Badges of Rank for All Army Personnel

Badges of Rank for All Army Personnel

Officers

(a) Field Marshal : Ashoka Emblem over a Crossed Sword and Baton in a lotus blossom

wreath.

(b) General : Crossed Sword and Baton with Star and Ashoka Emblem above.

(c)  Lieutenant General: Crossed Sword and Baton with Ashoka Emblem above.

(d) Major General : Crossed Sword and Baton with Star above.

(e)  Brigadier : Three Stars wornin a triangle with Ashoka Emblem above.

(f) Colonel : Two Stars and Ashoka Emblem above.

(g)  Lieutenant Colonel: One Star And Ashoka Emblem above.

(h)  Major : Ashoka Emblem.

[0)] Captain : Three Stars In One line.

(k) Lieutenant Two Stars in one line

2 JCOs. The badges of ranks for corresponding JCO ranks will have a braid band of three strands

of braid, i.e. "crimson, yellow, crimson” affixed below all badges of rank and above shoulder titles, if worn.

Their badges are as under:-

(a)  Subedar Major - Ashoka Emblem.

(b) Subedar - Two Stars In one line.

(c) Naib Subedar - One Star.

3. Other Ranks. The Non-Commissioned ranks of Indian Army are authorised to wear Chevrons as

per the Regiment/ Corps pattern. The Chevron stripes will be stitched 11-12 cm below the shoulder strap

(depending upon the sleeve length) as under:-

(a)  CcmH - Three Stripes and an Ashoka.

(b)  Havildar - Three Stripes.

(c)  Naik- Two Stripes.

(d)  Lance Naik- One Stripe.