6-493: (Redirected from VCNS ) Vice Chief of the Naval Staff ( VCNS ) may refer to: Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (India) Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan) Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (United Kingdom) See also [ edit ] VCN (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-789: The Naval Headquarters. The following Directors General/Controllers/Assistant Principal Staff Officers report into the VCNS. The VCNS ranks at No. 23 on the Indian order of precedence , along with the Vice Chiefs of Staff of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force and the Army Commanders (GOC-in-C), Naval Commanders (FOC-in-C) and Air Commanders (AOC-in-C). The VCNS is at the Apex Pay grade (Grade 17), with
18-601: The Naval Staff (India) The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is a statutory position in the Indian Armed Forces , that is usually held by a three star vice admiral . The Vice Chief is the deputy of the Chief of the Naval Staff and is usually the second highest ranking officer of the Indian Navy . The current VCNS is Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan who took over from Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on 1 May 2024. At
24-523: The office was re-designated to Vice Chief of the Naval Staff , in line with the Indian Army and Indian Air Force . It was first held by Sourendra Nath Kohli . The appointment was then in the two-star rank of rear admiral. On 12 December 1967, Nilakanta Krishnan succeeded Kohli as VCNS, with the office being raised to the three-star rank of Vice-Admiral in March 1969. The VCNS heads the Staff Branch-I at
30-503: The time of independence of India on 15 August 1947, the Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief , Royal Indian Navy was the de facto Second-in-command . The appointment was held by an officer of the rank of Commodore . In 1949, the Chief of Staff was also made Deputy Commander-in-Chief RIN. In 1955, the post was re-designated Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff . In 1959, the post was upgraded to Two-star rank . On 11 May 1967,
36-487: The title Vice Chief of the Naval Staff . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vice_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff&oldid=942537667 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vice Chief of
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