| 1st Commander in Chief of Indian Army |
General Sir Robert Lockhart |
| 1st Indian Commander in Chief of Indian Army |
General KM Cariappa (later Field Marshall) |
| 1st Chief of Army Staff |
General Rajendrasinhji |
| The Chief of Army during 1962 war |
General PN Thapar |
| The Chief of Army during 1965 war |
General JN Choudhary |
| The Chief of Army during 1971 war |
Field Marshall SHFJ Maneckshaw |
| First Army Chief to become Field Marshall |
Field Marshall SHFJ Maneckshaw |
| First Sikh to become the Chief of Army Staff |
General JJ Singh |
| First Army Chief to die in harness |
General BC Joshi |
| First Chief of Naval Staff |
Admiral Charles Thomas Mark Pizey |
| First Indian Chief of Naval Staff |
Vice Admiral RD Katari |
| First Naval Chief in the rank of Admiral |
Admiral AK Chatterji |
| The Chief of Naval Staff during 1962 and 1965 war |
Vice Admiral BS Soman |
| The Chief of Naval Staff during 1971 war |
Admiral SM Nanda |
| 1st Chief of Air Staff |
Air Marshall Thomas Elmhirst |
| 1st Indian Chief of Air Staff |
Air Marshall Subroto Mukherji |
| 1st Chief in the rank of Air Chief Marshall |
Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| 1st Marshall of the Indian Air Force |
Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| The Chief of Air Staff during 1962 war |
Air Marshall AM Engineer |
| The Chief of Air Staff during 1965 war |
Air Chief Marshall Arjan Singh |
| The Chief of Air Staff during 1971 war |
Air Chief Marshall PC Lal |
| First Chief of Integrated Service Command |
Lt Gen Pankaj S Joshi |
