Retirement Age of Defence Personnel - Navy, Army, & Air Force
India is home to one of the most powerful defence systems in the world. Because of this, the Government of India spends a large portion of its budget on the upkeep of its defence system.
All the people working for the various services under the Indian military have different retirement age. The purpose of this blog is to provide information on the retirement age of the defence personnel.
Retirement is a part of one's professional life. As one's age for retirement nears, one is compelled to think about future planning, savings, and more. The retirements age for army is different from Navy.
Retirement Age for Defence Personnel of Indian Airforce
Air Chief Marshall | 62 years or three years of tenure, whichever comes earlier |
Air Marshall | 60 years |
Air Vice Marshall | 58 years |
Air Commodore | 56 years for Flying Branch and 57 years for other branches |
Group Captain (Select) | 54 years for Flying Branch and 57 years for other branches |
Wing Commander and Group Captain (Time Scale) | 52 years for Flying Branch; 54 years for Ground Duty Branches apart from meteorological and education branches; and 57 years for Meteorological and Education branches |
Retirement Age for Branch Commissioned Officers: 57 years
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Retirement Age for Defence Personnel of Indian Army Staff
General Officer | 62 years or three years of tenure, whichever is earlier |
Major General | 58 years |
Lieutenant General | 60 years |
Colonel | 54 years |
Brigadier | 56 years |
Subedar | 52 years or 30 years of service |
Major Sujedar | 54 years of age or 34 years of service or four years of tenure, whichever is earlier |
Naib Subedar | 52 years or 30 years of service |
Naik | 49 years or 24 years of service |
Havaldar | 49 years or 26 years of service |
Sepoy Group X | 42 years or 19 years of service |
Sepoy Group Y | 48 years or 22 years of service |
Retirement Age for Defence Personnel of Indian Navy Staff
Chief Petty Officer and below | 52 years |
Master Chief Petty Officer I and II | 57 years |
Vice Admiral | 60 years |
Admiral | 62 years or three years of tenure, whichever is earlier |
Rear Admiral | 58 years |
Commodore / Captain | 56 years |
Commodore / Captain (Education) | 58 years |
Lieutenant Commander and below | 52 years |
Commander | 54 years |
FAQs on Retirement Age of Air Force, Army and Navy Staff
- When is it possible for an officer of the armed forces to receive a pension?
The minimum qualifying service for an officer to receive a pension is 20 years. For late entrants, the minimum service may be 15 years.
- Does a person have the right to retire from the army after 10 years of service?
In the Indian Army, commission officers can serve in this field for a period of 10 years. After the commission period ends, they have two choices: they can opt for permanent commission or opt out of service. Those who don't get elected for permanent commission have the option of extending their service for 4 years.
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