https://kahais.blog/2026/08/27/i-do-not-hesitate-to-say-that-some-of-the-ranks-in-indian-army-gazetted-officers-cadre-create-some-sort-of-illusion-and-overlapping-of-duties-confusionssee-indian-army-has-two-ranks-one-of-lt-colonel/Writeups by Amarjit Singh Kahaien2026-08-27T14:31:34+00:00I DO NOT HESITATE TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE RANKS IN INDIAN ARMY GAZETTED OFFICERS CADRE CREATE SOME SORT OF ILLUSION AND OVERLAPPING OF DUTIES CONFUSIONS,SEE INDIAN ARMY HAS TWO RANKS ONE OF LT/COLONEL AND COLONEL RANKS ONE RANK IS HIGHER AND OTHER IS ONE STEP LOWER,NOW I LAY EMPHASIS ON ARMY OFFICERS CADRE RESTRUCTRING AFTER COLONEL THE NEXT HIGHER RANK IS BRIGADIER,MY SUBMISSION IS CONSIDERING ONLY ONE RANK OF COLONEL AND THE LT/COL POST MAY BE SURRENDERED OR ABOLISHED,NOW SUPPOSE IF THIS TREND IS CONTINUED IN INDIAN ARMY THEN WE CAN ALSO HAVE BRIGADIER GRADE 1ST BRIGADIER GRADE 2ND BRIGADIER GRADE 3,THEN MAJ/GEN GRADE IST THEN MAJ/GEN GRADE 2ND,THEN LT /GEN GRADE IST, LT/GEN GRADE 2ND,AND L/GEN GRADE 3RD,THEN WE CAN HAVE GENERAL GRADE 1ST,GENERAL GRADE 2ND,TWO CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFFS OF INDIAN ARMY ONE RANK HIGHER THAN THE OTHER ONE CONSIDERING THE SENIORITY OF THE SUPERIOR OFFICERS, MY GUT FEELING SAYS IT IS BETTER TO ABOLISH LT/COL RANK AND ONLY AFTER THE RANK OF MAJOR NEXT POST TO BE MAINTAINED IS ONLY THE RANK OF FULL COLONEL WHO HAS TO BEAR MORE BATTLE FIELD RESPONSIBILITIES IN ACTUAL WAR CONDITIONS OR PEACE TIMES, SO FOR BETTER LOGISTICAL CONTROLS ,QUICK ARMY MOVEMENTS FROM ONE PLACE TO OTHER IN INDIAN TERRITORIES LT/COL RANK MAY BE ABOLISHED FOR EVER IN ORDER TO SHARE COMPLETE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN INDIAN ARMY AND AVOID DUPLICATION OF REGULAR DUTIES BY CREATION OF TWO RANKS ONE IS LT/COL AND OTHER IS COLONEL