Air chief marshal (abbreviated as Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a four-star commissioned

air officer An air officer is an air force officer of the rank of air commodore or higher. Such officers may be termed "officers of air rank". While the term originated in the Royal Air Force, air officers are also to be found in many Commonwealth nations ...

rank and title officially used to denote supreme commander in the

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for

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. It is bestowed and commissioned by the

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to a three-star air marshal officer, and while it is officially described as the highest rank in

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of Pakistan, it is equivalent to the rank of

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navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

and

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. Since it is purposely designed to make a position advancement from three-star to a four-star rank with

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's equivalent-rank code of

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, it ranks above the Air marshal and below Marshal of the air force, although "marshal of the air force" rank is currently not held by any military leader in Pakistan. However, a four-star air chief marshal falls under the

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rank of army which is a distinct one from the air force's ranking system. The four-star air chief marshal helds the chief of air staff in the country once it is decorated with a five-star

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. Air chief marshal can be referred to four-star air marshal with a country-specific unofficial abbreviation "Air Chf MshlPAF" or "ACMPAF" to distinguish it from the corresponding rank of

Air chief marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Admir ...

used in other countries, sovereign states, or dependent territories identified with their own country codes.

Appointment

A four-star air marshal is directly appointed or promoted by the

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under the air force article 243 and "Air Force Act, 1953" of

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. The corresponding position advancement such as appointing to the "chief of the air staff" is done accordingly. An air chief marshal age is set to 64 (maximum) under the influence of article 243 as described by the

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. Once the tenure of ACM is decided or enforced by the president in a joint effort with the prime minister, air chief marshal helds the

of air force. However, article 243 is not applicable to a four-star air chief marshal during his tenure at

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References

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