subedar major
Sign in to saveSubedar-major (Hindustani: सूबेदार मेजर; صوبیدار میجر) is the senior-most rank of junior commissioned officer in the Indian and Pakistani Armies, formerly known as the Viceroy's commissioned officer in the British Indian Army.
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Subedar-major (Hindustani: सूबेदार मेजर; صوبیدار میجر) is the senior-most rank of junior commissioned officer in the Indian and Pakistani Armies, formerly known as the Viceroy's commissioned officer in the British Indian Army.
==History== thumb|left|upright 0.2|Rank insignia for Subedar Major. During the British Raj, subedar-major was the highest rank natives could achieve.
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