Indian Defense Forces

The Indian Army

Officer ranks, insignia and pay structure

Army Ranks	Insignia	Notes	Pay Structure
			Basic Pay	Grade Pay	MSP
General		Gold national emblem outlined in red over a gold sun outlined in red, all over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red.	90,000 rupees (fixed)	-	-
Lieutenant General VCOS Army Commanders		Gold national emblem outlined in red over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red.	80,000 rupees (fixed)	-	-
Lieutenant General Top 33.3% by seniority			75,000-80,000 rupees (HAG+) up to 80,000 rupees	-	-
Lieutenant General (Remainder)			67,000-79,000 rupees (HAG) up to 79,000 rupees	-	-
Major General		Gold star outlined in red over a crossed gold baton and scimitar outlined in red.	37,400-67,000 rupees (PB-4)	10,000 rupees	-
Brigadier		Gold national emblem over three gold stars in a triangle formation.		8,900 rupees	6,000 rupees
Colonel		Gold national emblem over two gold stars.		8,700 rupees	6,000 rupees
Lieutenant Colonel		Gold national emblem over one gold star.		8,000 rupees	6,000 rupees
Major		Gold national emblem.	15,600-39,100 rupees (PB-3)	6,600 rupees	6,000 rupees
Captain		Three gold stars.		6,100 rupees	6,000 rupees
Lieutenant		Two gold stars.		5,400 rupees	6,000 rupees
Second Lieutenant*		One gold star.	-	-	-

*Second lieutenant rank is no longer used, all new officers are commissioned as Lieutenants

The Indian Air Force

Commands and structure

The Indian Air Force is divided into five operational and two functional commands. Each Command is headed by an Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief with the rank of Air Marshal. The purpose of an operational command is to conduct military operations using aircraft within its area of responsibility, whereas the responsibility of functional commands is to maintain combat readiness. Aside from the Training Command at Bangalore, the centre for primary flight training is located at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, followed by operational training at various other schools. Advanced officer training for command positions is also conducted at the Defence Services Staff College; specialised advanced flight training schools are located at Bidar, Karnataka, and Hakimpet, Andhra Pradesh (also the location for helicopter training). Technical schools are found at a number of other locations.

Operational Commands Central Air Command (CAC), headquartered at Allahabad,Uttar Pradesh Eastern Air Command (EAC), headquartered at Shillong,Meghalaya Southern Air Command (SAC), headquartered atThiruvananthapuram, Kerala South Western Air Command (SWAC), headquartered atGandhinagar, Gujarat Western Air Command (WAC), headquartered at Subroto Park, New Delhi

Functional Commands Training Command (TC), headquartered atBangalore, Karnataka Maintenance Command (MC), headquartered atNagpur, Maharashtra

Indian Navy

Commissioned Officers

Rank Insignia

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Rank	Admiral of the Fleet[note 2]	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sublieutenant

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