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From the Military to the Police and Bureaucracy, Officersâ Spouses Pull Rank Too In the army, commanding officersâ wives operate within a fixed spousal hierarchy and unchallenged chain of command over younger women that mirror the positions their spouses occupy. Representative image. Photo: ADGPI - Indian Army/Facebook Society10/Jan/2021 Chandigarh: There is an axiom in Indian official circles that the spouses of military officers, police officers and bureaucrats, especially at senior levels, behave as if they are a rank or post higher than the officers they are married to. Anyone familiar with life in cantonments, mofussil areas, medium and small towns, or all three across the country, will definitely endorse the reality that official spouses have, over decades, emerged as a formidable force in their respective environments, their overbearing aura largely a reflection of the exalted position they are married to. ....