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'''Vice admiral''' (also known as '''three star admiral''') is a [[rank]] of [[flag officer]] in naval services and space forces, most notably [[Starfleet (Earth)|Earth Starfleet]] and its [[Starfleet|Federation counterpart]]. Vice admiral is the midlevel flag [[officer]] rank, a grade higher than a [[rear admiral]] and a grade below [[four star admiral]] and other [[admiral]] grades in most rank structures. This rank is roughly equivalent with the authority of a lieutenant general]] of [[military]] forces.
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'''Vice admiral''' (also known as '''three star admiral''') is a [[rank]] of [[flag officer]] in naval services and space forces, most notably [[Starfleet (Earth)|Earth Starfleet]] and its [[Starfleet|Federation counterpart]]. Vice admiral is the midlevel flag [[officer]] rank, a grade higher than a [[rear admiral]] and a grade below [[four star admiral]] and other [[admiral]] grades in most rank structures. This rank is roughly equivalent with the authority of a [[lieutenant general]] of [[military]] forces. ({{r|ST|Star Trek Encyclopedia}})
   
 
In military parlance, is it acceptable and normal to refer to a vice admiral simply as "admiral" in most forms of address.
  
In military parlance, is it acceptable and normal to refer to a vice admiral simply as "admiral" in most forms of address.
   
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In the [[Starfleet uniform]] [[insignia]] introduced in the mid-[[24th century]], a vice admiral wore a triangular rank braid with two pips underneath as their [[service uniform]] [[rank insignia]]. ({{e|TNG||Conspiracy}})
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In the [[Starfleet uniform]] [[insignia]] introduced in the mid-[[24th century]], a vice admiral wore a triangular rank braid with two pips underneath as their [[service uniform]] [[rank insignia]]. ({{e|TNG|Conspiracy}})
   
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:''The correlation between this third admiral rank and the uniform insignia worn in TNG season 1 is because other admirals were shown wearing higher and lower rank insignia, and the single braid insignia was the most basic one shown.''
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:''The correlation between this third admiral rank and the uniform insignia worn in TNG season 1 is because other admirals were shown wearing lower rank insignia, and the single braid insignia was the most basic one shown.''
   
 
In a redesign of the admiral's service [[uniform]]s of [[2365]] and [[2366]], a new insignia of three gold pips enclosed in a rectangular gold border was worn by vice admirals, showing the origin of the "three star" name. This insignia continued into later uniform designs of the [[2370s]]. ({{r|ST|Star Trek Encyclopedia}}; {{e|TNG|The Measure of a Man}})
  
In a redesign of the admiral's service [[uniform]]s of [[2365]] and [[2366]], a new insignia of three gold pips enclosed in a rectangular gold border was worn by vice admirals, showing the origin of the "three star" name. This insignia continued into later uniform designs of the [[2370s]]. ({{r|ST|Star Trek Encyclopedia}}; {{e|TNG|The Measure of a Man}})
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==Vice admiral insignia==
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{| class="chart"
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|- align="center"
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! colspan="47" | Starfleet vice admiral insignia
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|- align="center"
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! rowspan="2" | era
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! rowspan="2" | general wear
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! colspan="4" | [[command division]]
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! colspan="4" | [[operations division]]
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! colspan="2" | [[sciences division]]
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|- align="center"
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! command
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! colspan="2" | tactical/military
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! colspan="2" | flight-engineering<br>{{small|(admin, pilot, engineer)}}
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! security
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! special services
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! colspan="2" | sci-ops<br>{{small|(ops, sci & tac ops)}}
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! medical
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|-
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! [[Earth Starfleet ranks]]
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| colspan="11" | [[File:Earth vadm.png|centre|thumb|110x110px]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2160s)]]{{bsmall|(insignia for all flag grades)}}
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| [[file:Sec adm 2160s.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:Cmd amd 2160s.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:Eng-ops adm 2160s.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:Sci adm 2160s.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2250s)]]{{bsmall|(insignia for all flag grades)}}
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| [[file:gray flag sleeve.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:2250s conn admiral sleeve.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] [[file:2250s cmd green adm sleeve.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:2250s red ops adm sleeve.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:2250s ops admiral sleeve.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2250s sci admiral sleeve.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s)]]
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| [[file:2260s vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:yel Vce Adm 2266.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:2260s cmd green vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:Red Vce Adm 2266.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:2260s cmd beige vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:blu Vce Adm 2266.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s)]]{{bsmall|(epaulet insignia for all admiral grades)}}
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| [[file:2270s cmd vadm sleeve.png|115px|Uniform sleeve.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2270s cmd radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2270s helm radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s eng radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="3" | [[file:2270s sec radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s sci radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s med radm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s-2350s)]]
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| [[file:2270s-2350 vadm sleeve.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s-2350 cmd vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2270s-2350 mil vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2270s-2350 flight vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s-2350 sec vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s-2350 sup vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2270s-2350 service vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]] || [[file:2270s-2350 med vadm.png|95px|Sleeve insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2366)]]
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| || colspan="4" | [[file:2350s-2360s vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]|| colspan="4" | [[file:2350s-2360s vadm ops s1.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:2350s-2360s vadm sci s1.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2366-2373)]]
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| colspan="11" | [[file:Vce_Adm_2364.png|115px|Lapel insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2373-2386)]]
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| || colspan="4" | [[file:Red_Vce_Adm_2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]|| colspan="4" | [[file:Yel_Vce_Adm_2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:Blu_Vce_Adm_2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2386-2400s)]]
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| || colspan="4" | [[file:Red_VADM_2400s.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]|| colspan="4" | [[file:Yel_VADM_2400s.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:Blu_VADM_2400s.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]<!--
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|- align="center"
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! rowspan="2" | [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2360s-2370s)]]
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| [[file:gray vadm 2366.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="4" rowspan="2" | [[file:red Ch Petty 2364.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:red Ch Petty 2371.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="4" rowspan="2" | [[file:yel Ch Petty 2364.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:yel Ch Petty 2371.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | [[file:blu Ch Petty 2364.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] [[file:blu Ch Petty 2371.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]
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|- align="center"
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| rowspan="2" | [[file:24th gray vadm.png|115px|Uniform collar.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2370s-2380s)]]
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| colspan="4" | [[file:red Ch Petty 2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="4" | [[file:yel Ch Petty 2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:blu Ch Petty 2373.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] -->
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|}
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==Alternate vice admiral insignia==
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{| class="chart"
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|- align="center"
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! colspan="47" | Starfleet alternate vice admiral insignia
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|- align="center"
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! | era
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! colspan="4" | [[command division]]
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! colspan="4" | [[operations division]]
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! colspan="2" | [[sciences division]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2250s) alt]]
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| colspan="10" | [[file:2250s alt adm.png|115px|Sleeve insignia.]]
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|- align="center"
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! [[Federation Starfleet ranks (2386-2410) alt]]
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| colspan="4" | [[file:Alt future cmd vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]|| colspan="4" | [[file:Alt future ops vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]] || colspan="2" | [[file:Alt future sci vadm.png|115px|Uniform shoulder.]]
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|}
   
 
==Positions and lists==
  
==Positions and lists==
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===Federation Starfleet===
  
===Federation Starfleet===
 
* [[Aaron]] ([[2360s]])
  
* [[Aaron]] ([[2360s]])
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* [[Matthew Dougherty]]
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* {{dis|Fitzpatrick|Admiral}}
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* [[Rhonda S. Halloran]]
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* [[Jeremiah Hayes]]
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* [[Kathryn Janeway]]
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* [[Yuri Kuznetsov]]
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* [[James Leyton]]
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* [[Mamoru Nakamura]]
 
* [[Alynna Nechayev]] ([[2360s]])
  
* [[Alynna Nechayev]] ([[2360s]])
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*[[Matthew Dougherty]]
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* [[Owen Paris]]
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* {{kt|Christopher Pike|Christopher Pike}} ([[Kelvin timeline]])
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*[[Fitzpatrick]]
  
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* {{dis|Richardson|Vice Admiral}}
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*[[Kathryn Janeway]]
  
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*[[James Leyton]]
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* [[Vaughan Rittenhouse]]
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*[[Mamoru Nakamura]]
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* [[William Ross]]
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*[[Alynna Nechayev]]
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* [[Srrel]]
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*[[Owen Paris]]
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* [[Zach Warner]]
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*[[Richardson]]
  
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*[[William Ross]]
  
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*[[Srrel]]
  
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*[[Yuri Kuznetsov]]
  
   
 
==Appendices==
  
==Appendices==
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===Connections===
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{{Rank start}}
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{{Starfleet ranks}}
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|}
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===Background===
  
===Background===
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[[Image:US o-9 rank pin.png|thumb|US insignia.]]
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[[File:US o-9 rank pin.png|thumb|US insignia.]]
 
The [[United States]] rank scheme that Starfleet was adapted from is also the origination of the insignia, background information, and alternate name for this rank. In the [[United States Military Forces|United States armed forces]], vice admirals of the [[US Navy]] wear a pin insignia of three stars on their uniforms and hold an officer grade equivalent to a lieutenant general of other services.
  
The [[United States]] rank scheme that Starfleet was adapted from is also the origination of the insignia, background information, and alternate name for this rank. In the [[United States Military Forces|United States armed forces]], vice admirals of the [[US Navy]] wear a pin insignia of three stars on their uniforms and hold an officer grade equivalent to a lieutenant general of other services.
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In {{g|ST|Conquest}}, vice admiral is used for [[Starfleet]] commanders who have completed their rear admiral experience points in [[Federation]] gameplay, with the graphic reflecting the "three-star" rank insignia dating back to the US military forces and the Earth Starfleet. The game proceeds these characters to [[admiral]] after their vice admiral experience points are complete.
   
 
===External links===
  
===External links===
 
* {{memoryalpha}}
  
* {{memoryalpha}}
 
* {{stexpanded}}
  
* {{stexpanded}}
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{{Rank start}}
  
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{{Starfleet Ranks}}
  
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[[Category:ranks]]
  
[[Category:ranks]]

Revision as of 19:57, 17 May 2019

Vice admiral (also known as three star admiral) is a rank of flag officer in naval services and space forces, most notably Earth Starfleet and its Federation counterpart. Vice admiral is the midlevel flag officer rank, a grade higher than a rear admiral and a grade below four star admiral and other admiral grades in most rank structures. This rank is roughly equivalent with the authority of a lieutenant general of military forces. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia)

In military parlance, is it acceptable and normal to refer to a vice admiral simply as "admiral" in most forms of address.

In the Starfleet uniform insignia introduced in the mid-24th century, a vice admiral wore a triangular rank braid with two pips underneath as their service uniform rank insignia. (TNG episode: "Conspiracy")

The correlation between this third admiral rank and the uniform insignia worn in TNG season 1 is because other admirals were shown wearing lower rank insignia, and the single braid insignia was the most basic one shown.

In a redesign of the admiral's service uniforms of 2365 and 2366, a new insignia of three gold pips enclosed in a rectangular gold border was worn by vice admirals, showing the origin of the "three star" name. This insignia continued into later uniform designs of the 2370s. (ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia; TNG episode: "The Measure of a Man")

Vice admiral insignia

Starfleet vice admiral insignia
era general wear command division operations division sciences division
command tactical/military flight-engineering
(admin, pilot, engineer) 		security special services sci-ops
(ops, sci & tac ops) 		medical
Earth Starfleet ranks
Earth vadm
Federation Starfleet ranks (2160s)
(insignia for all flag grades) 		Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2250s)
(insignia for all flag grades) 		Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Sleeve insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s)
(epaulet insignia for all admiral grades) 		Uniform sleeve. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s-2350s) Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia. Sleeve insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2350s-2366) Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2366-2373) Lapel insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2373-2386) Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2386-2400s) Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder.

Alternate vice admiral insignia

Starfleet alternate vice admiral insignia
era command division operations division sciences division
Federation Starfleet ranks (2250s) alt Sleeve insignia.
Federation Starfleet ranks (2386-2410) alt Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder. Uniform shoulder.

Positions and lists

United States Navy

Earth Starfleet

Federation Starfleet

Appendices

Connections

Enlisted ranks Commissioned ranks Flag ranks
Earth SF CREW PO2

PO1

CPO

SCPO

MCPO

ENS LT CMDR CAPT

FCAPT

VICE CDORE

CDORE RADM / 2ADM VADM / 3ADM 4ADM FADM / 5ADM

GADM

Starfleet & SFMC ENS JG

ENS

ENS 1C

LT JG LT LT CMDR CDR CDORE

1ADM

PVT CPL SGT

MASTER SGT

SUBLT

2ND LT

1ST LT CAPT MAJOR LT COL COL BRIG GEN

Background

US o-9 rank pin

US insignia.

The United States rank scheme that Starfleet was adapted from is also the origination of the insignia, background information, and alternate name for this rank. In the United States armed forces, vice admirals of the US Navy wear a pin insignia of three stars on their uniforms and hold an officer grade equivalent to a lieutenant general of other services.

In ST video game: Conquest, vice admiral is used for Starfleet commanders who have completed their rear admiral experience points in Federation gameplay, with the graphic reflecting the "three-star" rank insignia dating back to the US military forces and the Earth Starfleet. The game proceeds these characters to admiral after their vice admiral experience points are complete.

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