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Here are the things you should know about a Field Marshal.The Field Marshal is the highest rank in Indian army. It is a 5 star rank, higher than the 4 star General.The Field Marshal is a ceremonial rank. It has no function in the day to day duties of the Indian army. A four star General always becomes the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) even if there is a Field Marshal.A Field Marshal never retires. He is counted as a serving officer till his death.There are only two ways to become a Field Marshal in Indian Army.Lead your Army to victory in a major war & get the rank as a token of gratitude. All of the appointments of the Field Marshal were in this way so far. Sam Manekshaw was promoted to the rank of a Field Marshal as a token of Gratitude because he led the Indian Army to victory under his command in 1971 war. KM Cariappa did the same magic in 1947 war, thus he too became a Field Marshal.The another way to become a Field Marshal is actually a wartime need. Suppose, a war is going on. The General's age of retirement is near. Now what to do? Changing the top man of your army during an ongoing war can be a disaster. The solution is, promote him to the rank of a Field Marshal as a Field Marshal cannot retire. After the war, transfer the administrative responsibilities to the next General. However, there was never a need to appoint a Field Marshal in this way.Since the Field Marshal is a lifetime rank, a retired officer cannot become a Field Marshal. Manekshaw was promoted to the rank of the Field Marshal in 1973, just before his retirement. In case of Cariappa though, he was already retired a long ago, thus he could not be made a Field Marshal according to protocols. But Govt. of India overruled this protocol to give Cariappa his due respect & he was made a Field Marshal in 1986.The Navy & Air Force equivalents of Field Marshal are Admiral of the Fleet & Marshal of the Air Force respectively. There was never a promotion to the Admiral of the Fleet, however, there was a promotion to the Marshal of the Air Force. Arjan Singh got the privilege as a token of gratitude as he led the Air Force to victory under his command in 1965 war.The best way to identify a Marshal is his baton, known as the Marshal's Baton. It is a golden bar with some added decorations on its head. The Marshal's Baton reflects the honour & prestige of this rank. In case of Indian Military, the Marshal's Baton is typically made with a golden bar, having the Ashoka Stambha as its decorative head.Jai Hind.

In 1973 the pension of the service chiefs was Rs. 1500 a month when PM Indira Gandhi decided to confer the rank of Field Marshal to General Sam Manekshaw.The Indian government decided to fix the salary of a field marshal to Rs. 1600 pm with NO increments and NO adjustments for DA.According to tradition a field marshal is second only to a monarch or head of state. Just as a monarch carries an orb, a field marshal carries a baton and regimental flags dip for a monarch or head of state, so also do they dip for a field marshal.For next 34 years, he was paid a fixed salary of Rs. 1600 pm.The man so successful and so fair in his dealings was so unfairly treated by the government. In April 2007 the government decided to review the pay and perks of the field marshal and pay him arrears for the past 34 years that amounted to 1.2 crores. The perks included an office, 2 residential guards, 2 orderlies, a staff officer and a staff car.These things were offered only at the behest of President Abdul Kalam who had stirred the government’s conscience.Since the rank is not permanent, there is no fixed salary and varies at the time of appointment.(image source: caricature series)

This is how I spotted one during a trip I took to London.I was going through security in the US and saw a guy with no bag walking around the x-Ray and the TSA people just nodded to him. I found that odd.When I boarded the plane this guy was sitting behind me in First Class. I got somewhat freaked out as he didn't look like a friendly person.I went to a flight attendant and said that I saw this guy bypass the x-Rays with no bags and now he is in the plane. The flight attendant said that she was not supposed to tell me this but said the guy was an air Marshall.When I landed at Heathrow everybody was getting their bags, eager to get out, except the guy behind me. He just sat there. Probably staying in the same plane back to the U.S.