COMPARATIVE RANKS IN ARMED FORCES

Army, Navy and  Airforce follow the same kind of hierarchy in the ranking of their armed force personnel. However, they are named differently in all the  three. Usually, this is a very common question that is very often asked by Interviewing Officer in during your SSB. Following is the comparative rank structure in tri-services.

ARMY	NAVY	AIR FORCE
Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant	Flying Officer
Captain	Lieutenant	Flight Lieutenant
Major	Lieutenant Commander	Squadron Leader
Lieutenant Colonel	Commander	Wing Commander
Colonel	Captain	Group Captain
Brigadier	Commodore	Air Commodore
Major General	Rear Admiral	Vice Marshal
Lt. General	Vice Admiral	Air Marshal
General	Admiral	Air Chief Marshal
Field Marshal*	Admiral of the Fleet*	Marshal of the Air force*

*they are 5-star, honorary ranks.

                

RANKS IN INDIAN NAVY

The following graphs presents the officer ranks of the Indian navy. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and reflect those of the British military ranks.Ranks in Indian navy can be seen in this post along with shoulder and sleeve insignia. The tabulated list is given here...