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  2. Indian Army ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...

  3. General (India) - Wikipedia

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    General (India) General is a four-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the highest active rank in the Indian Army. General ranks above the three-star rank of lieutenant general and below the five-star rank of field marshal, which is largely a war-time or ceremonial rank. A general may be referred to as a full general or four-star ...

  4. Awards and decorations of the Indian Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    9 Years Long Service Medal. 49. Commonwealth Awards. 50. United Nations Awards. 51. Other Awards. Note that the Police Medals, Fire Services Medals, Correctional Services Medals and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medals are excluded from the above list. The above order of precedence of awards is as per the Indian Army.

  5. Junior commissioned officer - Wikipedia

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    Honorary commissioned officers may wear the appropriate rank insignia, but they do not become members of the officers' mess. They do, however, receive the pay and pension of their honorary rank. The honorary ranks in the various forces are: Indian Army: Honorary Lieutenant; Honorary Captain; Indian Navy: Honorary Sub Lieutenant; Honorary Lieutenant

  6. Colonel (India) - Wikipedia

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    Group Captain (Indian Air Force) Colonel is a rank in the Indian Army. Like other armies, this rank is higher than lieutenant colonel a It is equivalent to captain in the Indian Navy and group captain in the Indian Air Force. The Indian Army has followed the British Army rank system since India's independence from the British Empire in 1947.

  7. Indian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, [ 3 ] and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The Indian Army was established on 1 April 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India ...

  8. Subedar-major - Wikipedia

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    Many times, they have been given honorary ranks [5] such as Hon. Lieutenant and Hon. Captain, as a mark of respect for their exceptional service record. The subedar majors and other Junior Commissioned Officers of the Indian Army are equivalent to Group-B gazetted officers in India. [6] Sub Maj from the Bihar Regiment

  9. Field marshal - Wikipedia

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    Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army (in countries without the rank of Generalissimo), and as such, few persons are ever appointed to it. It is considered as a five-star rank (OF-10) in modern-day armed forces in many ...