Indian_Armed_Forces_rank_flags

Equivalent ranks of Indian military
	Commissioned ranks
	Junior commissioned ranks
	Non-commissioned ranks
	Footnotes
	[A 1] Risaldar major in cavalry and armoured regiments; [A 2] Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments; [A 3] Naib risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments.; Called jemadar until 1965.;

Indian Armed Forces rank flags

Rank flags used by the Indian Armed Forces.

The Indian Armed Forces follow the UK/Commonwealth ranking system, and their general and flag officers use rank flags.

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Risaldar major in cavalry and armoured regiments

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Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments

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Naib risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments.
Called jemadar until 1965.

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Equivalent ranks of Indian military
Indian Navy	Indian Army	Indian Air Force
Commissioned ranks
Admiral of the fleet	Field marshal	Marshal of the Indian Air Force
Admiral	General	Air chief marshal
Vice admiral	Lieutenant general	Air marshal
Rear admiral	Major general	Air vice marshal
Commodore	Brigadier	Air commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group captain
Commander	Lieutenant colonel	Wing commander
Lieutenant commander	Major	Squadron leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight lieutenant
Sub lieutenant	Lieutenant	Flying officer
Junior commissioned ranks
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
Non-commissioned ranks
Petty officer	Havildar	Sergeant
Leading seaman	Naik	Corporal
Seaman 1	Lance naik	Leading aircraftsman
Seaman 2	Sepoy	Aircraftsman
Footnotes
[A 1] Risaldar major in cavalry and armoured regiments [A 2] Risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments [A 3] Naib risaldar in cavalry and armoured regiments. Called jemadar until 1965.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Indian Armed Forces	A horizontal tricolour of red, navy blue and sky blue with the tri-service emblem at the centre.
		Flag of the Chief of Defence Staff	A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the tri-service emblem.
		Flag of the Integrated Defence Staff	A red field with the flag of India in the canton, There is insignia of two cross swords, an eagle, an anchor and an Ashok symbol above it

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		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	Red flag with the national flag in the canton, with two crossed swords and the Ashoka lions emblem above them in the center of the flag and four five-pointed stars in a vertical line in the fly all yellow.^[2]
		Flag of the General
		Flag of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
		Flag of the Lieutenant General
		Flag of the Principal Staff Officer
		Flag of the Major General
		Flag of the Brigadier

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Indian Navy	A white ensign, featuring the Flag of India in the canton, and a navy blue filled, gold-bordered octagon, enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy, located in the fly.
		Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy	A white triangular pennant with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the hoist.
		President's Colour of the Indian Navy	Indian Naval ensign with State Emblem of India.
		Flag of the Admiral (rank currently reserved for the Chief of the Naval Staff)	A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and four blue stars in the hoist side.
		Flag of the Vice admiral (also Vice Chief of the Naval Staff)	A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and three blue stars in the hoist side.
		Flag of the Rear admiral	A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and two blue stars in the hoist side.
		Flag of the Commodore	A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and one blue star in the hoist side.

Date	Use	Description
1950-2001	Indian Naval Ensign	A red cross on a white field, with the Indian national flag in the canton.
2004–2014		A red cross on a white field, with the Indian state emblem in yellow at the center, with the Indian national flag in the canton.
2014–2022		A red cross on a white field, with the Indian state emblem in yellow at the center with the motto Satyamev Jayate below, and the Indian national flag in the canton.
1951-2022	President's Colour	Indian Naval ensign with Presidential Standard elephant.
	Commissioning pennant	A white triangular pennant with at hoist the St. George's red cross defaced with the Ashoka Chakra.
	Flag of the Admiral (was only used by Chief of the Naval Staff)
	Flag of the Vice Admiral (also Vice Chief of the Naval Staff)
	Flag of the Rear Admiral
	Flag of the Commodore
	Flag of the Senior officer

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Indian Armed Forces rank flags