Rear admiral (India)
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Air vice marshal (Indian Air Force ) |
Rear admiral is a
The equivalent rank in the
History
Appointments
Officers in the rank of rear admiral hold important appointments like Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) and Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF). The flag officers commanding naval areas (FONA/FOGA, FOMA, FOTNA, FOK, FOGNA) and the admiral superintendents of the naval dockyards are also officers of the rank of rear admiral. At naval headquarters, rear admirals hold the appointments of assistant chief of naval staff in different staff branches and those of additional director general.
Insignia
The flag of a vice admiral has a gold-blue octagon bearing naval crest in the middle, and two blue stars placed vertically at hoist side.
The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over two eight-pointed stars and the
Order of precedence
A rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the
Rear admirals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).[5][6][7]
See also
- List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy
- Naval ranks and insignia of India
References
- ^ "Admiral Pizey returns from United Kingdom" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 5 September 1954.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 November 1956. p. 236.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 March 1957. p. 55.
- ^ "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 26 August 1979. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission" (PDF). 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ DelhiJune 29, India Today Web Desk New; June 29, India Today Web Desk New; Ist, India Today Web Desk New. "7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?". India Today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy | Government of India". www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.
Bibliography
- Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!: The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 978-9353025526
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