<p>The Army has issued an order to its retired personnel saying they should use the word 'retired' only as a suffix to their name as "rank never retires".<br /><br /></p>.<p>In its circular issued on July 21, the Army headquarters said that it was seen that retired officers were mentioning the word 'Retired' after their rank which is incorrect.<br /><br />It said the ranks of service officers are granted by the President of India and they are valid after their demise also, Army officials said.<br /><br />The circular was issued to remove confusion among the retired Army personnel regarding the use of word 'retired'.<br /><br />The circular stated that the correct way of using the word retired was 'Brig ABC (retd) and not Brig (retd) ABC'.<br /><br />The Army officers are entitled to retain their rank before their name as per privileges given under Constitution.</p>
<p>The Army has issued an order to its retired personnel saying they should use the word 'retired' only as a suffix to their name as "rank never retires".<br /><br /></p>.<p>In its circular issued on July 21, the Army headquarters said that it was seen that retired officers were mentioning the word 'Retired' after their rank which is incorrect.<br /><br />It said the ranks of service officers are granted by the President of India and they are valid after their demise also, Army officials said.<br /><br />The circular was issued to remove confusion among the retired Army personnel regarding the use of word 'retired'.<br /><br />The circular stated that the correct way of using the word retired was 'Brig ABC (retd) and not Brig (retd) ABC'.<br /><br />The Army officers are entitled to retain their rank before their name as per privileges given under Constitution.</p>