Air vice marshal (India)

Air vice marshal is a two-star air officer rank in the Indian Air Force. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Air Force. Air vice marshal ranks above the one-star rank of air commodore and below the three-star rank of air marshal.

Air vice marshal
Flag of an air vice marshal
Rank insignia of an air vice marshal
Country India
Service branch Indian Air Force
AbbreviationAVM
RankTwo-star rank
Next higher rankAir marshal
Next lower rankAir commodore
Equivalent ranksMajor general (Indian Army)
Rear admiral (Indian Navy)

The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is lieutenant general and in the Indian Navy is rear admiral.

Air Vice Marshal S.C. Chafekar in an AVM's uniform.

Appointments

Officers in the rank of air vice marshal hold important appointments like Air Officer Commanding Jammu and Kashmir (AOC J&K), Air Officer Commanding advance HQs of the air commands. At air headquarters, air vice marshals hold the appointments of assistant chief of air staff in different staff branches and those of additional director general.

Insignia

The badges of rank consist of two sky blue bands (each on a slightly wider navy blue band) over a sky blue band on a navy blue broad band.

An air vice marshal wears gorget patches which are blue patches with two white stars. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has two sleeve stripes consisting of a broad band with one narrower bands.[1]

Order of precedence

An air vice marshal who is a principal staff officer (PSO) ranks at number 25 in the Indian order of precedence. Other air vice marshals are at number 26 in the order of precedence.[2]

Air vice marshals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950).[3][4]

Rank insignia and personal flag
  • Indian Air Force air vice marshal sleeve insignia
  • Indian Air Force air vice marshal shoulder board
  • Indian Air Force air vice marshal flag

See also

References
  1. "Uniform | Indian Air Force | Government of India". indianairforce.nic.in.
  2. "President's Secretariat" (PDF). Office of the President of India. Rajya Sabha. 1979-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. (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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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.
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