RANKS OF OFFICERS IN INDIAN ARM FORCES
In this blog we are going to cover Ranks of Officers and Jawans in Indian Arm Forces. We will consider these ranks in Tabular format for easy comparison. So, let's explore it together.
RANKS OF COMMISIONED OFFICERS
| Indian Army |
Indian Navy |
Indian Air Force |
| Field Marshal |
Admiral of the Fleet |
Marshal of the Air Force |
| General |
Admiral |
Air Chief Marshal |
| Lieutenant General |
Vice Admiral |
Air Marshal |
| Major General |
Rear Admiral |
Air Vice Marshal |
| Brigadier |
Commodore |
Air Commodore |
| Colonel |
Captain |
Group Captain |
| Lieutenant Colonel |
Commander |
Wing Commander |
| Major |
Lieutenant Commander |
Squadron Leader |
| Captain |
Lieutenant |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Lieutenant |
Sub-Lieutenant |
Flying Officer |
RANKS OF PERSONNELS BELOW OFFICERS RANK
| Indian Army |
Indian Navy |
Indian Air Force |
| Subedar Major |
Master Chief Petty Officer (First Class) |
Master Warrant Officer |
| Subedar |
Master Chief Petty Officer (Second Class) |
Warrant Officer |
| Naib Subedar |
Chief Petty Officer |
Junior Warrant Officer |
| Havildar |
Petty Officer |
Sergeant |
| Naik |
Able Seaman |
Corporal |
| Lance Naik |
Leading Seaman |
Leading Aircraftsman |
| Sepoy |
Seaman |
Aircraftsman |
Present In Command Officers at High Ranks
| Chief of Defence Staff: Lt. General Anil Chauhan |
| General of India (Army) |
Admiral of India (Navy) |
Air Chief Marshal of India (Air Force) |
| General Manoj Pande PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC |
Admiral R. Hari Kumar |
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari |
Some Historical Ranks in Indian History After Independence
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (1914–2008) on 1 January 1973.
Field Marshal Kondandera Madappa Cariappa(1899–1993) on 14 January 1986.
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh (1919-2017) on January 2002.
Chief Of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat (1958-8th December 2021) on 31 December 2019.
** These ranks are not given to everyone but only to some seeing the circumstances of the country's development, borders issues,
International Issues and the quality of service. No doubt
all officers are great, but these are the officers who have served during hardship.
For Example, CDS Bipin Rawat has worked with government for Indias First Surgical Strike followed by Second.
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