Group captain (India)

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Group Captain
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Pennant of Group Captain
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Rank insignia of a group captain of the Indian Air Force
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Service branchAir Force Ensign of India (2023).svg  Indian Air Force
AbbreviationGp Capt
G/C
Rank Group captain
Next higher rank Air Commodore
Next lower rank Wing commander
Equivalent ranks Colonel (Indian Army)
Captain (Indian Navy)

Group Captain is a rank in the Indian Air Force. Group Captain ranks above the rank of Wing commander and lower than an Air Commodore. It is equivalent to colonel in the Indian Army and captain in the Indian Navy.

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The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P. V. Naik conferring the honorary rank of Group Captain to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar - Honorary Group Captain.jpg
The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P. V. Naik conferring the honorary rank of Group Captain to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.

History

On 06 March 1946, Subroto Mukerjee was promoted to the acting rank of Group Captain, the first Indian officer to be promoted to the rank. He was appointed Group Captain (Plans & Training) at Air headquarters. [1]

Appointments

Group captains in the Indian Air Force command squadrons and helicopter units. Officers in the rank of Group Captain also serve as chief operations officers of air force stations. [2] [3] The air attachés and air advisors at India's high commissions and embassies in most countries are officers of the rank of group captain. [4] [5] [6] At Air headquarters, group captains hold the appointments of directors of directorates and branches.

Insignia

The pennant of a group captain is triangular in shape and is sky blue with the Indian Air Force roundel surmounted by the eagle from the Indian Air Force badge. The badges of rank consists of four sky blue bands, each on a slightly wider navy blue band. A group captain wears gorget patches which are blue patches with white braids. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has four sleeve stripes consisting of a narrow bands. [7]

Pay scale

Group Captains are at pay level 13, with a monthly pay between ₹130,600 and ₹215,900 with a monthly service pay of ₹15,500. This is the first selection-grade rank. The promotion to the rank can happen through selection or on time-scale basis. A minimum of 15 years of commissioned service is required for an officer to be considered in the selection grade. This is the highest rank which may be attained by officers on time-scale promotion if not promoted to group captain by selection after 26 years of commissioned service. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Air Head Quarters, Indian Air Force - Database". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Service Record for Air Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman 13606 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak.
  3. ↑ "Service Record for Air Marshal Suneet Shripad Soman 14681 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel". www.indembassyisrael.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "Officers". eoibeijing.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Islamabad, Pakistan". www.india.org.pk.
  7. ↑ "Uniform | Indian Air Force | Government of India". indianairforce.nic.in.
  8. ↑ (PDF). 20 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2015.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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