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AUSTRALIA In the Royal Australian Navy the rank of Vice Admiral is usually only held by the Chief Of The Navy and the Vice Chief Of The Defence Force when the job is held by a Navy Officer Vice Admiral is the Navy equivalent of a Lieutenant General in the Army and Air Marshal in the Air Force. 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 . A Vice-Admiral is a Flag Officer , the naval equivalent of a General Officer . A Vice-Admiral is senior to a Rear-Admiral or Major General , and junior to an Admiral or General . 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. 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 Car s; the car will normally bear a flag, dark blue with three gold maple leaves arranged one over two. 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 . 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. Positions currently (as of August 30 , 2006 ) held by Vice-Admirals are:
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. 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. |
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