Any links on the Pakistan Army military structure and diffrent branches?
Intelligence etc.
Yes, check this out:
The text linked above is:
The High Command
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), formerly called the Commander in Chief (C in C), is challenged with the responsibility of commanding the Pakistan Army. The COAS operates from army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. The four principal officers assisting him in his duties at the lieutenant general level include a Chief of General Staff (CGS), who supervises army intelligence and operations; the Master General of Ordinance (MGO); the Quartermaster General (QMG); the Adjutant General (AG); the Inspector General for Evaluation and Training (IGT&E); and the Military Secretary (MS). The headquarters function also includes the Chief of the Corps of Engineers, the Judge Advocate General, and the Comptroller of Civilian Personnel, all of whom report to the vice chief of the army staff.
Structure of the Military Units:
There are two main branches in which the army can be categorized. The arms category includes infantry, artillery, armor, engineers and communications, whereas the services category encompasses the ordinance corps, maintenance and repair corps, electrical and mechanical engineering corps, education corps, military police corps, and the remount, veterinary, and farm corps. A Corps usually consists of two or more Divisions. It is commanded by a lieutenant general. Each division, being commanded by a major general, usually holds three Brigades including infantry, artillery, engineers and communications units in addition to logistics (supply and service) support to sustain independant action. It, however, does not include any armoured units. Those are attached once the need arises. The most major of all ground force combat formations is the infantry division. Such a division would primarily hold three infantry brigades. A Brigade is under the command of a brigadier and comprises of three or more Regiments of different units depending on its functionality. An independant brigade would be one that primarily consists of an artillery unit, an infantry unit, an armour unit and logisitics to support its actions. Such a brigade is not part of any division and is under direct command of a corps. Each regiment is commanded by a colonel and has roughly 600 soldiers under his command. This number varies depending on the functionality of the regiment. A regiment comprises of four batteries each under the command of a major and comprising of individual subunits called companies.
Size, Organization and Equipment:
The army is organized into nine corps. All of it sums up to twenty Infantry & two Armoured Divisions. Each corp is commanded by a 3-star Lieutenant General sitting at Corps Headquarters. Their stations are:
I Corps (Mangla)
II Corps (Multan)
IV Corps (Lahore)
V Corps (Karachi)
X Corps (Rawalpindi)
XI Corps (Peshawar)
XII Corps (Quetta)
XXX Corps (Gujranwala)
XXXI Corps (Bahawalpur)
There is also the Northern Area Command, headquartered at Gilgit, directly responsible to army general headquarters. Army's active strength is at 565,000 personnel with another 500,000 in the reserves. Reserve status lasts for eight years after leaving active service or until age forty-five for enlisted men and age fifty for officers. The statics regarding the arms, armament and organization of the units is as follows:
PAKISTANI OFFICER'S RANKS ENLISTED RANKS
General (4-Star) Subedar
Lieutenant General (3-Star) Nayeb Subedar
Major General (2-Star) Hawaldar
Brigadier (1-Star) Lance Hawaldar
Colonel Naek
Lieutenant Colonel Lance Naek
Major Sipahi
Captain Jawan
Lieutenant Subedar Major
Second Lieutenant -
mAd_ScIeNtIsT,
good post. but i think the NC/JC ranks are a bit mixed up. I think "subedar major" is either between 'subedar' and 'naib subedar' or above 'subedar' and not the lowest under 'jawan', which is correctly the lowest rank.
here is one
Hey 5Abi!
welcome back! haven't seen(read) much of you lately :)
When somebody says "pakistan military structure is a chinese army" do they mean it literally or figuratively?
Mods: if you want to move this to jokes section, I understand, considering the subject
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When somebody says "pakistan military structure is a chinese army" do they mean it literally or figuratively?
Mods: if you want to move this to jokes section, I understand, considering the subject
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I dont think its chinese, more british I would say... Oh, and can you post India's military structure too, just curious, as I am pretty sure it will be just about the same as that of Pak...
no spock yaar, indian army structure=russian right...? am i right Tom?
The intellect in this place is haunting.
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*Originally posted by TomSawyer: *
When somebody says "pakistan military structure is a chinese army" do they mean it literally or figuratively?
Mods: if you want to move this to jokes section, I understand, considering the subject
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Who is this somebody and when has he/she said it? This is the first time i am hearing anyone comparing Pak. Army with Chinese Army.
Not to mention, whoever muttered "pakistan military structure is a chinese army" needs a lesson or two in English anyway.
:)
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*Originally posted by TomSawyer: *
The intellect in this place is haunting.
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for you tom, no wonder