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What age is Wing Commander?

Number of years of service	Indian Army	Indian Air Force
23 years by selection	Brigadier	Air Commodore
After 26 years (15 years by Selection)	Colonel	Group Captain
After 13 years	Lt. Colonel	Wing Commander
After 6 years	Major	Squadron Leader

How long does it take to become an Air Force captain?

In general, most officers will reach captain after four years of commissioned service except those who were commissioned as captains. Frankly speaking, any lieutenant with a reliable career progression and no major delinquencies can be promoted to captain.

How senior is a flight lieutenant?

A flight lieutenant ranks above flying officer and below a squadron leader and is sometimes used as an English language translation of a similar rank in non-English-speaking countries.

What is the starting salary of IAF officer?

Flying Allowance: Rs. 11,250/- per month for Flying Branch officers….Air Force Officer Salary Per month.

Air Force Branch	Salary Per Month	Salary in INR (per annum)
Flying Branch	Rs. 74,264	Rs. 9,00,000
Technical Branch	Rs. 65,514	Rs. 8,00,000
Ground Duty Branch	Rs. 63,014	Rs. 7,56,000

At what age army Officer become brigadier?

Commissioned officers

Ranks	Description	Retirement age
Lieutenant General	National emblem over crossed baton and sabre.	60
Major General	Five-pointed star over crossed baton and sabre.	58
Brigadier	National emblem over three five-pointed stars in a triangular formation.	56
Colonel	National emblem over two five-pointed stars	54

At what age one becomes Colonel?

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 colonel by selection after 26 years of commissioned service.

What is the next rank after captain in the Air Force?

Air Force Ranks – Enlisted and Officer, from Lowest to Highest

Pay Grade	Rank	Abbreviation
O-2	First Lieutenant	1st L
O-3	Captain	Capt
O-4	Major	Maj
O-5	Lieutenant Colonel	Lt Co

What is the lowest officer rank in the Air Force?

Brigadier General
Brigadier General (Brig Gen/O-7) A Brigadier General in the USAF is the lowest general officer rank.

What is AirForce GDO?

PUNE: From May 2020, the National Defence Academy will train air force cadets to become ground duty officers (technical and non-technical) for the Indian Air Force. While ground duty technical (GD-T) cadets will pursue a BTech degree, non-technical (GD-NT) cadets will be enrolled into the BSc computer science course.

What is the retirement age of an Air Force officer?

Note 1: In all categories below officer ranks, age limit or service limit whichever occurs earlier is applicable for retirement. Note 2: Above information does not cover officers of certain specialised branches. AIR FORCE : Retirement age of Airmen is 57 years.

Does the Indian Air Force offer commissioned ranks to ground duty officers?

The Indian Air Force offers commissioned ranks to officers in ground duty branches like Administrative, Accounts, Logistics, Education and meteorology. The article narrates the procedure to apply, the educational qualifications and pay structure of the commissioned officers in the ground duty branches.

What is the maximum age limit for a non-commissioned officer?

The upper age limit for Non-commissioned ranks is 23 year. There is no information available regarding upper age limit for officers however, for ground duty officers, it is 26 and ground duty officers are the officers who volunteer for Garud. So, there is a probability that 26 years is the maximum age limit for officers.

What is the average age of an O-6 General Officer?

O-6 (Col): 45 (join + 22 years) Anything at or above O-7 is competitive, so there’s no average age/time available. The mandatory retirement age for all general officers is 62 (this can be deferred to age 64 in some cases, or indefinitely in the case of G.I. Joe).