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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.
Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) Lieutenant General: Pratik Sharma AVSM, SM [12] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Coordination) Rakesh Kapoor AVSM, VSM [13] Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) Rahul R Singh VSM [14] Adjutant General: VPS Kaushik UYSM, YSM, SM [15] Military Secretary: Rashim ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Military ranks of the Indian Army" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Naik (military rank) R. Risaldar; Risaldar ...
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
Master chief petty officer 1st class: Subedar major [Alt 1] Master warrant officer: Master chief petty officer 2nd class: Subedar [Alt 2] Warrant officer: Chief petty officer: Naib subedar [Alt 3] Junior warrant officer
Flag of the Indian Army: A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the Army badge in the fly. Flag of the Field Marshal: Red flag with crossed batons surrounded by a lotus flower wreath, the Ashoka lion emblem above the batons and five five-pointed stars across the bottom, all in yellow. [1] Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff