Commissioned Ranks of the Three Services (Army, Navy and Air Force)

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Friends, in this post we shall discuss about the commissioned ranks in the three services Army, Navy and Air Force. Before going into details lets have a brief introduction of these three services. These three comes under the Indian Armed Forces, the military forces of the Republic India.

• Indian Army :  This is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Head Quarters - New Delhi, India
• Indian Navy : This is the Naval Branch of Indian Armed Forces. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. Head Quarters - New Delhi, India
• Indian Air Force : This is the Air Arm of the Indian Air Force. The President of India serves as the ex-officio Commander-in-Chief of the IAF. Head Quarters - New Delhi, India

Following are the commissioned ranks of these three services. Each rank is shown opposite to its equivalent in the other services.

Army	Navy	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	Lieutennt-Commander	Squadron Leader
Captain	Lieutenant	Flight Lieutenant
Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Second Lieutenant	Acting Sub-Lieutenant	Pilot Officer

Note : The Field Marshal rank is mostly honorary. It does not currently exist in the army organizational structure. Two officers were conferred with this rank, are late Field Marshal Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa. 

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