The Indian Armed Forces

Palanisamy Promth, an RIMC alumni has prepared a comprehensive write up about the Indian Armed Forces, don’t try and mug-up the rankings -as they are too many, but make sure you give them a reading and digest the hierarchy. However, it is necessary that you remember the locations of the Command Centres and HQs (and their names) that have been mentioned here.

RANKS IN THE ARMY AS PER HIERARCHY:
• General
• Lieutenant General
• Major General
• Brigadier
• Colonel
• Lieutenant Colonel
• Major
• Captain
• Lieutenant
RANKS IN THE NAVY AS PER HIERARCHY:
• Admiral
• Vice Admiral
• Rear Admiral
• Commodore
• Captain
• Commander
• Lieutenant Commander
• Lieutenant
• Sub Lieutenant
RANKS IN THE AIR FORCE AS PER HIERARCHY:
• Air Chief Marshal
• Air Marshal
• Air Vice Marshal
• Air Commodore
• Group Captain
• Wing Commander
• Squadron Leader
• Flight Lieutenant
• Flying Officer

COMMANDS AND HEAD QUARTERS (ARMY):

Eastern army command – Kolkata
Western army command – Chandi mandir
Northern Army command – Udampur
Southern army command – Pune
Central army command- Lucknow
South western army command – Jaipur
Training command – Shimla
Army Head Quarters – New Delhi

COMMANDS AND HEAD QUARTERS (NAVY):

Eastern naval command – Vizag
Western naval command – Mumbai
Southern naval command – Kochi
Far eastern naval command – Port Blair
Naval Head Quarters – New Delhi

COMMANDS AND HEAD QUARTES (AIR FORCE):

Central Air Command – Allahabad
Eastern Air Command – Shillong
Southern Air Command – Thiruvananthapuram
South Western Air Command – Gandhinagar
Western Air Command – New Delhi
Training Command – Bangalore
Maintenance Command – Nagpur
Air Force Head Quarters – New Delhi