Air commodore (India)

Air Commodore is a One-star rank in the Indian Air Force. Air Commodore ranks above the rank of Group Captain and below the two-star rank of air vice marshal.

The equivalent rank in the Indian Army is brigadier and in the Indian Navy is Commodore.

History
On 15 May 1947, Subroto Mukerjee was promoted to the acting rank of Air Commodore and became the first Indian air officer. He was appointed the Deputy Assistant to the Air Officer-in-charge Administration at Air headquarters.

Appointments
Officers in the rank of air commodore command air force stations and are titled air officer commanding (AOC). In staff appointments, they serve as Air-I at command headquarters. The air attachés and air advisors at India's high commissions and embassies in select countries are officers of the rank of air commodore. At Air headquarters, air commodores hold the appointments of principal directors of directorates and branches.

Insignia
The flag of an Air commodore is sky blue with the Indian Air Force roundel surmounted by the eagle from the Indian Air Force badge, with one yellow star in the fly. The badges of rank consists of a sky blue band on a navy blue broad band. An air commodore wears gorget patches which are blue patches with one white star. In addition to this, the blue grey terrywool tunic has one sleeve stripe consisting of a broad band.

Pay scale
Air commodores are at pay level 13A, with a monthly pay between ₹139,600 and ₹217,600 with a monthly service pay of ₹15,500.