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Thursday, 21 June 2012

Territorial Army

Territorial Army

territorial army
Territorial Army provides a second line of defense with around 50,000 authorized personals. It was originated after the uprising of 1857, when Britishers feel the need of volunteers Army as second line of defense. In the beginning, it consisted of Europeans and Anglo Indians but after World War 1, it was opened for Indians too. Territorial force took an active part in Both World war 1 and 2.    
Territorial army was raised in 1949 as a Voluntary force which any working personal can chose as a part time affair to serve the nation. They were called only in case of high Internal security or national disasters, in the mean time they use to carry weapon and tactics practices to keep them-self fit and ready. 
Territorial army (TA) is further divided into 2 units - Infantry Units and Departmental units. The latter compromises engineer regiments, ONGC engineer units, IOC engineer units, army supply corps battalions, postal regiments, Waste land development force and general hospital TA battalions. 
The TA battalions has participated in 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars as also with the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka and won many Gallantry Awards. 


Raising Day of Territorial Army

7th October    




Training in Territorial Army

Infantry Units
  • 4 hours of urban system of training on weekends and holidays
  • Recruit training of 32 days in first year
  • Annual training of 30-60 days
  • Post commission training of 10 weeks
Departmental Units
  • Recruit training of 30 days in first year
  • 30 days of Annual training 
  • 30 days of post commission training
  • Voluntary training   

Pay Scale/Salary and other Allowances of Territorial Army(TA) officers

  • Pay Scale and allowances are same as Indian Army Officers (Pay Scale of Indian army OfficersAllowances of Indian Army Officers).
  • Pension - Only after you complete 20 years of service.
  • A special Increment incase you complete 3-5 annual camps. 
  • Separate Allowances for separate departments like ONGC and IOC.
  • Posting on the station of your own Choice. 



Location of Territorial Army (TA) units

  1. TA Group Headquarters, Southern Command - PUNE
  2. TA Group Headquarters, Eastern Command - Calcutta
  3. TA Group Headquarters, Western Command - Chandimandir
  4. TA Group Headquarters, Central Command - Lucknow
  5. TA Group Headquarters, Northern Command - Udhampur
  6. TA Group Headquarters, South-Western Command - Jaipur


Monday, 11 June 2012

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

National Cadet Corps (NCC)

Formed under the NCC act 1948 the national cadet corps with its motto - unity and discipline, has matured into a 50 years old organisation. It has a strenght of about 12 lakhs, of which girl cadets makes more than 10 percent. They are all voluntiers from more than  10,000 schools and colleges. The NCC has been instrumental in molding the character and inspiring a dynamic outlook.



It is ever expanding in horizon and its aims at development of character qualities and making them good leaders and useful for society. The qualities of Discipline, courage and confidence with secular outlook and embedded in them during their formative period as a hallmark of becoming good and useful citizens.
the program's consist of institutional training combined with adventure, sports and door activities. The camps consist of annual training camps, nau sanik camps, centrally organised camps and national integration camps. Community participation is provided through relief measures during national calamities. The cadets are attached to Indian Army, Navy and Airforce for a period of 14 to 28 days and various other training schools.

NCC
Under the youth exchange Programmes boys and girls have been to Canada, Singapor, Australia, UK, Bangladesh and Srilanka on a reciprocal basis. At the national level cadets has participated in the all India shooting competitions and other such events. The cadets are expected to prepare for CDSE conducted by the UPSC and are selected through the SSB Interview. In addition NCC officers receive training at courses conducted by the national civil defense college, Nagpur. 
The NCC officer training school at Kamptee and women officers training school at Gwalior are two institutes of National Cadet Corps. 





Picture and Content Sources: 
Indian Army (By Retd. Lt. Col. Gautam Sharma)
http://nimg.sulekha.com/

Saturday, 9 June 2012

Grenadiers

Grenadiers

During east Indian company they usually have a Grenadiers unit of some well built men for close combat action during war. They do have a distinction of regiment and always walks on right hand side of Infantry unit during the Parade.

Grenadiers

During world war 1, 102 grenadiers served in East Africa, Palestine and Persian gulf area. After their reconstruction after World war 1they were grouped together with 4th Bombay Grenadiers. After the transfer of Punjabi Muslims (Post 1947), the composition became 2:1:! of Ahirs, Jats, Dogras, Gujars and Hindustani Muslims. 



Battle Honous (Post Independence)

Asal Uttar, Jarpal, Chakra

Regimental Center of Grenadiers

Merged with 10/9th Jat regiment, Bareilly 1930, Grenadiers Regimental center formed at Bareilly July 1941, Nasirabad - 1941, Jabalpur 1975

War Memorial of Grenadiers 

Jabalpur

Motto of Grenadiers

Sarvada Shaktishali (Always Powerful)

War Cry of Grenadiers

Sarvada Shaktishali

Logo of Grenadiers

grenadiers

Major Awards of Grenadiers


Due to their active and major participation in the war of 1965 and 1971, grenadiers won  2 Param Vir Chakras 

CHM Abdul Hamid

Grenadiers

Major Hoshiar Singh


Grenadiers






Content and Picture Sources:
http://indianarmy.nic.in/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
Indian Army (by Retd. Lt. Col. Gautum Sharma)

Punjab Regiment

Punjab Regiment


1st Punjab and 2nd Punjab trace their origin to the middle of the 18th century when the east Indian company raised battalions to the south. As the area of operations widened to the northern areas - Punjab Muslmans, Hindus and Sikhs reduce the intake from South. This makers the origin of Punjab Regiment out of Madras Regiment.


During the Reconstruction in 1922, senior regiments are merged to form Punjab Regiment. Due to the departure of Punjabi Muslmans after 1947, each battalion start having Sikhs and Dogras in equal compositions.
Punjab Regiment participated in all post 1947 wars. When the Brigade of the gaurds and parachute regiments were formed the senior battalions - 1 (para) Punjab became 1 Para and 2 Punjab became Guards.  

Punjab Regiment


Regimental Center of Punjab Regiment

Multan, 1923; Meerut Cantt 1946; Ramgarh Cantt 1976

War Memorial of Punjab Regiment

Ramgarh Cantt

Punjab Regiment Logo

Punjab Regiment

 

 Motto of Punjab Regiment

Jal Wa Sthal

War Cry of Punjab regiment

Sikhs - Jo bole so nihal sat sri akal
Dogras - Durga Mata ki jai


Different Battalions and their Raising Day of Punjab regiment

3 Punjab - 12 march
9 Punjab- 16 Jan
13 Punjab (Jind) - 1 Dec
14 Punjab (Nabha Akal) - 24 Oct
15 Punjab (Patiala) - 13 Mar
17 Punjab- 15 Nov
18 Punjab - 1 JAN
19 Punjab - 1 APR
20 Punjab -1 OCT
21 Punjab - 1 JAN
22 Punjab - 15 JAN
23 Punjab- 1 OCT
24 Punjab- 1 JAN
25 Punjab- 15 MAY
26 Punjab- 1 JUL
27 Punjab- 16 MAY
28  Punjab- 28 NOV
102 Infantry Bn. (TA) Punjab- 11 MAR




Source: Indian Army (by Retd. Lt. Col. Gautum Sharma)
Photo Sourse: http://indianarmy.nic.in/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Punjab_Regiment_India_insignia.gif

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Army Air Defence

Indian Army Air Defense 

Air Defense was a part of Regiment of Artillery till 1993, then it was formed into a separate corps and named as Corps of Army Air defense (AAD). The primary function of AAD is to work with Indian air force to safeguard the Sky of nation, there task is to protect the air space from enemy infringement.
These units also work along with Mechanized unit to strengthen their position at front posts.AAD mainly use air defense guns, surface to surface missiles, radars, communication equipments and other hardware's. Their units are known as regiments and separates on the basis of the weapons they used and degree of mobility. 

Logo of Indian Army Air Defense

 

Army Air dense Logo

 


 

 

 

 

 

Structure/Organization Of Army Air Defense Regiment

Army Air Defense















A battery can hold Single or mixed type of Air Defense Weapons





 

Characteristics of Air Defense Weapons


Weapon System
Maximum Range
Warhead
Remarks
L-70 gun
3.5 km
High explosive
Single barrel gun
ZU-23-2 (twin)
2.5 km
High explosive, incendiary, armour piercing and tracer
Twin barrel gun
ZSU-23-4 (Schilka)
2.5 km
High explosive, incendiary, armour piercing and tracer
Four barrel gun
SAM 7 (strela)
2.8 km – 4.2 km
High explosive
Man portable SAM
SAM 14 (Igla)
3.0 km – 3.5 km
High explosive
Man portable SAM
SAM 13 (Strela)
5 km
High explosive
Self propelled SAM
SAM 8 (OSA-AK)
10 km
High explosive
Self propelled SAM
SAM 6 (KWADRAT)
5 km – 24 km
High explosive
Self propelled SAM
Tungushka
2.5 km – 10 km (missile)
.2 km – 4 km (gun)
High explosive, armour piercing and tracer
Self propelled gun-missile system




Army Air Defense Wallpapers/pictures


Army Air defense

Army Air defense

Army Air defense











Monday, 7 May 2012

Outline Organisation Of the Indian Army

Outline Organization Of the Indian Army

Being one of the Word's largest Army, the Organizational structure of Indian army is very complex and effective. An effective Organization of Indian army help to increase the maneuverability of troops and hence provides a upper hand over other countries. The Structure is shown below:

organisation of Indian army




Army Headquarters: Delhi
Southern Command Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
Northern Command Headquarter: Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
Eastern Command Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal
Western Command Headquarters: Chandimandir
Central Command Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttarpardesh
South Western Command Headquarters: Jaipur, Rajsthan
Army Training Command Headquarters: Shimla, Himachal Pardesh


Monday, 26 December 2011

How to get addmision in Miliraty Schools




How to get Admission in Military Schools


1.    The schools have 300 boarders each plus 30 day scholars spread over from class VI to XII. 67% of the boarder vacancies are reversed for the sons of serving and retired JCOs and officers of the army and their equivalent rank in the Navy and Air Force, 10% seats go to service officer and the remaining 13% go to civil-loans. From all categories of seat, 15% are reserved for scheduled castes and 7.5% for the scheduled tribes.

2.    The vacancies reserved for the sons of service personnel (JCO and ORs) are allowed by the Army HQ (GS Branch, MT - 15) based on an entrance test conducted by MT 15, GS branch, AHQ in the third week of the February every year. Application forms and other details regarding eligibility etc. can be obtained by serving and retired Army personnel from their respective record offices and from Naval HQ (Education Branch) and Air HQ (Education Branch) by naval and air force personnel respectively. The principal has no powers to admit such boys. Schools neither issue admission forms nor receive the filled up admission forms.
Admission of Service Officers and Civilians

•    Applications of sons of service officers and civilians are to be submitted to the principal in the application form given at the end of the prospective. Boys are normally admitted to class 6th only. Last date for application for admission to class 6th is 31 October.
The admission test id generally conducted in the 3rd week of February every year.





Admission Tests

Admission process has three stages
•    Psychological test (those who pass this test will be permitted for the next test)        40 marks
•    Numerical Ability        60 marks
•    General Knowledge test   50 marks




Medical Check up

There are columns in the application form for preliminary medical certificate to be signed by a registered medical practitioner. This certificate is only a preliminary pre-requisite. Medical fitness of the candidates will be declared by a Medical board held in a Zonal/command military hospital nearest to home town. Those who are found medically unfit by the board will be refused admission on medical fitness as given in army order no.14/88.






Documents Requirement at the time of Admission

Parents/guardians must submit the following documents at the time of admission:-
•    Transfer certificates from the previous school showing the date of birth.
•    Two copies of latest passport size photograph
•    Application allowing the boys to take the scholarship examination (in case interested) along with the income statement of the last financial year duly attested by the Income tax authority/Revenue official not below the rank of Tehsildar.
•    An affidavit duly attested by the District Magistrate/ Commanding officer (in case of service officer) to the effect that the boy is not in receipt of any scholarship/financial assistance from Govt. source. (For those applying for their wards to appear in the scholarship Test).




Inter School Transfer in Military School

 Application for inter school transfer of entitled boys will be received by the principal up to 15 February each year and the transfer will be effected only in the beginning of the following academic year. Inter school transfers will not be permitted as a matter of routine but only under the exceptional circumstances or for any other extra ordinary reason considered valid by the army HQ (MT 15)
•    The parent/guardian is an ex-serviceman who wishes to transfer his ward to a school nearer his home to save travelling expensive.
•    The boy seeking transfer has a real brother studying in the receiving school.
•    Transfer on medical grounds duly certified by the RMO of the School where the boy is presently studying.



Common Entrance Test

A common entrance test for admission in all categories of children to class 6 in military school being conducted in the month of February each year.

List of Testing Centers:-
  • Station headquarters, Nasirabad.
  • Station headquarters, Baroda
  • Headquarters, Pune Sub Area, Pune
  • The Maratha light Infantry Regimental center, Belgaum.
  • Madras Regimental Center, Bangalore
  • Madras Regimental Center, Wellington.
  • INS Venduruthy, Naval Base, Cochin
  • Station Headquarters, Madras
  • EME Center, Bolarum, Secunderabad
  • INS Circars, Visakhapatnam
  • The Assam Regimental Center, Shillong
  • Station Headquarters, Jalabahar, Darjeeling
  • Headquarters Calcutta Sub Area, Calcutta
  • The Bihar Regimental Center, Danapore cantt
  • The Gorkha Regimental Depot, Jabalpur
  • No.1 Single Training Center, Jabalpur
  • Station Headquarters, Gwalior
  • Headquarters Meerut Sub Area, Meerut
  • The Rajputana rifles Regimental Center, Delhi Cantt
  • Station Headquarters, Dehradun
  • Station Headquarters, Jalandhar Cantt
  • Station Headquarters, Jammu
  • Chail Military School, Chail, Shimla
  • Ajmer Military School, Ajmer (Raj.)
  • Dholpur Mlitary School, Dholpur (Raj.)





Friday, 16 December 2011

Pay Scale/Salary Of an Indian Army Officer


Pay Scale or Salary of an Indian Army Officer


Its always a matter of Curiosity among people that how much an Indian Military Officer earns for his determined and hard job but for a true Soldier Money comes after the Spirit.

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There was a time when this money was so small that most of the officers use to work in Private firms after a Pre- retirement from Army but now the picture is different.

Below is the Pay Scale or Salary of an Indian Army Officer




Grade
Pay
Grade Pay
Military Service Pay
Lieutenant
15,600 – 39,100
5,400
6,000
Captain
15,600 – 39,100
5,700
6,000
Major
15,600 – 39,100
5,700
6,000
Lt. Col.
15,600 – 39,100
5,700
6,000
Col.
15,600 – 39,100
5,700
6,000
Brig.
15,600 – 39,100
5,700
6,000
Maj. Gen.
39,200 – 67,000
9,000
Nil
Let. Gen./equ
39,200 – 67,000
11,000
Nil
Vice Chiefs
80,000
Nil
Nil
Service Chiefs
90,000
Nil
Nil

     
This is a handsome enough monthly salary with many other accommodations, plus the reputed life of an Army Officer. The salary is small in front of a IIT, IMA pass out but the government has raised the bars in recent times and more handsome hikes are expected.

Please note that after adding DA the salary of a Lieutenant reach around 49,640, we are still to add the allowances. 
On this pay scale, an officer will be getting around 90,000 per month (excluding allowences) after 10 year of service. 


Officer Allowances in Indian Army

  1. Officers get a Starting Pay of 15,600 - 39,100 pm
  2. Officers also get a grade pay of 5,600 pm
  3. Officers also get a military service pay of 6,000 pm
  4. They get a small amount for Kit maintenance too, i.e. 400 pm
  5. There transport is almost free as they receive Transport allowance worth 1600 pm - 3200 pm
  6. While doing Field duty, they receive Field area allowance which is 25% of basic pay; i.e. 6700 pm
  7. For counter insurgency activities, they receive 6300 pm
  8. Officers working on high altitudes gets an allowance of 5600 pm
  9. Those posted in Siachen, receive an allowance of 14,000 pm
  10. Flying allowances are 9,000 pm
  11. Those in Parachute regiments, receive 12,00 pm more allowance
  12. Special forces gets an extra Allowance of 9,000 pm
  13. Gallantry awards also comes with additional allowances
  14. There is Technical Pay too
  15. Life Long Pension for retired Soldiers
  16. Qualification Pay, which can be anything between 6,000 - 20,000 pm
  17. After every 3 years officers get outfit renewed allowances of 14,000
  18. Entitled Rations
  19. Officers get an annual leave of 2 months and casual leave of 20 days
  20. Officers get 50% concession on Air Travel
  21. They get the passes for free train travel once a year
  22. A completely free medical facility for self and family
  23. Housing in Clean Cantonments all over India
  24. Canteen facilities at a very low price.
  25. Big Insurance Covers
  26. Group Housing Schemes in Big and Metro cities.
  27. Loans on very Low interest. 
  28. While doing Field duty, they get separate family accommodation.
  29. Enhancement of leave upto 300 days.
  30. Foreign Postings
       



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