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Rear admiral
Flag of a rear admiral
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 rankofcommodore and below the three-star rankofvice admiral.

The equivalent rank in the Indian Armyismajor general and in the Indian Air Forceisair 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 (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[edit]

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 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.[4]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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[edit]


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