Vice Admiral - Citizendia

Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers In most navies,^[1] Vice Admiral is a 3 star rank. An officer of 3 star rank is a very senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8.

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3 France
4 Italy
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6 United Kingdom
7 United States Armed Forces & Uniformed Services
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Australia

RAN Vice Admiral shoulder board

Main article: Vice Admiral (Australia)

In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice Admiral is held by the Chief of Navy (currently VADM Russ Shalders) and, when the positions are held by navy officers, by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, the Chief of Joint Operations, and/or the Chief of the Capability Development Executive (currently VADM Matt Tripovich). See Vice Admiral for other countries that use this rank Vice Admiral is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. See Vice Admiral for other countries that use this rank Vice Admiral is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Navy and The Chief of Navy is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Navy, responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF and the Secretary of Defence Vice Admiral Russell Edward Shalders AO CSC, RAN (b 8 September 1951 is a retired admiral of the Royal Australian Navy. The Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF is the military deputy to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF of Australia, and acts as the CDF in his absence under standing Vice Admiral Matthew John Tripovich AM, CSC, RAN is a senior officer within the Royal Australian Navy.

Vice Admiral is the equivalent of Air Marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force and Lieutenant General in the Australian Army. See Air Marshal for other countries which use this rank Air Marshal is the second highest active rank of the Royal Australian Air The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. See Lieutenant General for other countries which use this rank Lieutenant General (abbreviated LTGEN is the second-highest active rank of the The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the

Canada

In the Canadian Navy, the rank of Vice-Admiral (VAdm) (Vice-amiral or Vam in French) is equal to a Lieutenant General of the Canadian Army or Canadian Air Force. "MARCOM" redirects here For the historical (1936–1950 U French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Please see " Lieutenant General " for other countries which use this rank In the Canadian Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. Mission AIRCOM is responsible for all aircraft operations in the Canadian Forces enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft for supporting the missions of A Vice-Admiral is a Flag Officer, the naval equivalent of a General Officer. A flag officer is a commissioned officer who is senior enough to be entitled to fly a Flag to represent where he exercises command A Vice-Admiral is senior to a Rear-Admiral or Major General, and junior to an Admiral or General. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers

The rank insignia for a Vice-Admiral is three gold maple leaves, beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, worn on the shoulder straps of the Service Dress tunic, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. The Service Dress tunic also features a wide strip of gold braid around the cuff. A braid (also called plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibers wire or human hair On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves.

Vice-Admirals are addressed by rank and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am". Vice-Admirals are normally entitled to staff cars; the car will normally bear a flag, dark blue with three gold maple leaves arranged one over two. A staff car is a vehicle used by a senior Military officer, and is part of their country's White fleet.

Canadian Navy uniform variations
Dress uniform tunic	Uniform shirts	Shoulder board for short sleeve shirt or tropical white tunic	arid-region CADPAT uniform

A Vice-Admiral generally holds only the most senior command or administrative appointments, barring only Chief of Defence Staff, which is held by a full Admiral or General. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS ( French: le Chef d'état-major de la défense) is the senior member of the Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Appointments held by Vice-Admirals may include Vice-Chief of Defence Staff (VCDS); Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (DCDS); Commander of an operational command (such as Canada Command); Chief of the Maritime Staff (CMS); Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of Defence in various capacities; or commander of or representative to a multinational force, alliance, or treaty organization. The Vice Chief of the Defence Staff ( VCDS) is the deputy to the professional head of the British Armed Forces, the Chief of the Defence Staff. In Canada, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff oversees the planning co ordination and conduct of all Canadian Forces operations and is actively involved in the Canada Command ( Canada COM) is responsible for all domestic Canadian and North American continental joint Military operations by the Positions currently (as of August 30, 2006) held by Vice-Admirals are:

Chief of the Maritime Staff (CMS): Vice-Admiral Drew W. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robertson, OMM, MSC, CD[1]
Chief Military Personnel: Vice-Admiral Gregory E. Jarvis, CMM, CD[2]
Canadian Military Representative to the Military Committee at NATO Headquarters: Vice-Admiral Glenn V. Davidson, CMM, CD[3]

France

In France, vice-amiral is the most senior of the ranks in the French Navy; higher ranks, vice-amiral d'escadre and amiral, are permanents function, style and position (in french rang et appellation) given to a vice-amiral-ranking officer. This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Canadian Forces. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The rank Insignia of the French Navy ( French: Marine Nationale) are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets The vice-amiral rank used to be an OF-8 rank in NATO charts, but nowadays, it is more an OF-7 rank.

The rank of vice-amiral d'escadre (literally, "Squadron Vice-Admiral", with more precision, "Fleet Vice-Admiral") equals a NATO OF-8 rank.

Pennant of a French vice-amiral. A French ensign is the flag flown at sea to identify a vessel as French.

Shoulder insignia

Italy

In Italy, the equivalent to Vice Admiral is the Ammiraglio di Squadra. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Philippines

In Philippines, the rank Vice Admiral is the highest ranking official of the Philippine Navy. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Philippine Navy ( PN) is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) He is recognized as the Flag Officer in-charge of the Navy. The rank Vice-Admiral in the Philippines, has the same ranking in the U. S Navy.

United Kingdom

In the Royal Navy the rank of Vice-Admiral should be distinguished from the office of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom, which is an Admiralty position usually held by a retired full Admiral, and that of Vice-Admiral of the Coast, a now obsolete office dealing with naval administration in each of the maritime counties. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is a now honorary office generally held by a senior (possibly retired Royal Navy Admiral. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. The holder of the post Vice-Admiral of the Coast was responsible for the defence of one of the twenty maritime counties of England, the North and South of Wales, or