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Air Vice-Marshal ('''AVM''') is an Air Officer rank in the Royal Air Force as well as in air forces of many Commonwealth nations. Air Vice-Marshals may be addressed generically as "Air Marshal". The equivalent rank in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) (until 1968) and Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (PMRAFNS) (until 1980) was Air Chief Commandant. SENIORITY Air Vice-Marshal is a 2 Star Rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7. It is equivalent to a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy or a Major-General in the British Army or the Royal Marines . The rank of Air Vice-Marshal is immediately senior to the rank Air Commodore and immediately subordinate to the rank of Air Marshal . ORIGINS On ranks would be based on the term "Ardian", which was derived from a combination of the Gaelic words for "chief" (''ard'') and "bird" (''eun''), with the term "Squadron Ardian" being used for the equivalent to Rear-Admiral and Major-General. However, Air Vice-Marshal was preferred and was adopted on 1 August 1919 . INSIGNIA, COMMAND FLAG AND STAR PLATE The rank Insignia consists of a narrow light blue band (on a slightly wider black band) over a light blue band on a broad black band. This is worn on the both the lower sleeves of the tunic or on the shoulders of the Flying Suit or the casual uniform. The Command Flag of an Air Vice-Marshal has two narrow red bands running through the centre. The vehicle star plate for an Air Vice-Marshal depicts two white stars (Air Vice-Marshal is a two star rank) on an air force blue background. |
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