Becoming an Admiral

[SSJ2]

Is this solely power based? Because I wonder why Garp was never an admiral and only a vice.

 

[Uchiha]

He turned it down multiple times

 

[SSJ2]

That was stated?

 

[Uchiha]

I remember reading it but I can't find the chapter

 

[Symbiote]

If I remember right the Admirals are hand picked by the Fleet Admiral.

 

[Yoshi]

Garp probably turned the admiral position down out of respect to Dragon who was once Admiral.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I remember reading it but I can't find the chapter

It was the Strong World Chapter 0. Not sure if it was explicitly stated outside of that.