Tuesday, September 17

DEFENCE RANKINGS OF THE NATION

Common anglophone military ranks
Navies	Armies	Air forces
Officers
Admiral of the fleet	Marshal / field marshal	Marshal of the air force
Admiral	General	Air chief marshal
Vice admiral	Lieutenant general	Air marshal
Rear admiral	Major general	Air vice marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group captain
Commander	Lieutenant colonel	Wing commander
Lieutenant commander	Major / commandant	Squadron leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying officer
Ensign	2nd lieutenant	Pilot officer
Midshipman	Officer cadet	Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer	Sergeant major / warrant officer	Warrant officer
Petty officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading seaman	Corporal	Corporal
Seaman	Private	Aircraftman

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Army ranks and insignia of India

**Indian Armed Forces**
Military Manpower
Triservices Crest.
Active troops	1,325,000 (3^rd)
Reserve forces	1,155,000 (7^th)
Paramilitary forces	1,293,300 (4^th)
Components
Indian Army
Indian Air Force
Indian Navy
Indian Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces of India
Strategic Nuclear Command
History
Military history of India
Ranks
Air Force ranks and insignia
Army ranks and insignia
Naval ranks and insignia

The following tables present the ranks of the Indian army. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and in particular reflect those of the British and Commonwealth armies. Traditional names for ranks are still used, as well as western names.

Field marshal

India has a field marshal rank, but it is mostly honorary. It does not currently exist in the army organizational structure; however, two officers were conferred with this rank, namely the late Field Marshal Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa.

A field marshal, unlike other officers, does not draw a pension. He gets the full pay of a general equal to the Chief of the Army Staff until his death. He wears full uniform on all official occasions and runs an office in army headquarters. He also has a dedicated secretariat of his own.

Ranks and Insignia

Commissioned officers[edit source | editbeta]

Commissioned officers are the leaders of the army and command units anywhere from company to army size. Dress insignia are in gold (outlined in red for those of two-star rank and higher) and in silver for field insignia.

Ranks	Insignia	Notes
Field marshal	National emblem over a crossed baton and saber in a lotus blossom wreath.	Only two appointments have ever been made.
General	National emblem over a five-pointed star, all over a crossed baton and saber.	Held only by the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee or Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Lieutenant general	National emblem over crossed baton and saber.
Major general	Five-pointed star over crossed baton and saber.
Brigadier	National emblem over three five-pointed stars in a triangular formation.
Colonel	National emblem over two five-pointed stars
Lieutenant Colonel	National emblem over five-pointed star.
Major	National emblem.
Captain	Three five-pointed stars.
Lieutenant	Two five-pointed stars.
Second lieutenant	Five-pointed star.	The rank of second lieutenant is no longer used and all new officers are commissioned as lieutenants.

Junior commissioned officers[edit source | editbeta]

Junior commissioned officers are commissioned as officers from the ranks and are broadly equivalent to senior non-commissioned officers in Western armies.

Ranks		Insignia
Infantry and other arms	Cavalry and armour	Insignia
Subedar major	Risaldar major	Gold national emblem with stripe
Subedar	Risaldar	Two gold stars with stripe
Naib subedar	Naib risaldar	One gold star with stripe

Non-commissioned officers[edit source | editbeta]

Non-commissioned officers ("NCOs") are soldiers promoted to positions of responsibility, and are broadly similar to junior non-commissioned officers in Western armies.

Ranks		Insignia
Infantry and other arms	Cavalry and armour	Insignia
Quartermaster havildar	Quartermaster duffadar	Gold national emblem with three chevrons
Havildar	Daffadar	Three rank chevrons
Naik	Lance daffadar	Two rank chevrons
Lance naik	Acting lance daffadar	Single rank chevron
Sepoy (Sipahi) / Jawan		Plain shoulder badge only

Air Force ranks and insignia of India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Indian Armed Forces**
Military Manpower
Triservices Crest.
Active troops	1,325,000 (3^rd)
Reserve forces	1,155,000 (7^th)
Paramilitary forces	1,293,300 (4^th)
Components
Indian Army
Indian Air Force
Indian Navy
Indian Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces of India
Strategic Nuclear Command
History
Military history of India
Ranks
Air Force ranks and insignia
Army ranks and insignia
Naval ranks and insignia

The IAF's rank structure is based on that of the Royal Air Force. The highest rank attainable in the IAF is Marshal of the Indian Air Force, conferred by the President of India after exceptional service during wartime. MIAF Arjan Singh is the only officer to have achieved this rank. The head of the Indian Air Force is the Chief of the Air Staff, who holds the rank of Air Chief Marshal. The current Chief of the Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal N.A.K Browne, appointed on July 31, 2011, following the retirement of Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik

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Officer Ranks[edit source | editbeta]

The following table shows the officer rank insignia for the Indian Air Force. Even though India is not a NATO country, the NATO ranking codes are given for comparison with other nations' military ranks (see Air force officer rank insignia for more information).

Ranks of the Indian Air Force- Officer Ranks

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1

Shoulder
Sleeve
Rank	Marshal of the Air Force¹	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer²

¹ Honorary/War time rank. ² Rank no longer exist.

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student Officer

¹ Honorary/War time rank.
² Rank number 1

Junior Commissioned Officer and Non Commissioned ranks[edit source | editbeta]

**Ranks of the Indian Air Force - Enlisted Ranks**
	Junior Commissioned Officer				Enlisted
Shoulder				Arm
Sleeve				Arm
Rank	Master Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer	Junior Warrant Officer		Sergeant	Corporal	Leading Aircraftsman	Aircraftsman

Naval ranks and insignia of India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Indian Armed Forces**
Military Manpower
Triservices Crest.
Active troops	1,325,000 (3^rd)
Reserve forces	1,155,000 (7^th)
Paramilitary forces	1,293,300 (4^th)
Components
Indian Army
Indian Air Force
Indian Navy
Indian Coast Guard
Paramilitary forces of India
Strategic Nuclear Command
History
Military history of India
Ranks
Air Force ranks and insignia
Army ranks and insignia
Naval ranks and insignia

The following graphs presents the officer ranks of the Indian navy. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and reflect those of the British military ranks.

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Officer ranks[edit source | editbeta]

While the provision for the rank of Admiral of the Fleet exists, it is primarily intended for major wartime use and honour. No officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. Both the Army and Air Force have had officers who have been conferred with the equivalent rank – Field Marshals Sam Manekshaw and Cariappa of the Army and Marshal of the Indian Air Force (MIAF) Arjan Singh.

The highest ranked naval officer is the Chief of Naval Staff.

India uses the Midshipman rank in its navy, and all future officers carry the rank upon entering the Indian Naval Academy. They are commissionedSub-lieutenants upon finishing their course of study.