Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors are the backbone of India’s Defence. Their status should never be undermined. Every sailor, soldier or an airman must be aware of his status as compared to a civilian so as to maintain his and uniform’s dignity.
Unfortunately the training centres of the Air Force, Army and the Navy do not touch upon this subject. Most of the soldiers/airmen/sailors are ignorant about their status in the society.
Warrant Ranks, JCOs & equivalent ranks of the Navy are akin to Class- II/Group-B services. Warrant like commission is given by the President himself. In that sense, all warrant officers/JCOs are superior to the Group B gazetted civilian ranks.
Even a Corporal is an officer. He is an NCO or a Non-commissioned officer.
Sergeants are SNCOs or Non-commissioned officers.
Hence all ranks except the AC/LAC are Officers. Thus we have Commissioned Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers, Senior Non-commissioned Officers, Non-commissioned officers etc.
Govt. of India & the President of India have given higher status to the defence personnel. But because of ignorance, many defence personnel including commissioned officers are not aware of this provision.
It is the duty of the commissioned officers to respect the air warriors under them if they want to command effectively and earn respect from the hearts of the air warriors.
| GRADE PAY TABLE | |||
| Air Force Rank | Grade pay | Equivalent Civil Posts | Equivalent Army/Navy Rank |
| – |
1900 |
LDC, Asst Storekeeper, Cook, Painter, Carpenter | – |
| AC/LAC |
2000 |
Constable | Sepoy, Seaman |
| Corporal |
2400 |
Head Constable, UDC, Tax Asst, Storekeeper, Draftsman, Compiler, Stenographer grade III, | Naik, Leading Seaman |
| Sergeant |
2800 |
ASI, Auditors, Accountants | Havaldar, Petty Officer |
| JWO |
4200 |
Sub-Inspector, PRT, Assistant, Divisional Accountant, AAO, Barrack/Stores Supervisor | Naib Subedar, Chief Petty Officer |
| Warrant Officer |
4600 |
Inspector of Police/Income tax/Excise, TGT, Asst Enforcement Officer | Subedar, Master Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class |
| MWO |
4800 |
ACP(Gp B), PGT, Section Officer | Sub Major/MCPO 1st class |
Comment:
akgupta August 23, 2012
Sir! Sergeant in technical trade was having basic pay 5000 – 6500 (diploma pay scale) in 5th pay commision and so it should be in grade pay of 4200 but it is with grade pay of 2800 only.
6th pay commission had degraded the seargent rank (Technical) ultimately authorities are forcing us to get dicharge from IAF.
Why does each pay commission degrade Airmen step by step? U can check the old recod of earlier pay commission. Reason I dont know but we are being forced to leave the airforce and rejoin only goup ‘C’ & ‘D’ in civil organisation because Ex-servicemen quota/reservation/age relaxation is only for group C & D post after having 20 year bonded service in IAF.
That means we will die out from group C only where as one junior LDC in civil retires at 100% group B or A.
airforcechat 
Sir! Sergeant in technical trade was having basic pay 5000 – 6500 (diploma pay scale) in 5th pay commision and so it should be in grade pay of 4200 but it is with grade pay of 2800 only.
6th pay commission had degraded the seargent rank (Technical) ultimately authorities are forcing us to get dicharge from IAF.
Why does each pay commission degrade Airmen step by step? U can check the old recod of earlier pay commission. Reason I dont know but we are being forced to leave the airforce and rejoin only goup ‘C’ & ‘D’ in civil organisation because Ex-servicemen quota/reservation/age relaxation is only for group C & D post after having 20 year bonded service in IAF.
That means we will die out from group C only where as one junior LDC in civil retires at 100% group B or A.
After the 6th CPC, the Sergeants have been given grade pay of Rs 2800.
Civilians drawing pay in the 5th CPC S-9 scale of 5000-150-8000 have been given grade pay of 4200 after the 6th CPC.
Civilians drawing pay in the 5th CPC S-8 scale of 4500-125-7000 have been given grade pay of 2800 after the 6th CPC.
Sergeants of Group ‘X’ were in the pay scale of Rs.4670-85-5945 which was upgraded to 5000-100-6500 for those Sergeants who qualify a special technical test on par with diploma in engineering. Following letter may be referred.
No.1(26)/97/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, the 10th November, 2000
To
The Chief of the Air Staff
New Delhi
Subject : Removal of anomalies arisen from the implementation of the revised pay
scales consequent to the 5th CPC recommendation – Pay scales of PBORs.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to the SAFI 1/S/98 dated 12th December, 1997 and this Ministry’s
letters No.1(3)/97/D(Pay/services) dated 21st November, 1997 and (26)/97/D (Pay/ Services), dated 3rd October, 2000 on the above subject and to state that one of the recommendations of the HLC relates to the revision of pay scales of Sgt, in the Air Force.
The present pay scale of Sgt of Group ‘X’ in the Air Force is Rs.4670-85-5945. The HLC had recommended enhancement of the scale to Rs. 5000-100-6500 to restore relativity with civil diploma holders. The said recommendation of the HLC has since been considered by the Government in the light of the recommendations of the Committee, specifically constituted on the above subject, and it has been decided that while the existing pay scale of Sgt of X Group in the Air Force would remain at Rs.4670-85-5945, those Sgts, of X category who qualify a technical examination at par with diploma in engineering to be designed and conducted by Air HQ will be
given the upgraded scale of Rs.5000-100-6500.
2. It has also been decided that the special dispensation to Sgts, of Group ‘X’ of Air Force who successfully qualify the prescribed technical examination, referred to above, to be conducted by Air HQ would be given financial benefit from 10.10.1997 as a one-time measure.
Appendix A to Special AFI Page 12 of 64
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What is the status of soldiers of Air force/Army/Navy compared to a civilian counterparts in a department where both works together?
airforce ho ya army ya navy only and only for officers only jabki kaam to saara niche wale karte hai but payment and status me officers aage rahte( exept pilot’s ) hai bas kaam kuch mat karo or payment lete raho or govt. ko to defence ki kuch chinta hi nahi hai
You are partly right. But still it is the armed forces only in which the commissioned officers lead from the front and die along with the soldiers. In Air Force, only the pilots fight in air.
sir airmen like flt engr, flt gnr and flt sig also fly.
You are quite right.
i dont want to compare civilian with airman becoz airman has no respect in his working place but civilian has at least some respect in his respective working place besides position he is holding moreover he has right to speak out his own feelings
We get no respect due to the chevron over our solder in civil even while on vvip duties by the civil police official . though we are at the status of NCO they try to deal us like Constable .–CORPORAL (IAF)