Commodore (Pakistan)

This article is about a Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Coast Guards rank. For other countries that use commodore rank, see Commodore.

Commodore
Flag of Commodore, Pakistan Navy
The shoulder stars, shoulder boards, and sleeve stripes of a Pakistani Navy commodore of the "line".
The star insignia of a Pakistani Navy commodore
Country	Pakistan
Service branch	Pakistan Navy Pakistan Coast Guards Pakistan Marines Inter-Services Public Relations
Abbreviation	CDRE, CDREPN
Rank	One-star
NATO rank code	OF-6
Non-NATO rank	O-7
Next higher rank	Rear Admiral
Next lower rank	Captain
Equivalent ranks	Brigadier (Pakistan Army) Air commodore (Pakistan Air Force)

Commodore /kəmədr/ (abbreviated as CDRE or CDREPN) is a one-star commissioned armed senior officer rank in the Pakistan Navy, coast guards, and marines. It is the fourth-highest rank in Pakistan armed services with a NATO code of OF-6, it is worn on epaulettes with a one-star insignia, it ranks above OF-5 rank Captain and below two-star rank Rear Admiral. Commodore is equivalent to the rank of Brigadier of Pakistan Army and Air Commodore of the Pakistan Air Force. A Pakistani Commodore rank may be abbreviated as CDREPN to distinguish it from the same ranks offered in other countries, although there is no official abbreviation available for a Pakistani commodore.

Commodore (rank) in the Pakistan Navy is not authorised to have a flag lieutenant as it is not an Admiral rank. Commodore rank is only considered as the most junior of the flag officer rank when commanding senior military appointments, principle staff commands, operational and type commands in Pakistan Navy.

Gallery

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  Insignia of a one-star, Air commodore
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  Insignia of one-star Brigadier Pakistan
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  The discontinued shoulder and sleeve insignia of a Pakistani Air commodore

References

• "Pakistan Navy Ranks". Pakistan Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2020.