Rear admiral (India)

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Rear admiral
Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy rank flag.svg
Flag of a rear admiral
12-Indian Navy-RADM.svg British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-7.svg
Rank insignia of a rear admiral
Country India
Service branch Indian Navy
AbbreviationRAdm
RankTwo-star rank
Next higher rankVice admiral
Next lower rankCommodore
Equivalent ranksMajor general (Indian Army)
Air vice marshal (Indian Air Force)

Rear admiral is a two-star flag officer rank in the Indian Navy. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Navy. Rear admiral ranks above the one-star rank of commodore and below the three-star rank of vice admiral.

The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is major general and in the Indian Air Force is air vice marshal.

Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan in a rear admiral's uniform.

History[edit]

Admiral Ram Dass Katari was the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of Rear admiral. In 1954, while serving as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief, in the absence of Rear Admiral Mark Pizey, he officiated as the Commander-in-Chief in the rank of rear admiral.[1] On 12 March 1956, Katari was promoted to the acting rank of Rear Admiral.[2] On 2 October 1956, he was confirmed as a substantive rear admiral and became the first Indian officer to be appointed the Flag Officer (Flotillas) Indian Fleet.[3]

Appointments[edit]

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 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[edit]

The flag of a rear admiral has a horizontal red stripe and a vertical red stripe intersecting at the centre. On top of the intersection is superimposed a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra with one red roundel in the upper canton and one in the lower canton next to the staff.[4]

The badges of rank have a crossed sword and baton over two eight-pointed stars and the Ashoka emblem above, on a golden shoulder board. A rear admiral wears gorget patches which are golden patches with two white stars. In addition to this, the double-breasted reefer jacket has two golden sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with one narrow band.

Order of precedence[edit]

A rear admiral who is a principal staff officer ranks at No. 25 in the Indian order of precedence. Other rear admirals are at No. 26 in the order of precedence.[5]

Rear admirals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).[6][7][8]

Rank insignia and personal flag[edit]

  • Indian Navy rear admiral sleeve insignia

    Indian Navy rear admiral sleeve insignia

  • Indian Navy rear admiral shoulder board

    Indian Navy rear admiral shoulder board

  • Indian Navy rear admiral flag

    Indian Navy rear admiral flag

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Admiral Pizey returns from United Kingdom" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 5 September 1954.
  2. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 24 November 1956. p. 236.
  3. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 2 March 1957. p. 55.
  4. ↑ Singh 2018, p. 398.
  5. ↑ "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  6. ↑ (PDF). 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Pay Scale of Officers - Join Indian Navy | Government of India". www.joinindiannavy.gov.in.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Singh, Anup (2018), Blue Waters Ahoy!: The Indian Navy 2001-2010, HarperCollins Publishers India, ISBN 978-9353025526

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