tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47379110057134346742024-03-19T16:29:53.994+05:30TERRITORIALSPASSION NOT PROFESSIONSurender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-31654266977700433072019-03-09T12:52:00.001+05:302019-03-09T12:52:16.433+05:30Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-53433897818828063172014-04-15T20:00:00.000+05:302019-03-09T12:53:32.237+05:30NOTIFICATION ON TA COMMISSIONDear All<br />
Notification for commission in the TA is out. Last date for forms to reach is <u>30 Jun 2014</u> and PIB is on <u>10 Aug 2014.</u><br />
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Please refer the link to see the advertisement and download form.<br />
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Dear All<br />
The advertisement for TA recruitment as an officer is out and one may click the following link to get more details:-<br />
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<a href="http://www.jobsindia2013.com/2013/05/15/territorial-army-ta-of-india-jobs-vacancies-2013/" target="_blank">http://www.jobsindia2013.com/2013/05/15/territorial-army-ta-of-india-jobs-vacancies-2013/</a><br />
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Last date for filling the application is 30 June 2013 and application may be downloaded from the Indian Army Website. Following is the link for published advertisement:-<br />
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http://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/WhatsNew/405/taadd070512.pdf<br />
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<br />Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-35617139829373707262013-05-08T12:25:00.002+05:302013-05-08T12:25:42.490+05:30ONE OF THE GREATEST SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES................. NOT REGULAR BUT A PART-TIMER<b>Audie Leon Murphy</b> (June 20, 1925 – May 28, 1971) was one of the most famous and decorated <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> combat soldiers of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. He served in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations" title="Mediterranean Theater of Operations">Mediterranean</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Theater_of_World_War_II" title="European Theater of World War II">European Theater of Operations</a> where he was presented the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> and several other decorations for heroism in combat including decorations from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium"</a></span><br />
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-46541116925478571592013-04-23T07:13:00.000+05:302013-04-23T07:13:38.600+05:30CONTENTS OF THE BOOK<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Preface and
Acknowledgement </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Foreword by
Major General A K Siwach, YSM, VSM, Additional Director General Territorial
Army </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">List of Tables </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Abbreviations </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">1. Introduction </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">2. The Concept
of Amateur Soldiery </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">3. Development
of Part-Time Forces under the English </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">4. Part-Time
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">5. Amateur
Soldiers between the Wars </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">6. Brief Histories
of the AF(I) Units, 1940 </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">7. The TA Since
Independence </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">8. Volunteer
Forces Medal and Awards </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">9. Appendix </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Appendix - I</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Rules for Government
and Public Sector Undertaking Employees While Joining</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Territorial Army
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Appendix II</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Indian
Territorial Force Act, 1920</span></i></div>
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Territorial Force Rules, 1921</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> ACT No. XLVII of 1920 </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Appendix V</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt;">Song of the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An Important facet concerning military matters in
India has eluded the scrutiny of policy makers since independence. Equally so,
within the military organization; it has not been subject to an informed debate
despite a great scope for restructuring in the present manning structure of
Indian army. My reference here is to the Territorial Army which forms an
integral part of the Indian Army and which is also popularly described as the
Citizens’ Army. The conceptual framework for the TA is based on the
fundamental idea that it should exist for war-time employment, and should
be maintainable at the lowest cost during peace time. The concept encompasses
the employment of disciplined, dedicated and a low cost force of gainfully
employed citizens from all walks of life to supplement and augment the
resources of Regular Army. These citizens on joining undergo a short
period of rigorous training, which makes them reasonably competent soldiers.
Subsequently, they join units from 14 days to a maximum of 60 days every year
for refresher training to keep in touch with the art of soldiering and are
liable to be called for an active duty during hostilities. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Following excerpts have been taken from a book </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">titled <i>Among the Railway Folks </i>written by</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Rudyard Kipling in 1888 (See chapter one, pp 3-4).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The author while describing Jamalpur (a small township in the Indian state of Bihar) narrates about a part-time territorial unit stationed there. He vividly mentions how the unit was so important to the spirit of the town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">"In the hot weather it splashes in the swimming bath, or reads, for it has a library of several thousand books. One of the most flourishing lodges in the Bengal jurisdiction —‘St. George in the East’— lives at Jamalpur, and meets twice a month. Its members point out with justifiable pride that all the fittings were made by their own hands; and the lodge in its accoutrements and the energy of the craftsmen can compare with any in India. But the institute is the central gathering place, and its half-dozen tennis-courts and neatlylaid-out grounds seem to be always full. Here, if a stranger could judge, the greater part of the flirtation of Jamalpur is carried out, and here the dashing apprentice — the apprentices are the liveliest of all — learns that there are problems harder than any he studies at the night school, and that the heart of a maiden is more inscrutable than the mechanism of a locomotive. On Tuesdays and Fridays the volunteers parade. A and B Companies, 150 strong in all, of the E.I.R. Volunteers, are stationed here with the band. Their uniform, grey with red facings, is not lovely, but they know how to shoot and drill. They have to. The ‘Company’ makes it a condition of service that a man must be a volunteer; and volunteer in something more than name he must be, or someone will ask the reason why. Seeing that there are no regulars between Howrah and Dinapore, the ‘Company’ does well in exacting this toll. Some of the old soldiers are wearied of drill, some of the youngsters don’t like it, but — the way they entrain and detrain is worth seeing. They are as mobile a corps as can be desired, and perhaps ten or twelve years hence the Government may possibly be led to take a real interest in them and spend a few thousand rupees in providing them with real soldiers’ kits — not uniform and rifle merely. Their ranks include all sorts and conditions of men — heads of the ‘Loco.’ and ‘Traffic,’— the Company is no respecter of rank — clerks in the ‘audit,’ boys from mercantile firms at home, fighting with the intricacies of time, fare, and freight tables; guards who have grown grey in the service of the Company; mail and passenger drivers with nerves of cast-iron, who can shoot through a long afternoon without losing temper or flurrying; light-blue East Indians; Tyne-side men, slow of speech and uncommonly strong in the arm; lathy apprentices who have not yet ‘filled out’; fitters, turners, foremen, full, assistant, and sub-assistant station masters, and a host of others. In the hands of the younger men the regulation Martini-Henry naturally goes off the line occasionally on hunting expeditions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">(Popularly known as the ‘Citizens’ Air Force’ or the ‘Weekend Flyers’)</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Three categories of Reserves to the Indian Air Force were set up in pursuance of the Reserve & Auxiliary Air Force Act - August 1952. This Act was passed by the parliament on 14 August 1952 and received president’s assent five days later.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The first category of Reserve was known as the Regular Reserves. As the name implies, it comprised officers and airmen who at one time or the other served in the regular Air Force and were out of service on release of retirement. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The second type of Reserves was known as the Air Defence Reserves. It consisted of all technical and flying personnel associated with aviation in the country, but not directly connected with the regular Air Force. This force had General Duty (Pilots and Navigators) and Ground Duty officers and technical personnel. The Act made it obligatory for all citizens who held qualifications, either as aircrew or as aeronautical engineers, to register themselves by 30 April 1956. Civil Aviation from which source the members of this category of Reserves were drawn was nationalized and therefore became automatically complimentary to the Air Force under the Act.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">The third type was the Auxiliary Air Force. It was an exact counterpart of the Regular Air Force as the Territorial Army to the Regular Army. </span>This Citizens’ Air Force as it was popularly called provided flying and technical training so that, apart from the benefit the members may derive from military aviation, they can, in a national emergency, contribute their bit in defending the country. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The Auxiliary Air Force was composed of squadrons located at major towns of the country. Apart from a small number of a regular Air Force officers and airmen, to be employed on instructional duties, these squadrons were manned entirely by civilian personnel. Drawn from amongst the permanent residents of the city or locality, the members of these squadrons continued to follow their normal professions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Seven Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons were raised during the early fifties namely:-</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 51 Squadron, Safdarjang, New Delhi</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 52 Squadron, Juhu, Bombay</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 53 Squadron, Meenambakam, Madras</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 54 Squadron, Manauri, Allahabad</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 55 Squadron, Barrack pore, Calcutta</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 56 Squadron, Bhubaneshwar</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">No. 57 Squadron, Chandigarh</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;">These squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service on 10 January 1955 - and the Harvard, although Vampire FB Mk. 52s were added in 1959.</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Recruitment was open to all Indian national on part time basis from airmen to a fighter pilot. It immediately caught the imagination of entire nation especially of the technicians and civilian pilots flying with various commercial airlines. Many serving Regular Air Force pilots even left to join this part time force. The part time nature was a win win situation for our country in terms of saving a huge amount of money which otherwise, would have been spent in training fresh pilots. For commercial pilots, it was merely a conversion to military aviation at a very minimal cost.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Training was so devised as not to interfere as far as possible, with the normal profession or work of the trainees. It included an annual training camp of about four weeks, during which squadrons used to exercise in their normal role. After successfully completing their general and flying training on basic and advanced trainer aircraft, the pupil pilots were awarded the coveted ‘Air Force Wings’. Similarly the airmen trainees used to become full fledged tradesmen after successful completion of their technical ground training. The members of the Auxiliary Air Force were provided with a uniform, identical to that of the regular Air Force but with a distinguishing Auxiliary badge.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Members were not liable to be transferred from one squadron to another due to their civil professions. The Auxiliary Air Force provided an ideal platform to the youth of our country to augment country’s growing air power by serving as an Active Air Force Reserve along with their civil professions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">A Central Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Minister of Defence, Government of India was set up under the Reserve and Auxiliary Air Force Act to advise the Government of India on all matters concerning the Auxiliary Air Force and how to make it more popular and effective?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%;">Shortly after the war with China in 1962, a decision was taken to convert the Auxiliary Air Force squadrons of 'weekend' flyers to regular Indian Air Force Squadrons. These units were to form the training organizations where young pilot graduates of the Air Force Academy and Jet Training Wing would be sent for operational training and to be conferred <span class="apple-style-span">‘<i>Fully Ops’</i> status. Resultantly, five Auxiliary squadrons were converted into two regular fighter or bomber squadrons, hence 220 and 221 Squadrons (both flying Vampires), came into being at Poona and Barrackpore respectively. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Did you know the following facts about the United States National Guard which is the part-time military component and accounts to more than half the overall strength of the entire United States Armed Forces?</span></div>
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<li>The National Guard is the oldest military organization in the United States. It is 139 years older than the U.S. Army.</li>
<li>The term ‘National Guard’ was first adopted by a New York militia unit in 1825 to honor the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution and former commander of the Guarde Nationale de Paris during the French Revolution.</li>
<li>The National Guard supports U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM ) with the homeland defense mission. USNORTHCOM ’s job is to conduct necessary operations to prevent threats and acts of aggression against the United States.</li>
<li>Twenty U.S. presidents have served in the militia or the National Guard.</li>
<li>The Guard is securing nation’s airports, providing border security-including the presidentially directed Operation Jump Start on the Southwest border-and providing deterrent and counter-terrorism forces. Armed Guard members have been on duty in New York every day throughout the state since 9/11.</li>
<li>Since the 11 September 2001 attacks, the National Guard has added 45 weapons of mass destruction-civil support teams; 17 chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive enhanced response force packages; 54 computer emergency response teams; six critical infrastructure protection-mission assurance assessment detachments; 54 rapid reaction forces; 54 24-hour-a-day joint operations centers; and numerous other capabilities.</li>
<li>The National Guard is integrated into the homeland defense plans of every state. The Guard exercise in communities with the civilian emergency planners and emergency responders.</li>
<li>Since 1898, 121 recipients of the <i>Medal of Honor</i> have had National Guard service at some point in their career.</li>
<li>62,411 Army and 10,456 Air National Guard members were mobilized in 1990-1991 for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.</li>
<li>At the peak of the recovery effort following Hurricane Katrina, more than 51,000 Army and Air Guard members were involved.</li>
<li>The National Guard helps to meet community needs with its <i>Counter Drug Support Program</i> and the Drug Reduction Demand Programs.</li>
<li>Sergeant Leigh Anne Hester, a Guardswoman with the 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky National Guard, became the first woman in the U.S. military since World War II to earn a Silver Star Medal.</li>
<li>50 percent of the Army’s ground combat units in Iraq in 2005 were from the National Guard.</li>
<li>Astronaut Charles ‘Pete’ Conrad, Jr., the commander of Apollo XII , was the third man to walk on the moon. He started his military career as a private in the Pennsylvania National Guard.</li>
<li>The National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) links U.S. states with a partner country to improve bilateral relationships with the U.S. These partnerships are designed to improve military relations, to assist with the development of democratic institutions, foster open market economies to help develop stability, and project and represent U.S. humanitarian values.</li>
<li>The National Guard Family Program operates family assistance centers throughout the United States and its territories to provide aid and support for all military family members regardless of military affiliation, whether Guard, Reserve, or active duty.</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Source: Paula Sumrall, <i>Our Sons Our Daughters: The National Guard Parent’s Guidebook to Deployment</i>, National Guard Bureau, 2007</span></div>
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-63790028139309115222011-09-11T21:28:00.001+05:302012-12-05T19:32:22.077+05:30First Hand Account of a Successful Territorial Army Commission Candidate<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Following is the write up received from Jairaj Singh Bisht, a regular reader who was benefited from the information of this blog and got selected for the Territorial Army Commission.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"> Our reporting date for Territorial Army Services Selection Board was 30th of July 2011, 2 PM at Bhopal railway station.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>However a major problem started on route to Bhopal only. I boarded the Punjab mail in Mumbai @ 8PM on 29th with an ETA of 9.30AM at Bhopal. On route a bridge collapsed at Bhusawal, and the train was delayed by 15 hrs. I was worried that my candidature would be cancelled as I would be unable to report in time. I called up my friends who were also reporting for Services Selection Board from Delhi, and asked them to inform the Movement Control Office and Services Selection Board . I also kept trying the Bhopal Services Selection Board number, but no one picked up. After trying the number for nearly 100 times I finally got thru at 9 PM (7 hrs after cut off). I explained to the duty JCO that I was delayed due to unforeseeable circumstances and would reach by 1 AM only. The duty JCO was very considerate and said that although the paperwork of the candidates was done and chest numbers assigned, he would make a special case for me and do it at 5 AM in the morning as the screening would commence at 6.30 AM. The JCO told me to spend the night at Bhopal station and report at 5 AM , however I insisted that I would report to Services Selection Board by 1 AM ( I didn’t want to take any chances), and asked him to leave my roll no and name at the gate and I would show my call up letter to the guard on arrival. He said that was ok and he would do that, but getting into the cantonment was my responsibility, as the CMP check ID at such late hours. I searched the train for any person who resembled a <i>fauji</i> and after 5-6 tries, by GOD's grace finally found one who was also heading to Bhopal; he very kindly agreed to take me to the Services Selection Board at such a late hour. It was with his ID card and his company that the Military Police allowed me in to the cantonment. I finally reached the Services Selection Board at 1 AM (11hrs late) and the JCO true to his word had left my details at the gate and I was allowed to enter inside. My chest number and paper work was done in the morning. I had also on arrival at Bhopal station got it written by the station master that my train was delayed, so in case they need proof of the delay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am sharing this to let candidates know, that if they are delayed due to whatever reasons, don’t give up and turn back, but keep trying and reach the destination, those people at Services Selection Board are also humans and understand, some situations which are beyond human control. However, keep the Services Selection Board number which is in the letter handy, keep trying even if no one picks up, inform your buddies to inform the MCO and Services Selection Board that you are delayed and on route, get your ticket endorsed by the station master that train was delayed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Services Selection Board</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> reporting is generally at 7 AM or 2 PM at Movement Control Office, for 7 AM reporting screening is generally same day for 2 PM it is on next day. I was lucky that my reporting was 2 PM otherwise; I would have missed screening and lost out seeing this experience I would suggest it’s better to reach a day in advance especially for 7 AM reporting and stay in a hotel. Be careful about all your documents, they should all be there and in proper order, three candidates were sent back as they didn't have proper documentation.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For our Services Selection Board , there was only one primary date and no absentee date, a must to check on call up letter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">DAY-1 (Screening Test)</span></span></span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Reasoning:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Consists of two tests of i.e., mental reasoning an mathematical ability of approx 25 minutes each, done back to back, Competition success review is a good source to practice from. Total of 100 questions, if u don’t know the answer skip it, do the ones that you know, and time permits come back to it later. If you can’t answer all questions don’t panic, I myself missed out around 10 questions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There is a short break, which is followed by a picture test.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You are shown picture which is clear or blurred for 30 sec and you have to write a story within 4 minutes after a buzzer is sounded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s important to write a short brief story, nothing long or complicated, as one has to narrate it later. Describe the picture, the characters, what led to the situation and most importantly a clear positive outcome. Be positive in all aspects. Keep the story short as it’s easy to narrate and remember.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were divided in groups of 15, made to sit in a semi circle, and were then asked to go over our stories. There were three examiners who were assessing us, I didn’t go over my story again as it was short and simple and I had memorized it, as it was easy to do so. We all then were given one minute individually to narrate it. My narration was short, crisp, flowing and to the point, no stammering or blank pauses, that was very helpful, because after that all pandemonium broke loose. We were instructed after the last narration we had to discuss the story and come to a conclusion. As I was last to narrate, the fish market then took over. So much shouting and yelling, words were incomprehensible. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The assessors then intervened and divided us into two sub groups and gave both a choice of coming to a conclusion. the first group sobered down and came to a conclusion, when our turn came one gentleman went berserk and started screaming and shouting, flapping his arms violently and didn’t give anyone a chance to speak, I was disappointed with his behavior , but didn’t lose my cool, though he really pushed it. As it was expected due to his behavior we didn’t come to a conclusion, as no one got a chance to speak. As I was hardly able to give too many inputs in the group discussion, I thought my number was up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Screening Results</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After a while the results were declared and out of 78, 27 were screened in. From our sub group of eight only three were screened in. the guy who was extremely aggressive wasn’t selected. The conclusion I can draw is, it’s good to be aggressive but NEVER over do it, give others a chance. The assessors are seeing that. Even if u are unable to make inputs, due to the pandemonium, whenever you get a chance, make it crisp and sensible, than breaking into a speech. Although my contribution to the Group Discussion was limited, my narration was good. That’s why I feel the narration is important as the assessors see your fluency, thinking ability, command over language, reasoning and confidence, try finishing the story within the time allotted, and make it comprehensible, the examiner should not interrupt you and say next story please.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We then were made to fill PIQ (Personal Information Questionnaire), with all our details, family education, hobbies etc...Please be honest with this as the PIQ is the basis of you being questioned by the Group Testing Officer (Group Testing Officer) and the Interviewing Officer.</span></span><b><u><br />
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<u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">PPDT (Picture Perception and Description Test)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Consists of 12 slides with a picture shown for a brief moment 30sec, then u get approx four minutes and 30 seconds to write a story on it.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
Same types of test like the picture story of first day except that you get 12 pictures and in the end you don’t have to narrate the story. Kept my stories simple described the picture, what led to it and a positive outcome. Almost all my stories had a sports/adventure theme. I described the protagonist as a positive person, part of a team, team player, and initiator. All stories had a team / buddy theme. NO RAMBO, NO SUPERMAN AND NO ONE MAN ARMY and no negativity. A positive mood and outcome was central to all stories.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
The 12th and last slide was blank and we had to write a story from imagination. I wrote about my passion for cricket and I helping my team win a championship. Again the emphasis was me contributing and helping a team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were then shown 60 words on a screen with a gap of 15 seconds, and were supposed to write a sentence of what we associated with the word. The word shown on the screen need not be a part of the sentence. For example for the word "love" I wrote "universal", for "success" I wrote handwork, honesty, and resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">We were then given a booklet of 60 situations and were given approx 30 minutes to complete it. I wrote only 42 situations out of 60, if you can’t complete all 60 don’t worry, quality of your response to an adverse situation is more important than quantity. Most of my reactions had thinking, courage, discretion and resilience as response, again no Superman or Rambo response.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">The last test was a self assessment, we had to write briefly of what our parents, teachers, colleague’s thought of us, in first person as well as a self description of us, our strengths, weakness and areas we would like to improve.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were divided into three groups, eight were in my group. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">We had a group discussion first. We were given two topics one which we chose and the other which the Group Testing Officer gave us. Both related to current affairs. Discussion was for seven and a half minutes each. We had decided as a group we would behave properly, cooperate with each other and give each other respect and speaking time, as we had all seen what had happened in the screening. This was a reason why we did so well. Our Group Discussions went fantastically and we cooperated and gave respect to each other, we behaved like potential officers, and because of our cooperation we reached unanimous conclusions on both Group Discussions. Though some of us had divergent views, with rationalization and debate we concluded on a similar conclusion for both topics. I would say this was the defining moment of my Services Selection Board experience, I had been to two Services Selection Boards before, recommended once before and conference out once, but in earlier occasions we never had the camaraderie, we had this time. I think it comes with age and experience that team work is more important than individual aims. The army is so short of officers and there are so many vacancies that in the Services Selection Board you are not competing with the man next to you, but with yourself, better yourself. The man next to you is your buddy and if you all cooperate, every bodies chance of being recommended increases. Out of us eight, three were recommended; even the Group Testing Officer praised our cooperation and this set out tone for the remainder of the Group Testing Officer tasks.</span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were given a rope (snake) which we all had to carry over a series of obstacles, as a group. We did it successfully helping each other out. Two of my buddies were very cooperative helping the others out where they fumbled, they did so selflessly, and both were later recommended, but of course they performed in other tasks also.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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A series of obstacles to be completed with a load, following certain ground rules. We cooperated well cleared the first two obstacles and on the third ran into problems. for once my mind went blank and I had no clue/ suggestion. however one of our buddies saved the day and came up with a brilliant suggestion. In a situation like this it’s important to take a moment out of the pressure cooker and think calmly, like this buddy of ours did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were divided into groups of four, basically halved in strength, the Group Testing Officer told us that in a big group, some people being reserved aren’t unable to contribute so in a smaller group, they are more likely to. He was right, four one of our buddies who was the quietest in the lost, stole the thunder and made us complete the task in around two minutes. A good example for all that you do get a chance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were then given individual lectures cards randomly and had to speak on a topic we chose, out of four on the card. Time three minutes, I spoke on my topic with confidence, clearly stating facts as they were and solutions recommendations on the topic assigned. I had done a lot of reading as preparation three newspapers a day (especially edit section), news channels and of course competition CSR, Manorma year book, so I was very comfortable with all four topics which I could have chosen from.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Horribly wet day with a tremendous downpour which wouldn’t seem to subside. We had our individual obstacles that day. Earlier one guy from a different course had broken his arm, so our collective mood was somber.<br />
The Group Testing Officer sprang a surprise and reversed the order this day, so I being the last chest no, thanks to my late entry, was the first to go. I have done obstacles before, but for the first time I was a bit afraid, coz of what had happened to the guy before us, and the ropes and ground were very slippery. I just blanked my mind out to the fear and said just do it, if you feel fear the best thing is to overcome it. I slipped and fell of the first obstacle pretty badly, but I picked up myself and continued, I again slipped on the fourth obstacle, but again picked up and continued, the balancing beams I failed once but didn’t give up, till I completed it. I was on the 10th obstacle when the Group Testing Officer blew the whistle, but I came down only after completing it. As it was wet and slippery out of us eight only four completed all obstacles, however even those guys slipped, failed on the first attempt on a few obstacles, but they kept trying. I feel the Group Testing Officer sees courage and determination more than how many obstacles you complete. One buddy fell horribly in the double ditch, but he stilled picked him up and finished the course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A final obstacle was given to all of us a united group, which we completed easily as by now we were all pros. in all tasks I gave suggestions, contributions, help, I was totally involved and not a fringe player, however I would say I had some brilliant buddies, who made it all seem so simple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Group Testing Officer was very pleased with us and told us twice this is one of the best batches I have seen, not on individual brilliance , but on cooperation and team work. I was very happy with my group as I was very worried we would splinter up as people had during the screening. the other important thing was, there were three buddies from Calcutta and three odd us from Dehradun, we could have so easily broken into groups , but such a thing never came up, we all cooperated with each other. There was a Sikh gentleman from Dehradun who was the moving force he had everyone in peals of laughter with his humor. The tasks finish by 1230 PM and you have the rest of the day with your buddies. This is the time for real bonding, we all kept as a group and went to town as one, and this showed in our group tasks. Very important to gel as a group, and not to splinter or break apart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Interviews started from the second day, but again I was last to be interviewed on the penultimate day. Interview lasted 40 minutes; questions asked were from the Personal Information Questionnaire, I had filled, about my education, family, hobbies, sports, work profile. Then I was asked questions on general knowledge/current affairs. Topics covered were Palestine, Sri Lanka, and computers. I answered all questions correctly. Thanks to my reading. I would say CSR is very important as almost 90% topics are covered there. Go through it with a sieve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The last day was the conference. Again the order was reversed, and I being the last chest number went first. All the officers were in uniform now and were seated in a semi circle. The Interviewing Officer asked me how my stay was and any thought I could have done better. I was honest and told him in the progressive group task, in the final obstacle I went blank. He then asked me any recommendations. I said no sir (in my last Services Selection Board when I was conference out I had given some recommendations, but Maj Surender Singh had chided me, boss no recommendations in Indian army, keep your mouth shut. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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there were so many guys I was sure of making it who didn’t, chest no’s 23, 20, 19, 17, 14, 11, eight. I just hope they keep trying and don’t give up. I hope I am an inspiration, if I can make it so can they and I am sure that is the story in most Services Selection Board, they are so many fantastic guys who don’t, keep trying THE DOOR WILL OPEN.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Have a preliminary check up before Services Selection Board , in case you may need corrective measures for example something as basic as wax in the ears can get a TR (temp rejection). I saw an ENT guy before I went for Services Selection Board.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">There is a temptation to drink and celebrate after you have cleared the Services Selection Board , don’t do so, not only is it against the rules, but don’t screw your medicals by consuming alcohol, you have come so far be patient.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: black;">They key to success was the group that I had, which was super cooperative; the sum of a team is greater than its individual parts.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Studied and worked hard on GK and current affairs, three newspapers and I repeat again, CSR.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Most importantly I didn't give up, just two months before I had been rejected by Services Selection Board Allahabad. I told myself I will come back stronger."</span></li>
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The Provision of Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Act-1948 should not be allowed to prejudice men’s civilian prospects more than it’s absolutely necessary. There have been instances where members of the Territorial Army have approached courts against the provisions of military services under Rule 33 of the Territorial Army Act 1948.</div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“An officer of Territorial Army is not under the liability to render continuous military service continuously for a term. In emergent situation, he may be called out to act in support of civil power or to provide essential guards." </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">[Allahabad High Court, Division Bench 1983, UPLBEC 468 (DB)]</span></div>
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A man disabled by wounds cannot be re-instated on a civilian post which requires physical fitness and activity. It is quite reasonable to expect that the respective inconveniences should be nicely estimated by the Territorial Army before any particular form of duty is allocated to him. There are also independent professions where prolonged absence on military duty will have an adverse effect and their competitors will remain at work at home and will get benefit proportionately. There remains much that can be done to minimize the difficulties and mitigate individual cases of hardships. </div>
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<li><i><span style="color: black;">Some system of grants to rebuild on loss of business, or it could be loan without interest.</span></i></li>
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<span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There should be regular interaction of the employer, employees and the Territorial Army to set a forum of justice, because all three are interested parties and each p</span></span>art-time Territorial Army personnel called up for service or training other than weekly urban training, require to be embodied under the orders of concerned authorities as follows :-</div>
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<li>Recruits of provincial units under Territorial Army Act Rule 19 (a) and recruits of Railway Engineer units under Territorial Army Act Rule 19 (c) for a period of 30 days in a year.</li>
<li>Recruits of urban units for 4 to 14 consecutive days for recruits training under Territorial Army Act Rule 19 (b) and one day for the purpose of firing Range Course under Territorial Army Act Rule 19 (d).</li>
<li>Trained soldiers of provincial units for annual training not exceeding two calendar months under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (a).</li>
<li>Trained soldiers of urban units for annual training of 60 days including 14 consecutive days annual camp under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (b) and also for two days in addition for firing range course under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (d).</li>
<li>Territorials of provincial units and Railway Engineers units of the Territorial Army will fire annual range course during the annual camps and no separate embodiment is permitted in this case. Personnel of urban unit may also be embodied for a period not exceeding seven days for the purpose of passing prescribed trade tests under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (f) but this period will count towards the permissible period of training of 60 days in a year.</li>
<li>Trained soldiers of Railway Engineer units for annual training for 30 days under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (c).</li>
<li>Recruits of General Hospitals (Territorial Army) will carry out 30 days recruit training in the first year and 30 days annual training during the subsequent years. The training will be carried out in the urban system but with no camp.</li>
<li>JCOs and OR up to five percent of authorized establishment of the unit for seven days before the commencement and four days after the end of training under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (e).</li>
<li>Officers for appearing in test in Hindi for the actual duration of the test under Rule 20 (1) (g) but the period will count towards the annual training. Territorial Army Officers of Infantry for a period not is exceeding 75 days and those of departmental units, viz, Railways and Port, Docks and IWT, for a period not exceeding 30 days within two years from the date of commission for post commission under Territorial Army Act Rule 20-A and B. This will be in addition to their embodiment for annual training periods.</li>
<li>Trained soldiers of all Territorial Army units for participating in a ceremonial parade for a period up to four consecutive days under Territorial Army Act Rule 20 (1) (h). This embodiment may be done on more than one occasion and the period will be in addition to the annual training period of 60 days.</li>
<li>For voluntary training, as sanctioned by Central Government from time to time under Territorial Army Act Rule 21.</li>
<li>Territorial Army personnel, by order of the Central Government or by order of such other authority as may be empowered by the Central Government in this behalf, are liable to be called out to act in support of the civil power or to provide essential guards or to be embodied for the purpose of supporting or supplementing the Regular Army under Territorial Army Act Rule.</li>
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<li>In times of emergencies, compulsory transfer can also be made.</li>
<li>Persons employed on the permanent staff or embodied under Territorial Army Rule 33 are eligible, on transfer from one unit to another, joining time with pay and allowance as for Regular Army personnel.</li>
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Recruits of urban Territorial Army units are required to undergo training for 32 days in a year including a camp of 4 to 14 days. In addition these recruits are liable for embodiment for one day in a year for purpose of firing the annual musketry course. The period of one day of embodiment may be increased to 2 days where the training could not be completed in one day provided that the increased period of one day is within the maximum period of normal training laid down. Such period of embodiment shall take place only on Sundays or recognized holidays.</div>
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The recruits of Railway Engineer Territorial Army units are required to be embodied for recruit training under orders of the Officer Commanding unit / Territorial Army Group Commander for a period of 30 days in any one year.<br />
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To know more about the Territorial Army Regulations and Territorial Army Act-1948, readers may follow the following links :-<br />
<a href="http://indianarmy.nic.in/WriteReadData/Documents/taregulations.pdf">http://indianarmy.nic.in/WriteReadData/Documents/taregulations.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/bare_acts/Territorial-Army-Act-1021.asp">http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/bare_acts/Territorial-Army-Act-1021.asp</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">The concept of part-time soldiering carries a great value in the present geo-political and geo-strategic atmosphere of our country wherein; we are fighting the menace of terrorism from within and outside. Our regular forces although, are deeply involved into it, however; the thing that is lacking in our overall strategy, is the citizen’s involvement. The regular forces also have a drawback of reaction time to a given situation, which was evidently visible at Mumbai’s 26/11 and more recently during another terror attack in the metropolitan city. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In India, time and again attention has also been drawn to the exorbitant cost of manpower in the defence services. The concept of <i>Citizens’ Army</i> is therefore, a logical idea in this regard to cut on the cost of maintaining a large standing army and at the same time is able to meet the requirement of additional force in times of need. The primary purpose of such forces all over the world is to support the regular forces. The methods of doing so however, may vary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">Army, we all know is a highly demanding profession both on personal & professional fronts. An option therefore, of part-time military service or a short spell of few regular years followed by the part-time service has many advantages. In a country like India, where we are facing the acute shortage of army officers, this concept would open great dimensions to the officer intake of our army. This would also entail the overhauling of our civilian system of functioning by giving people the option of serving in the army as well as being in the civilian stream. Another important beneficiary would be the armed forces themselves; there is a general feeling prevailing that our services are more or less disconnected from the society and there is no platform for civilians to interact with them. The concept of part-time soldiering therefore, would act as a barometer for the services to understand the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">pulse</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> of the nation and evolve as an institution as per the aspirations of our society.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">Army comprises many specialists (</span></span><i style="color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">such as Doctors, Researchers, Scientists, Lawyers, Pilots, Engineers, Nurses, PR Experts, Writers, Photographers, Film Makers, IT Professionals, etc.)</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> fields which require a huge amount of investment on infrastructure for training and skill development. The same experts however, can be hired from open market under the schemes of </span></span><i style="color: black; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Citizens’ Army</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> at a very minimal cost and that too, without any infrastructural investments. These part-time specialists would in fact, be more competent than regulars due to their constant interactions with the latest trends. In </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">countries</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> like the United States and United Kingdom, more than 90 per cent of specialists in the armed forces are hired on the concept of part-time soldiering.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A nation may also use the huge potentials of <i>Citizens’ Army</i> to do things which are generally not associated with armed forces. These nation building activities would eventually strengthen the very foundations of the state, thereby, minimizing the option of using army as a last resort. <i>Citizens’ Army</i> can be used exclusively to relieve the<i> Regular Army</i> from all kinds of internal commitments like aid to civil authority, disaster management, combating terrorism, etc.; thus, allowing them to focus on their prime role of defending India from any form of external aggression.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Captain Rajpal Singh, TA Officer/ Additional Director, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)</span></div>
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Becoming a Commissioned officer in the <i>Indian Territorial Army</i> is a two step process. The first step involves <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">PIB (<i>Preliminary Interview Board</i>)</span> and step two involves the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SSB (<i>Services Selection Board</i>). </span>To be more specific:</div>
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<li>Graduate in any subject.</li>
<li>18-42 years of age.</li>
<li>Only gainfully employed whether private or government or self employed. Members of police forces (Including CPOs) are not eligible.</li>
<li>Indian Citizens.</li>
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<li>Advertisement published in all major newspapers.</li>
<li>Download application from Indian Army website. </li>
<li>Apply to respective commands as mentioned in advertisement.</li>
<li>You will receive call-up for PIB only on the correctness of application.</li>
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<u style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Step One</span> </u> <span style="background-color: yellow;">PIB</span> comprises a written examination of two papers. Papers one of English language (subjective: essay and comprehension) and paper two of general studies (multiple choice, may also include reasoning ability questions). Both the papers are of UPSC standard and aspiring candidates should study the basic fundamentals of all subjects. Candidates should aim at minimum 50 percent to qualify; there is no negative marking as yet. Successful candidates of both the written papers are required to appear before an interview board (with two military officers and a psychologist). Positive attitude, good communication skills, body language, truthfulness and convincing ability are the key to success. The panel would generally ask questions based on your background information and suitability for <i>Officer's Like Qualities,</i> which are:</div>
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<li>Effective Intelligence - Head</li>
<li>Reasoning Ability - Head</li>
<li>Organizational Ability - Head</li>
<li>Power of Expression - Head</li>
<li>Social Adaptability - Heart</li>
<li>Cooperation - Heart</li>
<li>Sense of Responsibility - Heart</li>
<li>Initiative - Guts</li>
<li>Self Confidence - Guts</li>
<li>Speed of Decision - Guts</li>
<li>Ability to Influence Group - Heart</li>
<li>Liveliness - Heart</li>
<li>Determination - Physical & Mental</li>
<li>Courage - Physical & Mental</li>
<li>Stamina - Physical & Mental</li>
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Result of written is declared within two to three days and successful candidates are required for interview in next two days. Final result of successful candidates after interview would be declared in a span of 15-20 days though intimation letters. </div>
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<i>Note: All candidates appearing for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">PIB</span> should carry along with them, all their certificates in original and copies duly attested by a commissioned officer, medical certificate, domicile certificate, PAN card, No-Objection certificate from employer/ affidavit in case of self employed, income certificate and pass port size photographs.</i></div>
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<u style="background-color: red; font-weight: bold;">Step Two</u> Successful candidates of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">PIB</span> would receive their call-up letter for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SSBs</span> within two to four months after PIB and would be tested along with candidates of regular commission in the armed forces. There is virtually no difference in the testing procedures for TA Commission. Successful candidates of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SSB</span> would be retained for medical examination thereafter. Candidates who are declared recommended in the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SSB</span> will have to wait for another three to four months before they are being allotted an infantry battalion in respective zones. Candidates become officer, the day they join and that is the seniority date as well.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">Training </b> </span>All training activities are post commission in nature:</div>
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<li>30 days of <i>Basic Military Training </i>at unit itself.</li>
<li>90 days of <i>Advance Military Training</i> at TA Training Center, Deolali.</li>
<li>90 days of training at the <i>Indian Military Academy</i>, Dehradoon.</li>
<li>Military courses based on willingness of candidates and suitability of service.</li>
<li>90 days of cross-military attachment with the regular army battalion based on willingness of candidates and suitability of service.</li>
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<li>Minimum <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">30 days to a maximum 60 days <i>Annual Training Camp</i> </span>every year at battalion. Waiver for two years can be granted by competent authorities based on willingness of candidates and suitability of service.</li>
<li>Voluntary training attachments for military courses based on willingness of candidates and suitability of service. No duration specified.</li>
<li>Compulsory military service during declared national emergencies.</li>
<li>Secondment to regular army battalions for a period of five years based on willingness of candidates and suitability of service.</li>
<li>TA officers with two years of regular service and if below 25 years of age; have an option of converting their<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <i>TA Commission</i> into regular <i>Short Service Commission.</i></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">TA officers can be placed on <i>Special Unattached List</i> for a maximum period of six years. Only 14 days every year is mandatory in that case. Strictly based </span>on willingness of candidates and suitability of service.</li>
<li>Seniority of TA officers is not affected on full time or part-time nature of service.</li>
<li>Promotion: Captain in four years; Major in eight years; Lieutenant Colonel in 15 years; Colonel and beyond is based on selection. TA Officer can rise up to Major General as per books.</li>
<li>No difference in pay and perks during service or training. Pay begins from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><i>Pay Band 3 </i>of the <i>Central Sixth Pay Commission.</i></span></li>
<li>Commission is conferred by the <i>President of India</i>. Status of class one commissioned officer <i>Group A.</i></li>
<li>A TA officer can also apply for civil services examination while being in service and can serve in both the services together. A great opportunity which is never offered to regular officers.</li>
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<li>Age: 18-45 years.</li>
<li>Apply through normal advertisement; no written exam; no <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SSB</span>; interview at the army headquarters; medical test; verification of previous military service.</li>
<li>Ex officers can get the ante-date seniority of previous military service, provided they refund the gratuity.</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><i>Note:</i><i> </i></span><i style="background-color: white;">Remember </i><i style="background-color: yellow;">TA is a part-time military concept</i><i style="background-color: white;"> and do not offer any employment. One should be careful of this and it should never be considered as a </i><i style="background-color: yellow;">back door entry for the regular army</i><i style="background-color: white;">. </i><br />
<i style="background-color: white;">Total time taken from filling the application and joining is</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><i> </i><i>eight to ten months only</i><i>. </i></span><i style="background-color: white;">A very fair selection procedure, no recommendations whatsoever and no reservations for any caste or community. </i></div>
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<b>Indian Army Website: Territorial Army</b></div>
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<a href="http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PLT3C.aspx?MnId=r33D6bLT6Nc=&ParentID=PN872GmDUDM=&flag=p">http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTemp1PLT3C.aspx?MnId=r33D6bLT6Nc=&ParentID=PN872GmDUDM=&flag=p</a></div>
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<b>To prepare for PIB written exam:</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.civilserviceindia.com/">http://www.civilserviceindia.com/</a></div>
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<b>To know more about SSB:</b></div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Services_Selection_Board">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Services_Selection_Board</a></div>
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<b>History of TA:</b></div>
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<a href="http://territorials.blogspot.com/2011/04/origin-of-indias-territorial-forces.html">http://territorials.blogspot.com/2011/04/origin-of-indias-territorial-forces.html</a></div>
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<i style="background-color: yellow;">All information compiled from open sources. The blog do not guarantee for correctness, however a great care has been taken in verifying the data.</i></div>
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It is quite an irony that the Territorial Army still remains to be treated as a second grade institution by our own military establishments. In fact, there are even thoughts prevailing; that it is not even a military organization?</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Lack of application of mind?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">A poor sense of knowledge of our own military history?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Or, Superiority complex among the regulars?</span></div>
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<b>Bottom line... A disgrace for the entire nation.</b></div>
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Kindly click the link to read full story:</div>
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Widow-gets-military-pension-after-34-years-of-retirement/articleshow/9378317.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Widow-gets-military-pension-after-34-years-of-retirement/articleshow/9378317.cms</a><br />
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<i style="background-color: white;">" They had joined because they liked riding and racing. Military activities were limited to an evening parade once a week - and often drinks at the bar constituted this parade. These civilians were asked to volunteer for a task no-one else could undertake - at their own risk and expense. If they failed, then the whole episode could be written off as a regrettable drunken prank that misfired." </i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">James Leaser while explaining about <i>Operation Creek </i>undertaken by the part-time units of Indian army during World war II. This operation went on to become one of the finest operations of war in the entire eastern theater which completely changed the battle outcome for allied forces.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">P</span></b>rior to independence, many of the members of part-time military units believed that military activities should take second place to social and sporting interests. Everyone was expected to attend fortnight's annual summer camp, and a certain number of evening parades throughout the year. These were loosely defined. An evening in the clubhouse bar could often be dignified in the Regimental ledger as parade.</div>
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Young British civilians arriving in India joined for several reasons. One of them was to have a cheap entry into clubhouses and more importantly to get introduced to far more congenial people of their age and outlook than they could usually hope to meet in as many years back home. A reason for this the Victorian system of calling to leave cards which was more in fashion among Europeans living in India than in England. A new entry into India would have visiting cards engraved with his name and address and his company. This to be used as an introduction for interacting within the social circuit and also for possible marriage alliances.</div>
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Another inducement was the offer of subsidized riding. Take for example the case of Calcutta where riders would race across the countryside in the early morning. Gymkhanas where riders rode race horses which appeared solemnly in the regimental records as<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <span class="Apple-style-span">"Charger, Military, Trooper for the use of"</span>. </span>Many races were run at Tollygunge, a private course, near the golf course of the Tollygunge Club. This club was so exclusive that at one time it had a waiting list of more than five years for membership. Also to encourage good riders for army enrollment before the war was not fully mechanized - the Government of India allowed each Light Horse member 32 Rupees a month towards the upkeep of his horse. This money provided for the animal's fodder and to some extend towards paying the wages of its groom.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">India is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world. Its unique geo-physical characteristics make it more vulnerable to various disasters. It is worth mentioning that almost 65 per cent of the land in India is estimated to be Earthquake prone and vulnerable. Similarly above 70 per cent of land under cultivation is estimated to be drought prone, 12 per cent to floods and eight per cent to Cyclone. Our government, aid agencies and other non-government and voluntary organizations spend lot of resources, time, energy and money which may amount to huge or colossal amounts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Disasters which fall in the area of manmade disasters are on the increase in a big way like accidents, violence, epidemics, pollution and explosions. They require priority attention. Deaths, injury and other problems are more serious as the situation of India is complicated and the country lacks an effective administrative apparatus to handle disasters. Disaster responses are required right from the time a warning commences. Immediate action at all levels as planned earlier should be taken after the disaster has taken place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Essential services to function in national emergencies cannot be ruled out. Civilian employees may absent themselves, either due to strike or perhaps due to fear of any subversive action. Maintenance of these essential services therefore, is of paramount importance, if at all we want our national objectives to be fulfilled. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">The civilian disaster management system in India appears to be unprofessional and completely dependent on the armed forces which was evidently visible in all recent disasters. In fact, it wont be incorrect to say that our disaster management </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">machinery</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"> in fully dependent on armed forces which in a way burdens the forces and diverts their attention from the prime role of defending India against external aggression. However, a middle way can be achieved by raising departmental part-time units on the concept of territorial army. A pool of specialists disaster management units comprising our government machinery should be raised in this regard</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-26067929249264621322011-07-10T13:43:00.000+05:302012-12-05T19:38:06.186+05:30Rules of FIRST BENGAL VOLUNTEER RIFLES (VOLUNTEER FORCE OF INDIA)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Immediately after the famous mutiny of 1857 part-time forces in India were completely reorganized and renamed as the <i>Volunteer Force of India. </i>Apart from the existing units, many more new units were raised. The objective of the new force was primarily to give strength to the British and European society living in India and also reinforce the regular forces.</span></div>
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Decisions regarding these new units were taken at the military department meetings on various occasions. An insight into the proceedings of military department will reflect how part-time forces operated and how they were so relevant to the overall schemes of Indian armed forces.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Following are the excerpts from the Proceedings of March 1862, Military Department, Government of India regarding the<b> Rules of </b><i><b>First Bengal Volunteer Rifles (Volunteer Force of India)</b></i>:-</span></div>
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<li>The Corps be called the Ist Bengal Volunteer Rifles, and consist of the main body a Howrah, with Sections at any Stations situated on the Railway below Rajmehal and Raneegunge that may wish to join.</li>
<li>A Captain, Lieutenant, and the Ensign to be appointed for every Company of fifty men, with one Serjeant and one Corporal for each Section of twenty men. The Commanding Officers to be selected by their Companies, the Non-Commissioned by their Captains.</li>
<li>A general parade of the entire strength of the Corps to take place every three months at one of the stations furnishing I Volunteers - due notice be given to each Member thereof.</li>
<li>Admission and expulsion of Members to be managed by a Committee of all the Commissioned Officers, to any of whom, subject to the future approval of the Committee, an application for enrolment may be made.</li>
<li>No Member to retire without giving one month's previous notice, except in special cases of sickness and change of residence, nor until he has made over his Arms, &c., to his immediate superior Officer.</li>
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<li>Absence from parade and other breaches of discipline to be punishable by fine determined by Court composed of the Non-Commissioned Officers, presided over by a Commissioned Officer.</li>
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<li>Each individual Member to be responsible for the good state and thorough repair of the Arms, &c., committed to his charge.</li>
<li>Members leaving the Corps, or the neighbourhood of any Section of the Corps, to make over their arms, &c., to their immediate superior Officer.</li>
<li>The senior Officer at any station to be responsible to the Commandant for observance of these rules.</li>
<li>For ordinary expenses each Member to pay a monthly subscription of one Rupee, which may be raised, subject to the expressed approval of the majority of the Corps.</li>
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-48174881728445983172011-07-05T21:51:00.001+05:302012-12-05T19:38:45.377+05:30Value of Part-Time Forces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">Ever since the inception of volunteer system </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">all over the world,<span style="color: black;"> there is a feeling that the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;"> part-time forces have been commonly misunderstood and many a times badly ignored. Their overall structures have always been controlled by the regular armies and the situation has always been anomalous</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This situation can be solved by giving the part-time forces full control of their internal command and control systems and also providing them with full autonomy. This not only would lead to the betterment of the morale of the amateur soldiers but on a larger prospective would also improve their efficiency. By giving full autonomy to the part-time forces, the regular armies to a great extent would also be in a position to reduce the acute shortage of officers who otherwise are required for manning the part-time forces. These officers so relieved could focus on their prime role of defending nations against foreign aggression. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan;">The classic example of this is the British Armed forces, where part-time officers also command regular formations and where competence and the ability to do a job is the sole criteria for any appointment instead of petty service concerns. There is no doubt this cannot be practiced in India.</span> <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The famous United States General Douglas MacArthur, in his article titled, ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Citizen Soldier and His Role in Our National Military Policy’</i> in the American Legion Magazine, January 1952 had stated that:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“In all our wars, from the Revolutions to Korea, the citizen soldier has met the full shock of battle, has contributed all but a fraction of the dead and maimed and has accepted the responsibility for victory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Yet despite all this, he has never received either from our political or military leadership full credit for his role in safeguarding the security of the nation, nor the support in peace which would better prepare him to carry his responsibilities in war.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The tendency has existed, as it still now exists to regard him as an auxiliary rather than the main pillar supporting our national military strength. Only in rare instances have his views been sought or considered in the shaping of high policy governing the conduct of war or plans to secure the peace. Indeed, only in most exceptional cases he has been called to share the authority of higher command or staff administration……<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">……..A military state…….historically under the control of professional military thinking……….has found in freedom possibly its greatest single impediment…… To avoid this historic pitfall, it is essential that civilian control over the citizen army be extended and intensified. Particularly is this true in the administration of the program of Universal Military Training, if the youth of our land is to avoid being corrupted into a legion of subservience to the so called military mind. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This calls for a reassessment of the role of the citizen soldier now to become the major element of our military establishment during peace as well during war. It calls for a realistic appreciation of the potential in professional competence which the citizen soldier can bring to the fulfillment of our military policy and aims. It calls for the elimination of arbitrary restrictions upon the advance of the citizen soldier in the ranks of military leadership, for which he may be trained or is already reasonably qualified. It calls for a much broadened opportunity for the professional preparation of the citizen soldier to permit his integration into the higher staff duties and planning designed to avert war if possible, to prosecute it to early victory if not. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This requires a basic change in attitudes. It requires recognition of the fact long understood but covertly denied that our Army, as befits a republic, is a citizen army. It requires that leadership from the top down be selected upon merit, carefully avoiding arbitrary class discrimination. It requires that the citizen soldier, if otherwise professionally qualified, have the opportunity to voice his views in the formulation of military and related political policy – recognition that none have any monopoly upon the attributes to military leadership. It requires that we carefully avoid yielding to professional ambition at the expense of the primacy of the national interest<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-3516604475019205252011-07-03T08:35:00.002+05:302019-03-09T12:54:01.022+05:30Part-Time Soldiers During World War I<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">The performance of Australian non professional officers and generals during World War I was given high praise by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">David Lloyd George in his <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">War Memoirs </i>(London 1933-36)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%;">He stated:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Ought we to have interfered in the realm of strategy? This is one of the most perplexing anxieties of the Government of a nation at war. Civilians have had no instruction, training or experience in the principle of war, and to that extent are complete amateurs in the methods of waging war. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan;">It is idle, however, to pretend that intelligent men whose minds are concentrated for years on one task learn nothing about it by daily contact with its difficulties and way to overcome them………But strategy is not entirely a military problem. </span>There is in it a considerable element of high politics….. Generally speaking, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">the argument of the high commands in the war for their claim to be the sole judges of military policy was put far too high by them and their partisans. War is not an exact science like chemistry or mathematics where it would be presumption on the part of anyone ignorant of its first rudiments to express an opinion contrary to those who had thoroughly mastered its principles.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;"> War is an art, proficiency in which depends more on experience than on study, and more on natural aptitude and judgment than on either……” </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Surender Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775354283575914671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737911005713434674.post-44309880371284300732011-06-19T20:08:00.002+05:302012-12-05T19:40:32.369+05:30INDIAN ARMY OF BRITISH RAJ<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Indian army was primarily used as a tool of Imperialistic aspirations by the United Kingdom until 1947 and even up to 1950 after independence</span>. At no point of time it was separated from political interferences. All actions were directed <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan;"> towards the <i>Crown's</i> own interest and record suggests that the Indian army units were also tasked to spy on their respective areas of responsibilities. </span>A monthly or quarterly <i>Intelligence Report</i> used to be submitted by the units giving the complete picture of the area in terms of military, political, economical, social, religious, cultural, etc. activities. All these reports were classified as SECRET and were to submitted to the army headquarters. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">The army headquarters in tern used to analyse these reports and forward them to the <i>Viceroy's </i>office; they were to be finally used as a reference point in formulating future <i>British </i>policies in India.</span></div>
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I was quite fortunate to see some of the reports while researching for my book at the archives and became more curious as some of them originated from the Auxiliary Force (India) units; India's part-time military organization during the British Raj.</div>
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<u><b>Military</b></u>. There has been a certain amount of comment about the failure to find any role for the A.F.(I). to play in Civil Defence. The powers given to District Magistrates under the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Defence of India Rules</span> have certainly made the task of A.F.(I). commanders more difficult. Mechanised units find themselves threatened by District Magistrate's power of commandeering the cars of members - or by the refusal of all petrol - thus immobilising them. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">There seems no plan for the use of the A.F.(I). during internal disturbances which are likely if Mr. Gandhi launches another campaign -</span> and there appears to be every chance of disorganisation if the Civil authorities are allowed to interfere with the A.F.(I). by commandeering cars - refusing petrol supplies for training purposes and claiming A.F.(I). members as A.R.P. Wardens etc. There is very strong held feeling in A.F.(I). circles that they are not wanted and not taken seriously and there is a definite feeling of frustration. Most A.F.(I). members cannot understand why all Europeans and Anglo Indians are not compelled to belong to the A.F.(I). It is not too late yet to do this and train these very useful recruits.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"> The example of the <b>'Khaki Risala' of the Mutiny </b>in restoring order in the districts should not be forgotten and value of mechanised light motor patrols should not be lost sight of. It is more than likely there will be a need for them in view of the spirit of Congress or part of Congress to pull down the roof on top of us all and in view of the loss of prestige which our defeats in Malay, Burma and now Libya have undoubtedly caused. The attack on the Shimla Kalka mail motor was a portent. </span>We should certainly reorganise our A.F.(I). and make service in it compulsory. The numbers in this unit are now reduced to 38 in the U.P. Horse and 18 in the Allahabad Rifles. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Larger numbers have left to join regular units or have been embodied to serve as telephone orderlies in brigade and area offices. It is question whether it is any longer worthwhile keeping up so small unit and especially after the issue of Defence Department letter no. 6700-A/D6 of June 2. It is little use training men to take their place in a unit if when wanted they are not available. Unless all fit European and Anglo Indians are compelled to join the A.F.(I).- It would be wiser to disband them - before they disband themselves by the natural process of enlistment in other units or forces. </span>There is always a disposition for A.R.P. services to be regarded as superior and more important. Civil officers do not consider the A.F.(I). of any value and do not take it into consideration. The Director General, Civil Defence of the Province told me the other day that the A.F.(I). was no use and A.R.P. was much more important; yet it could be made into a most useful force if all were made to belong as they should be.</div>
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<b><u>Political.</u> </b>The statement of<b> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru</span> published on the expansion of the Viceroys Council has been attributed by a well informed Muslim to a worsening of relations between the so called 'Moderates' and Government. He had noticed this in Cawnpore among the commercial element who seemed to be more inclined to carp. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">Part of this attitude is due to the defeat in Libya as these commercial circles are very sensitive to suggestions that they may be backing the wrong horse. On the other hand the statement is believed by some to be coloured by the views of his son Mr. P.N. Sapru M.L.C. , a somewhat cantankerous and disgruntled critic of everything British. He himself has no following and is disappointed. There is a feeling in educational circles that something should be done to harness the enthusiasm of youth which at present has little outlet. A scheme to improve physical training in schools has been greatly extended by the setting up of up to date gymnasia in high schools and the training of masters to teach agility exercise. This is having a good effect but more is wanted. A scheme on the lines of the A.T.S. in England would have a great influence - and undoubtedly if the organisation could be got up a cadet corps in the larger institutions would help a lot to canalise activities which undirected tend to undesirable ends.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan;">Much speculation exist as to Mr. Gandhi's next move. On the whole it does not seem that the Congress organisation in the United Provinces is as strong as it was and doubts are expressed as to whether many would follow him in an aggressive policy - but local discontents would certainly be exploited. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red;">There is still a fairly general feeling that the Japanese would not be so bad as masters. This needs to be remembered. Indian evacuees from Burma are stated to be of a distinctly defeatist frame of mind and their influence has not been good.</span></div>
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