India Air Commodore
Air Commodore is a One-star rank/ Deputy Director General/Principal Director in the Indian Air Force.
Air Commodore ranks above the rank of Group Captain and below the two-star rank of air vice marshal.
| Air Commodore | |
|---|---|
.png) Flag of Air commodore | |
 Shoulder board | |
 Rank insignia of an air commodore | |
| Country |  India |
| Service branch |  Indian Air Force |
| Abbreviation | Air Cmde |
| Rank | One-star rank |
| Next higher rank | Air vice marshal |
| Next lower rank | Group Captain |
| Equivalent ranks | Brigadier (Indian Army) Commodore (Indian Navy) |
Equivalent ranks of Indian military | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indian Navy | Indian Army | Indian Air Force |
Commissioned ranks | ||
| Admiral of the fleet | Field marshal | Marshal of the Indian Air Force |
| Admiral | General | Air chief marshal |
| Vice admiral | Lieutenant general | Air marshal |
| Rear admiral | Major general | Air vice marshal |
| Commodore | Brigadier | Air commodore |
| Captain | Colonel | Group captain |
| Commander | Lieutenant colonel | Wing commander |
| Lieutenant commander | Major | Squadron leader |
| Lieutenant | Captain | Flight lieutenant |
| Sub lieutenant | Lieutenant | Flying officer |
Junior commissioned ranks | ||
| Master chief petty officer 1st class | Subedar major | Master warrant officer |
| Master chief petty officer 2nd class | Subedar | Warrant officer |
| Chief petty officer | Naib subedar | Junior warrant officer |
Non-commissioned ranks | ||
| Petty officer | Havildar | Sergeant |
| Leading seaman | Naik | Corporal |
| Seaman 1 | Lance naik | Leading aircraftsman |
| Seaman 2 | Sepoy | Aircraftsman |
Footnotes | ||
The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is brigadier and in the Indian Navy is Commodore.
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History
On 15 May 1947, Subroto Mukerjee was promoted to the acting rank of Air Commodore and became the first Indian air officer. He was appointed the Deputy Assistant to the Air Officer-in-charge Administration at Air headquarters.
Appointments
Officers in the rank of air commodore command air force stations and are titled air officer commanding (AOC). In staff appointments, they serve as Air-I at command headquarters. The air attachés and air advisors at India's high commissions and embassies in select countries are officers of the rank of air commodore. At Air headquarters, air commodores hold the appointments of principal directors of directorates and branches.
Insignia
The flag of an Air commodore is sky blue with the Indian Air Force roundel surmounted by the eagle from the Indian Air Force badge, with one yellow star in the fly. The badges of rank consists of a sky blue band on a navy blue broad band. An air commodore wears gorget patches which are blue patches with one white star. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has one sleeve stripe consisting of a broad band.
Pay scale
Air commodores are at pay level 13A, with a monthly pay between ₹139,600 and ₹217,600 with a monthly service pay of ₹15,500.
Rank insignia
See also
References
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