Subedar

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Subedar is a mid-level rank in the Indian Army and the Pakistan Army. The Indian Army has a unique set of ranks, which stand between a non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers. During the British Raj, they were known as Viceroy's Commissioned Officers (VCOs), but since independence they have been called Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs).

A Subedar ranks above a Naib Subedar (called a Jemadar in the British Indian Army) and below a Subedar Major. Subedars generally command platoons. In cavalry or armoured units the equivalent is a Risaldar.