Army planning to abolish the Brigadier rank. Currently it's just a thought & at proposal/ suggestion level in the restructuring. Brigadier is the 1st star rank in the Army. NewsX has accessed the exclusive army document. The Army, last month issued a formal order to re-cast, right-size and restructure the officer cadre so as to make it ready for future battles. There are around 39,000 officers in the Army. A high level committee headed by the Military Secretary, a Lieut General rank officer, has been tasked to study all aspects and submit a report by November-end.