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India has a Field Marshal rank, but it is mostly honorary. It does not currently exist in the army organizational structure; however, two officers were conferred with this rank, namely the late Field Marshal Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa. A Field Marshal, unlike other officers, does not draw pension. He gets full pay of General rank equal to Chief of the Army Staff (India) until death. He wears full uniform on all official occasions and runs an office in Army Head Quarters. He also has a dedicated secretariat of his own. While the provision for the rank of Admiral of the Fleet exists, it is primarily intended for major wartime use and honour. No officer of the Indian Navy has yet been conferred this rank. Both the Army and Air Force have had officers who h