Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Vishwamitran Army

Commander-in-Chief of the Vishwamitran Armed Forces
Badge of the Vishwamitran Armed Forces
Royal Standard of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Varuna Sriraya since 14 May 2018
Vishwamitran Armed Forces
Type	Role
Abbreviation	C-in-C
Formation	14 May 2018
First holder	Varuna Sriraya
Deputy	Chief of the General Staff

The commander-in-chief of the Vishwamitra Armed Forces exercises supreme command and control over Vishwamitra's military, the Vishwamitran Armed Forces. Constitutionally, the command-in-chief is vested in the Vishwamitran monarch, Varuna Sriraya. Since the Decree, 2018 was signed by President Anoushkaa Patranabish, it was proclaimed that Varuna Sriraya shall for-life continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, irrespective of the position he serves on. Ever since the establishment of the position, it was known of that of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and was renamed to that of the Commander-in-Chief in 2021.

Powers and functions

The commander-in-chief of the armed forces assumes the role and duties of the senior-most officer-rank in the tri-services, that is, the army, navy and the air force. In the Royal Vishwamitran Army, the commander-in-chief holds the rank of the field marshal, which is an OF-10 rank; in the Royal Vishwamitran Navy, the rank of the Admiral of the Fleet and the in the Royal Vishwamitran Air Force, the rank of the Marshal of the Air Force.

The role of commander-in-chief is the only constitutional means by which decisions are made over the deployment and disposition of the Vishwamitran Armed Forces, which is administered with the consultation of the cabinet. The commander-in-chief appoints the Chief of the General Staff and the commanders of the tri-services.

Rank insignia

There is no special and separate rank insignia as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. As the commander-in-chief, an individual holds the senior-most rank in all the services of the Armed Forces of Vishwamitra.

Service	Insignia	Rank
Vishwamitra		Field Marshal
Vishwamitra		Admiral of the Fleet
Vishwamitra		Marshal of the Royal Air Force

List of commanders-in-chief

No.	Name (born-died)		Assumed charge	Offices held	Deputy
1		Varuna Sriraya (2002 - )	14 May 2018	Supreme Leader (14 May – 11 September 2020)	Tanishkaa Patranabish (as Deputy Supreme Commander)
				President (11 September 2018 – 30 April 2020)
				Chairman of the Council of State (1 May – 7 June 2020)
				Deputy Rashtradhyaksh (7 June – 31 July 2020)
				Rashtradhyaksh (1 August 2020 – )
					General Arturo Lara (as Chief of the General Staff)