Military Leaders
Army
Paramveer Chakra is highest military decoration, equivalent to British Colonial Victoria Cross, American Medal of Honor
- General Arun Shridhar Vaidya, former Chief of the Staff of the Indian Army
- General J. R. Bhonsle (A minister in armed forces in Azad Hind Government)
- Lieutenant General SPP Thorat, KC, DSO, was an active participant in United Nations peacekeeping missions
- Naik Yashavantrao Ghadge, recipient of Victoria Cross, which is equivalent to Paramveer Chakra
- Namdev Jadhav, recipient of Victoria Cross, which is equivalent to Paramveer Chakra
- Rama Raghoba Rane, recipient of Paramveer Chakra, Second Lt turned Major
Navy
- Admiral, Jayant Nadkarni, Chief Of the Naval Staff
- Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, former chief of Indian Navy
- Vice Admiral Bhaskar S. Soman, former Chief of Naval Staff, India
Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal Anil Tipnis, Chief of the Air Staff
- Pradeep Vasant Naik, Air Chief Marshal, Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
- Air Chief Marshal, Lakshman Katre, Chief of the Air Staff
- Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, Chief of the Air Staff
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