Rear admiral (Pakistan)

This article is about a Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Coast Guards rank. For other countries that use rear admiral rank, see Rear admiral.

Rear Admiral (abbreviated as RADM) is a two-star commissioned armed senior flag officer rank in the Pakistan Navy, coast guards, and marines awarded by the Government of Pakistan to Commodores as a position advancement in uniformed service. It is the third-highest rank in Pakistan armed services with a NATO code of OF-7, and while it is worn on epaulettes with a two-star insignia, it ranks above one-star rank Commodore and below three-star rank Vice admiral. Rear Admiral is equivalent to the rank of Major General of Pakistan Army and Air Vice Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force.

Rear Admiral
Flag of Rear Admiral, Pakistan Navy
The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a Pakistani Navy rear admiral of the "line".
The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy rear admiral
Country	Pakistan
Service branch	Pakistan Navy Pakistan Coast Guards Pakistan Marines Inter-Services Public Relations
Abbreviation	RADM
Rank	Two-star
NATO rank code	OF-7
Non-NATO rank	O-8
Next higher rank	Vice Admiral
Next lower rank	Commodore
Equivalent ranks	Major general (Pakistan Army) Air vice marshal (Pakistan Air Force)

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

Appointment and promotion

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

Statutory limits

Since it is the third-highest rank in the Pakistan armed forces with high classification scale of Grade 21 coupled with additional powers and benefits, the law of Pakistan restricts the use of unsanctioned power by a two-star Admiral and can be constraint under a certain constitutional amendment.

Gallery

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  Insignia of a two-star Marshal, Air vice marshal
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  Insignia of two-star Major general Pakistan
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  The discontinued shoulder and sleeve insignia of a Pakistani Air vice marshal