a position advancement in uniformed service.[3] It is the second-highest rank in Pakistan armed services with a NATO code of OF-8, and while it is worn on epaulettes with a three-star insignia, it ranks above two-star rank Rear Admiral and below four-star rank Admiral.[4] Vice admiral is equivalent to the rank of Lieutenant general of Pakistan Army and Air marshal of the Pakistan Air Force.[5]

Vice Admiral in the Pakistan Navy is a very senior flag officer rank and is abbreviated as V/ADMPN to distinguish it from the same ranks offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani Vice Admiral. Vice Admiral may be also called as three-star Admiral to distinguish it from other insignias such as two-star Rear Admiral and four-star Admiral.[6]

Appointment and promotion

Awarded by the Government of Pakistan to rear admirals as a position advancement in uniformed service.


Statutory limits

Since it's the second-highest rank in Pakistan armed forces with high classification scale of Grade 22 coupled with additional powers and benefits, the law of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a three-star Admiral and can be constraint under a certain constitutional amendment.

References

  1. ↑ ""Pakistan Navy Official Website" Equivalent ranks".
  2. ↑ "Two Pak Navy officers promoted as vice admiral". www.thenews.com.pk.
  3. ↑ "Two Rear Admirals of Pakistan Navy promoted as Vice Admirals". Times of Islamabad. 25 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Navy: Everything you need to know about your naval defence - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan, a Country Study". U.S. Government Printing Office. 2 April 1975 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Raju G. C. (14 July 2014). Indian Security Policy: Foreword by Joseph S. Nye. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400858194 – via Google Books.
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