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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 ...
Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army and Pakistan Army rank equivalent to corporal. [1] The rank was previously used in the Indian Army during the Raj and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar. In cavalry units, the equivalent is lance daffadar. Like a British corporal, a naik wears two rank chevrons.
Ranks of the Indian Army – Other Ranks; Insignia: Rank: Subedar Major 1: Subedar 2: Naib Subedar 3, Havildar: Naik: Lance Naik: Sepoy 4: 1 Risaldar Major in cavalry and armoured regiments; 2 Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments; 3 Naib Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments. Called Jemadar until 1965. 4 No Insignia
No. 11620 Naik Gian SINGH, 15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. In Burma, on 2nd March, 1945, the Japanese were holding a strong position astride the road Kamye- Myingyan . Two Companies of the 15th Punjab Regiment carried out successfully a wide encircling movement and established themselves on some high ground about one and a half miles in the ...
An 1842 painting of a lance naik in the 65th Bengal Native Infantry (Volunteers) by Alex Hunter Insignia of an Indian Army Lance Naik. Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Indian and Pakistani armies and, before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik. [1] In cavalry units the equivalent is acting lance ...
Three employees at a Maryland Cracker Barrel have reportedly been dismissed after staff refused to seat a group of students with special needs on Dec. 3 Superintendent of Charles County Public ...
This one of the most important rank, which in professional master in technical department, this rank is the backbone to maintain, repair and develop the all equipment which is used in Indian Army. And this rank is the senior most rank in NCO category in Indian Army —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.212.6 06:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Jane Seymour is opening up after her Malibu, Calif. home was threatened by last week's wildfires. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the American Ballet Theater Annual Benefit on Monday, Dec. 16 ...