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The Army is headed by the Chief of the Army Staff.  He is assisted by the Vice – Chief of the Army Staff and seven other Principal Staff Officers, namely, the two Deputy Chiefs of the Army Staff, Adjutant General, Quarter – Master General, Master General of Ordnance, Military Secretary and Engineer – in – Chief.

The Army is organised into operational Commands. Each Command is under a General Officer Commanding – in – Chief who holds the rank of Lieutenant General.

The major field formations are Corps, Division and Brigade commanded by a General Officer Commanding of the rank of Lieutenant General, a General Officer Commanding of the rank of Major General and Brigadier, respectively.

The static formations are Area, Independent Sub – Area and Sub – Areas. An Area is commanded by a General Officer Commanding of the rank of Major General and an Independent Sub – Area and Sub – Area by a Brigadier.

The Army consists of a number of arms and services. These are Armoured Corps, Regiment of Artillery, Corps of Air Defence Artillery, Army Aviation Corps, Corps of Engineers, Corps of Signals, Mechanised Infantry, Infantry, Army Service Corps, Military Nursing Service, Army Medical Corps, Army Dental Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Remount and Veterinary Corps, Military Farms Service, Army Education Corps, Intelligence Corps, Corps of Military Police, Judge Advocate General Department, Army Physical Training Corps, Pioneer Corps, Army Postal Service, Territorial Army and Defence Security Corps.

In addition, the Army has its own Recruiting Organisation, Record Offices, Depots, Boys Establishments and Selection Centres and Training institutions.

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