Talk:Army ranks and insignia of India

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Someone should do comparative ranks of the British military as well - I am not. Molotov (talk) 23:47, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, I dont mind helping you but u gotta give me some time --{{IncMan|talk}} 23:51, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 US ranks are wrong 2 Indian Ranks are wrong 3 NCO Ranks updated 4 Add Field Marshal

[edit] US ranks are wrong

the us ranks have to move up one

the are all off

ie 5 star general in US would be the same as a Field Marshal

or you could add Field Marshal to the Indian column and it would be correct

Thanks for the heads up - I corrected the problem. Molotov (talk) 20:13, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Indian Ranks are wrong

A one-star officer in the Indian Army is a Brigadier, not a Brigadier General. There is some mix-up in the JCO ranks as well, Risaldar and Risladar Major are specific to the Armoured Corps, other branches have Subhedar and Subhedar Major as corresponding ranks. And the lowest enlisted rank is Sepoy, not Private. And the NCO ranks are Havildar (Daffadar for Cavalry/Armoured Corps), Naik (Lance Daffadar for Cavalry/Armoured Corps) and Lance Naik (Acting Lance Daffadar for Cavalry/Armoured Corps). I'm making these changes in the article. --Kunal 07:14, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

I have been having problems with several rank articles I have created, but I want to let you know that all of my info was provided from the World Rank Insignia site (with nothing different that I know of). E-mail them; I could only add what I was and what my research said. I am sorry that such errors were here, but the good thing is that they are gone. I will no longer create rank articles. εγκυκλοπαίδεια* 21:55, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] NCO Ranks updated

RHM and RQMH are now obsolete appointments, their functions are now carried out by Junior Commissioned Officers.

I have entered the Cavalry equivalents for CQMH and CHM (which,incidentally, are temporary appointments for Havildars/Daffadars rather than ranks). See also: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1403LONDON 19:10, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Are the non-commissioned ranks of the Indian Army known as enlisted? The Indian Army usually follows British Army traditions rather than American ones, and in the British Army the 'enlisted' ranks are the 'soldier' ranks. Further, the Junior Commissioned Officers shouldn't be under that heading at all, as they are commissioned officers. They would either fit under the commissioned officers section, with a subheading; or in their own separate section. Also, Sepoys and Sowars wouldn't be classified as Non-commissioned officers - they're simply soldiers.

[edit] Add Field Marshal

Title is pretty self explanatory. And I have added the picture of the insignia in Commons, look for "Field_Marshal". I am not sure however what to put down as the copyright status, I know it's in the public domain though.