Today on Thursday the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (HI) interacted with the Army / Formation Subedar Majors during the 5th Annual Conference of Subedar Majors held at General Headquarters (GHQ).
Subedar-Major is the senior rank of Junior Commissioned Officer in the Pakistani Armies. Although commissioned, they would be considered as senior enlisted personnel and fulfil a role similar to that of the most senior NCOs in other armies. A Battalion's single Subedar-Major assists the commander in much the same way as a Regimental Sergeant-Major would (to the extent that this rank, known as Regimental Havildar Major, is now almost obsolete in the Pakistani Army).
Under British rule a Subedar-Major wore the Crown of a full Major, a tradition which has continued with slight variation after independence. Pakistan use a Wreathed Star with green and red. These stripes separate Subedar-Majors from full commissioned Majors.
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