Bharat Rakshak

haven't been able to find the WO rank insignia though. The rank insignia may clearly show where this "Warrant Officer" stands in the Army hierarchy. And funny, that this rank only should have an English nomenclature. Generally the NCO and JCO ranks are partly in Hindi, but this "Warr...

British Warrant Officer 'blown up' 15 times in Afghanistan:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... times.html

I feel sorry for the Havildar Majors in the Indian Army. Despite occupying key NCO positions, they do not have the security of having a substantive rank in their appointments. How is a CHM supposed to give frank advice if his appointment can be removed and he ends up as a mere Havildar again? The j...

I feel sorry for the Havildar Majors in the Indian Army. Despite occupying key NCO positions, they do not have the security of having a substantive rank in their appointments. How is a CHM supposed to give frank advice if his appointment can be removed and he ends up as a mere Havildar again? http:/...

Hold on for a second, a JCO is a completely different category than WOs. WOs cannot hold independent command (exception being special operations forces), JCOs command their own platoons and even companies; in case of severe losses they can also take over battalion commands over junior officers temp...

If the Army introduces WO ranks, it is a good way to distinguish JCOs with combat command (inf, armr, art, engr) vs. JCOs who hold the rank for other qualifications (religious leaders, teachers, systems experts etc). The latter can be WOs, former must be distinguished with a special rank (JCOs are ...

I think this is the Warrant Officer rank in the Army Postal Service Corps: Hmm.. during the British days there used to be a series of Havildar appointments. They are nominally rated above a Havildar, but below a Naib Subedar/Jemadar. They were the Coy. Quarter Master, Coy.Hav.Major, Rgt. Quarter Ma...

I found this document published in 2006 which, on page 10, refers to ' JCOs, Warrant Offrs (APS) CI-1 and CI-II of Army, Master Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer and JWO of Air Force, MCPO and CPOs of Navy on active / retd list .' http://indianairforce.nic.in/RTI/csd.pdf This appears to indicate tha...

I found this document published in 2006 which, on page 10, refers to ' JCOs, Warrant Offrs (APS) CI-1 and CI-II of Army, Master Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer and JWO of Air Force, MCPO and CPOs of Navy on active / retd list .' http://indianairforce.nic.in/RTI/csd.pdf This appears to indicate that...

1) Is the Warrant Officer rank found anywhere else in the Indian Army? No Warrant Officer rank is only there in Indian Air Force. The Indian Army has three ranks of Junior Commissioned Officers who are gazetted ranks, and hold a lesser commission than which is held by officers. The commission is fr...

The Indian Army Postal Service Corps gives the rank of Warrant Officer to it's Postal Assistants as set out below: 'Special terms and conditions for Postal Assistants in Army Postal Services. The selected candidates will be governed by Army Act and Army Rules during their services in the APS, which ...

Interesting but C definitely stands for commission as for JCOs JC is used instead of IC. The other prefix used is MR for doctors. I think that's right. Because NCOs don't have any prefix. They simply have "No. 1234". Permanent commission officers have IC, short service commission have SS,...

Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, writing in the British Newspaper, Daily Mail: The week that revived my love affair with India - and convinced me that Britain's future lies there Britain has recently focused too much on the US - an obsession with the so called...

Pakistan is introducing new senior appointments for JCOs along the lines of the US Army Command Sergeant Major System: http://www.dawn.com/2008/05/28/letted.htm " Pakistan Subedar majors’ conference WE have been hearing of corps commanders’ conference, formation commanders’ conference, unit dar...