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During British Rule , these officers were known as Viceroy's Commissioned Officer s (VCOs). Senior Non-commissioned Officer s are promoted to JCO rank on the basis of merit and seniority, plus the number of vacancies. Junior Commissioned Officers are treated as a separate class, and hold many additional privileges. In the army, they have a separate Mess (the JCOs' mess), get family quarters, and are authorized to travel in first class on the Railway s. With good pay and privileges, it is an ambition of most enlisted men to attain these ranks. JCOs often serve as platoon leaders in an infantry company, with a major as company commander and a captain as second-in-command. Due to their long years of service, officers accord JCOs great respect and influence, especially in cases involving the enlisted ranks, their welfare and morale. Another custom religiously followed is that a JCO is never addressed using just his name or rank. The word ''Saheb'' (master), is added to as a suffix (for eg: Subedar Saheb or < The JCO ranks in the Indian Army (from highest to lowest) are:
The JCO (or Chief Petty Officer) ranks in the Indian Navy are:
The JCO (or Warranted) ranks in the Indian Air Force are: While Chief Petty Officer ranks in the Navy are not authorised with any form of salute, the JCOs and Warranted ranks are authorised salutes (including rifle salutes if given by an armed soldier or airman). HONORARY COMMISSIONS There is also a custom of giving Honorary Commissions to deserving Junior Commissioned Officers. Every year a list of eligible JCOs is drawn up and Honorary commissions awarded to them. This could be at the time of retirement, or when still in service. Honorary Commissioned Officers may wear the appropriate rank insignia, but they do not become members of the officers' mess. They do, however, recive the pay and pension of their honorary rank. The honorary ranks in the various forces are: IndianArmy:
Indian Navy:
Indian Air Force:
Generally, in official documents the Junior Commissioned Officer rank held by the officer is also added before the Honorary Commission rank. For example, Subedar/Hony. Lt. or Subedar Major/Hony. Capt. |
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