How To Become A MARCOS-Marine Commando

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December 21, 2015

Special Forces play a crucial role in neutralizing the terror threats and maintaining internal peace in the nation. As the name signifies, the force is specialized to respond to any terror threat and taking the required actions to avert it. As Indian armed forces have their own special forces like paramilitary force, GARUD etc. MARCOS is a special force that is maintained by Indian navy to handle emergency situations arising from various means.

Marine Commando Force (MCF). Being a branch of the Indian navy, the force is specialized in amphibious warfare, counter terrorism, unconventional warfare, rescue operation, etc. the force is active since 1987 and currently has nearly 2000 soldiers serving in the organization. They are known for their action in 26/11 Mumbai attacks. It is attached with the Indian army in to operate in northern areas like Kashmir. Not only this, they were also engaged in operation Cactus, Leech, Pawan, Cyclone etc. Their remarkable job was appreciated in many operations. The motto of this force is “The few the fearless”.

Recruitment – Heading to the recruitment of MARCOS, all commandos are male and being a naval fragment all its personal. The selection is done at the early age of soldiers, i.e. in the 20s of fresh soldiers to maintain the strength and josh in the force. Well, as per the criteria, the aspirants get a chance to get inducted in the Indian navy through NDA, CDS, SSC etc. and also through direct recruitment for lower posts. The required basic physical strength is high and so is the training process. So aspirants to get into this organization, you need to first become a part of the Indian navy. The selection process consists of two parts. First one is three days long where a soldier’s physical stamina is accessed. The next phase of screening is tougher and then makes the final selection of soldiers for further training. The screening or selection phase rejects more than half applicants on the basis of their physical stamina required for the force.

Training– As far as training is concerned; it takes 2-3 years to train a MARCOS commando. The majority of training of MARCOS takes place over INS Abhimanyu. The training actually takes place at various agencies of Indian navy and the Indian army. They also get training with army’s paramilitary force at Indian special force training school.

So all aspirants planning to become MARCOS are required to become naval soldiers first, and then they will get a chance to get golden chance to join the elite force, MARCOS. Being a part of special force is a matter of honor for a soldier.

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India Air Force Will Soon Get Its First Female Fighter Pilots

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December 20, 2015

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India Air Force Will Soon Get Its First Female Fighter Pilots. According to a report, the Indian Air Force has selected three potential women trainees at the Air Force Academy nearHyderabad to become the first female combat pilots of the country.

The women had joined the Dundigal-based premier academy in January.

According to Hindustan Times, a board of officers assessed the flying capabilities of the 125 cadets training at the academy and shortlisted 45 of them for the fighter stream, including the three women.

The cadets will graduate from the academy on December 19.

Those who have been zeroed in for the fighter stream will depart for Hakimpet, which is near Hyderabad, in early January for stage-II training on Kiran Mk-II planes for six months.

Those who will be selected then head to Bidar in Karnataka in June 2016 for stage-III training for 12 months on British Hawk advanced jet trainers.

Earlier this month, the government had said the approval for induction of women into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force is on an “experimental basis” for a period of five years.

source: zeenews

Indian Air Force Passing Out Parade December 2015

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Indian Air Force Academy Passing Out Parade Dec 2015

Gen Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), reviewed the Combined Graduate Parade (Indian Air Force Passing Out Parade December 2015) of the air warriors at Air Force Academy, Dundigul, Hyderabad, today.

As many as 209 Flight Cadets passed out as Flying Officers including 60 women Officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The COAS conferred the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating Flight Cadets who have successfully completed their Basic and Professional training.

Flying Officer Lavpreet Sharma from the Flying branch was awarded President’s Plaque and the Chief of the Air Staff Sword of Honour for standing first in Overall Merit in Pilot Course. Flying Officer Aabhas Sharma and Flying Officer Nagesh R Tripathi were presented ‘President’s Plaque’ for being first in overall merit in Navigation and Ground Duty branches, respectively. Indian Air Force Academy Passing Out Parade Dec 2015

The occasion was witnessed by the family members, friends and well wishers of passing-out cadets and senior serving and retired officers from the three services.

The Reviewing Officer was received at the venue by Air Marshal SRK Nair, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) Training Command and Air Marshal GP Singh, Commandant Air Force Academy. He was accorded a ceremonial salute by the parade followed by march past.

The Flight Cadets were awarded their ‘stripes’ (Air Force rank) by the COAS, the AOC-in-C Training Command and Commandant Air Force Academy. They were then administered the ‘oath’ by the Commandant of the Academy.

Gen Dalbir Singh gave away various awards to the Flying Officers who had excelled in training.

Later, addressing the parade, he complimented the newly commissioned Flying Officers for the high standard of parade. He emphasized that as military leaders, they had to choose “harder right than easier wrong”.

He said that an officer had to win the trust of men he commanded and broaden the horizon of his or her vision by interacting with every member of all branches and also from other arms.

He reminded them that it was the noble duty of every combatant to uphold the age-old military tradition of “Nation first , always and every time”.

At the end, the ‘Surya Kirans’, the IAF’s Aerobatic Team, presented a low level aerobatics show which left the entire audience spellbound.

Meet Captain Jaidev, Kirti Chakra, 3 Rashtriya Rifles (10 PARA SF)

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December 19, 2015

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On the evening of 19 June 2014, 3 Rashtriya Rifles received intelligence about presence of three terrorists in Buts village of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. A joint operation of 3 RashtriyaRifles and 10 PARA (SF) was launched. Captain Jaidev swung into action and rushed with a small team of seven to seek a contact.

While deploying, Captain Jaidev saw movement of three suspected terrorists 15 meters ahead, who on being challenged opened indiscriminate fire injuring the officer and his buddy grievously. Seeing that his buddy, who had killed one terrorist, was losing blood fast, the officer dragged him to safety. Undeterred by the injuries in the leg and chest and bleeding profusely, Captain Jaidev in an audacious display of raw courage, displaying conspicuous gallantry and bold fighting spirit, closed in with remaining terrorists under heavy fire and shot them at close quarters. The dying terrorist again fired at Captain Jaidev, injuring him in the face. Despite his near fatal injuries, the officer refused to be evacuated till the termination of operations. In the operation, Captain Jaidev personally neutralised two senior and wanted terrorist commanders.

Captain Jaidev displayed dauntless courage and extraordinary valour under heavy fire from close quarters in face of certain death.

I Got Recommended In 6th Attempt For Indian Air Force Meteorology Branch

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Hello friends, my name is VARANASI ADITYA PAVAN from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. I completed my M.Sc. physics in 2014. I gave 5 attempts to enter into my dreamed organisation, first three are conference out and next two are screened out. For meteorology branch this is my 3rd attempt.

It was a warm morning in the month of April in Mysore, we all around 105 members gathered at Mysore rly. Station, some of air force personnel’s came and taken us to the AFSB centre. One officer briefed day 1 testing process and later the test was started. Finally they took 32 out of 105, but due to lack of certificates 3 members are routed back, now we are 29. After completion of certificate verification psychology test was conducted on the same day because the next day is Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi (i.e., 14 April 2015) holiday for them.

TAT test was quiet good I wrote 12 stories and in WAT I just wrote 54 sentences out of 60. Next a small incident was happened, when the officer is briefing about SRT test without his permission I opened SRT booklet, he noticed me and scolded like anything and also said I noted your chest number and will see how you will get recommended this time. I completely lost hope for few seconds and later without losing any confidence I completed 39 SRT’s. SD is well.

Friends here I want to say one thing if any small mistake u did in ssb don’t bother about that move forward with the same confidence don’t lose it.

Next day is holiday till afternoon we all enjoyed by playing TT, caroms, learned few things about IAF in motivation room. In this happy moment when I and 3 of my friends are playing caroms, one officer came for inspection and caught me that I was not wearing chest number at that time, he warned me and went. Afternoon some of us went to CBS had some snacks and came back.

Next day is my GTO. We group of 7 members are waiting in a room for GD task. One officer came and said good morning gentlemen sorry for late, my heart beat was raised by seeing him and he is the same person who warned me yesterday. But still I didn’t lose my confidence.

Now our GD was started,

1. Women harassment in India.

Due to education system.
Due to Not applying strong laws.
Due to lack of parent’s guidance.

2. Secret under Obama visit to India.

To make strong defence relations.
To make strong nuclear deal.
To work with India for fighting with terrorism.

Everyone gave their points, I spoken for 4 times in each GD it went very cool.

Next is GPE, here we got enough time to solve all problems and gave good conclusion for that, next we started outdoor tasks.

In PGT we all completed first two tasks well and in third task the entire group was stuck in middle, the GTO gave a clue and we completed it well, in the last PGT GTO asked how the last person will complete the last. Next is HGT here GTO divided group into 4 and 3 members. I am in 3 members group, we 3 completed the task within a minute. Next is Command Task, here I am the 2nd person called by GTO, he gave a task that there is a bomb in middle and had only one line for start and stop. I completed it quickly and then he started removing obstacles and making it tougher, even though I completed it fastly. Later in my group 5 members asked me for help in their task.

After a small break we all ready for individual obstacles, here I am the first person to do I completed 9 obstacles out of 10. Finally our final group task was completed well. There is no lecturette for my batch.

Next day early morning is my interview. I reported at 8000 hrs. they said my interview will be with the board president, I was waited up to 1200 hrs. Here president was very cool, he already had my performance details of Psych and GTO. It was just 15 mins interview. And the questions were very general like about my family, friends, education, my future plans, my preparation for ssb, few questions from physics, about met branch.

In the afternoon I went to Chamundi temple with my friends. Next day is conference, here they asked common in general questions like any suggestions, how was your stay? . After lunch our results are ready we all waiting in testing hall, DSO came and gave closing address and said in your batch only one got selected and the chest number is…………………. After a long silence he announced it is 16. My eyes was filled with water and I myself said yes this is the movement I waited for 3 years, later for form filling it took 6hrs.

My medicals are at IAM Bengaluru on July 06. Here I got temporary rejection for underweight and gave 1 month time. I gained my weight and cleared my medicals…

I got my merit list and I am going to join AFA on 02 Jan 16.

Friend’s one suggestion from me keep an eye on your weight many people get TR in medicals due to under and heavy weights.

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Meet NDA Toppers, Call Indian Army Their ‘First Choice’

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IT CAME as a sigh of relief for the Indian Army, fearing a shortage of officers, when the toppers of NDA’s 129th batch showed their preference for it over the Navy or the Air Force.

Divisional Cadet Captain (DCC) Rakesh Kadian, Battalion Cadet Captain (BCC) Abhishek Kundalia and Cadet Jitender Kumar who topped in Science, Social Sciences and Computer Science respectively, have chosen Army as their preferred career choice and will be heading to the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun for specialised training.

According to the recent data, the Indian Army in 2015 is falling 18 percent short, with an existing 40,525 working officers, while it can accommodate 49,737 officers. The decision that the toppers of NDA have made is a positive sign, say experts.

Cadet Jitender Kumar, who got Commandant’s Silver Medal for standing first in Computer Science stream with the highest FGPA (Final Grade Point Average) and also bagged the Chief of Naval Staff Trophy for standing first among all the three streams, said that he wishes to join the Military Intelligence after completing his training at the IMA.

Kumar whose origins are in Haryana, first came to Pune after clearing the entrance exam for IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research). However, six months into the course, he came to know that he has cleared the NDA entrance exam, after which he quit the former institute. “I feel proud. I never thought I’d top the class when I came here. But after I stood first in the first term, I realised that it was possible to clinch the trophy. My grandfather and father both served the Army, so it was an obvious choice for me,” said Kumar.

DCC Rakesh Kadian, whose father is a farmer and mother a housewife, says that it was his uncle who inspired him to join the armed forces. Kadian, who hails from Jhajjar district of Haryana, says that the villagers respected his uncle who served the Army a lot. “My parents asked me to appear for the NDA entrance as they wanted me to be like my mamaji (uncle).” Kadian studied in R.E.D Senior Secondary School in Jhajjar, which has given 11 cadets to NDA in the past. “After my selection at the NDA, the rigorous physical activity didn’t bring me down because in Haryana, we’re used to tough physical work. Although communication was a hassle, as years passed by, my language skills improved,” said Kadian, who now speaks fluently in English. Kadian’s choice after training at IMA is Artillary, a branch of Indian Army.

BCC Abhishek Kundalia, who hails from Uttarakhand, comes from a military background. While his father has served the Navy, his uncle was an officer in the Army. Kundalia has set his eyes on the Gorkha Regiment, which he feels suits him the best. “We lived with the Gorkha infantry, and on a field visit, I loved it.” Kundalia hails from Dehradun, where the IMA is based. “There’s just one hill separating my house and the IMA, I’m excited to go back to my hometown,” he said.

source: indianexpress.com

5 Sniper Rifles Used By Indian Armed Forces

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5 Sniper Rifles Used By Indian Armed Forces

There is a famous quote used by deadly snipers “Don’t try to run. You’ll only die tired!”. So here are few deadly sniper rifles used by our Indian army forces i.e. Army, Navy and Air Force.

1. Mauser SP66: A German origin standard issue bolt-action rifle.

2. IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper: Used by MARCOS and IAF GARUD.

3. Heckler & Koch PSG1: This German Rifle is used by the NSG and the MARCOS.

4. Dragunov SVD59: Standard issue Designated Marksman rifle(DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan.

5. OSV-96: This sniper is used by MARCOS, It’s Russian-made sniper rifle.

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How To Become A NSG Commando

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December 18, 2015

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Indian armed forces are well equipped with many weapons and warheads to secure the territory of India and finest minds are also recruited to operate these things. But when it comes to internal threats, special kind of soldiers are needed, who should be trained to avert those situation and handle them safely. The terror attacks, insurgencies, etc. led to the emergence of Special Forces that are specialised and trained soldiers who are ready to kill and eager to beat the enemy. GARUD, MARCOS and some others are the Special Forces owned by branches of Indian armed forces. But some other special forces are their which are framed to deliver some special tasks.

National Security Guards, a force that is known for the bone breaking assault, anti-terror operations. The force is under home ministry of India. Nick named a Black Cat Commandos; the major tasks for which NSG is responsible are terror threats, hijacking situation and rescue operations. The soldiers for this Special Forces are drawn from various forces. A short period of their training of selected people takes place at Manesar, Haryana. The training is 4 month training and focuses on making them taught and bold. Only those who complete the entire training are further sent to respective fields in this organisation. The dropout rate is about more than 50% tensile training makes it one of the elite Special Forces in the world.

The recruitment for NSGs is done in two forms. The first form is from Indian army and second form id from armed police forces of India.

Special Action Group. The group of NSGs is formed from army. It composes of more than half of the total force. So, aspirants who want to induct in NSG will get golden chance after induction in Indian army. The recruitment is done over various posts. Form rangers to assistant commandant’s posts, the recruitment are done as per eligibility. So, aspirants can either opt for upper post for that you can choose CDS, NDA and other option to get into army as commissioned officer or by direct recruitment through rallies. After getting into army, way for NSG will also open to the soldiers.

Special Ranger Group – While special ranger group is the police segment of NSG has personals from CAPF (Central Armed Police Force), ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police) and Rapid Action Force. It delivers the task of security to VIP people. The primary task of SRG is supportive to the SAG. The soldiers are sent back to their parent organisation after 3-5 years in order to maintain young profile of the force. Aspirant who want to get into the organisation through this stream can apply for CAPF (AC) examination conducted by UPSC, CPO examination by SSC or by direct recruitment rallies in CAPF forces. The induction into these force will further opens the door to NSG.

After induction into Indian armed forces, ways to the induction into Paramilitary forces, GARUD, MARCOS and other special forces. Aspirants interested in Special Forces have to firstly get into armed forces and then into these Special Forces.

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Meet Brave Major Mukul Sharma Shaurya Chakra

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December 18, 2015

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Major Mukul Sharma was operating in Kashmir Valley since January 2010 and has had a tremendous operational experience. His flair in source handling and conduct of operation is unparalleled. He has led a large number of successful operations resulting into elimination of number of terrorists. On 07 August 2014, Major Mukul Sharma got information of

On 07 August 2014, Major Mukul Sharma got information of infiltrators in general area of Gagadari Nar at Tangdhar region of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. At about 1230 hours Major Mukul Sharma noticed At about 1230 hours Major Mukul Sharma noticed.

At about 1230 hours Major Mukul Sharma noticed At about 1230 hours Major Mukul Sharma noticed movement of three persons. The three infiltrators immediately opened a hail of fire at the officer. Major Mukul Sharma stood his ground and shot down one infiltrator. He then immediately re-deployed his team to prevent other two infiltrators from escaping. The officer showed tactical acumen and presence of mind to engage the infiltrators throughout the night and prevented them from escaping. On the next day, the officer identified the position of the second infiltrator as he was firing indiscriminately at the search party. Sensing grave danger to his own troops, Major Mukul Sharma acted quickly and with utter disregard to personal safety crawled towards the infiltrator and killed him at a point blank range. Major Mukul Sharma with his vast experience in Counter Insurgency operations controlled the entire operation meticulously which resulted in

Major Mukul Sharma with his vast experience in Counter Insurgency operations controlled the entire operation meticulously which resulted in elimination of the third infiltrator. The gallant action of Major Mukul Sharma led to elimination of three Pakistani infiltrators, dealing a severe blow to them. For displaying utter fearlessness in the face of intense firing, conspicuous gallantry, indomitable resolve and courage beyond the call of duty. Major Mukul Sharma is recommended for the award of “SHAURYA CHAKRA”.

40 Cadets Drop Out Of NDA, Unable To Cope With Rigour

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The severity of military training is known to break the best of men — memorably portrayed in the ’80s film, An Officer and a Gentleman. Closer home, perhaps for the first time in the history of National Defence Academy (NDA), a premier joint training institution of the Indian armed forces and armed forces of friendly foreign countries, as many as 40 cadets have dropped out of the 127th course (spanning the three-year period of 2011- 14), unable to bear the hardship of physical training. Up until now, the average dropout rate has veered between 10 and 15 from each batch.

At the academy, a cadet is allotted to one of the 18 squadrons, which then becomes his home for the next three years. The syllabi encompass science, technology, arts and military subjects. But, the regimen of physical conditioning includes drills, swimming, horse riding, a gamut of games and adventure activities — the hardships defined by the pitch of the training.

The shocking numbers bring to the fore the treatment meted out to cadets at the academy. Regarding the present exodus, sources at NDA point to strenuous physical training forced on the cadets on the pretext of making them strong. “During the course of 127 the atmosphere at the academy had become very unhealthy due to the physical strain. As a result of this, most of the cadets failed to adjust themselves here, preferring to quit.”

A few cadets that Mirror spoke to echoed similar sentiments, emphasising the fact that authorities did not give enough room to fit in with the academy’s atmosphere. Hunter squadron’s cadet, Darshan Pawar, who was selected for 127 course of NDA, buckled under excessive physical training. Pawar, who quit the course soon after induction, is now pursuing engineering from a private college in Pune. He said, “I had never experienced such hardships in my life. I joined the academy bit late and my seniors forced extra physical rigour on me so that I could come up to the mark. As a result of this, my hands became swollen, which was casually dismissed by my seniors. I had to give up. But I still wish to join the armed forces and have applied for technical entry now. I hope to make the cut.” Another cadet, Abhishek Mishra, from Bangalore who is presently an engineering student, and who was the cadet from Mike Squadron, simply said, “I left the academy because I was not able to cope with its stringent rules.”

A father of yet another cadet, who did not wish to divulge his identity, said, “The boys come from civilian backgrounds and it is very tough for them to adjust at the early stage of training. The authorities and trainers should give them room and help them cope with the academy’s atmosphere. Forcing a severe schedule on them can never yield positive results. It was my son’s dream to join the armed forces but, he had to give it up midway.”

An officer at the level of a colonel from NDA stood his ground on the academy’s training and said, “We have to equip cadets with mental, moral and physical attributes required to cope with challenges of future battlefields. Over the last two years, several steps have been initiated by the academy to make the atmosphere healthy. Positively, it has delivered the results too. From the present 133 course, for instance, only two cadets have left the academy.”

Col (retd) Vinay Dalvi, who has done extensive research on NDA and also penned Victory India, a book on the selection and training system of the Indian armed forces, told Mirror, “I have probed and analysed the reasons behind the sharp rise in dropouts. I have learnt that Lt Gen Jatinder Singh, then commandant of NDA, did not pay enough attention to the cadets’ issue. During the 127th course, the medical cases were high. Besides, non-structural training, including corporal punishments and ragging, were rampant in the academy. Add to that, the harsh training under the squadron officers and senior cadets, which had also contributed to the number of people opting out of the course.” Dalvi, however said, that today many positive steps are being taken by the authorities in order to create a healthy atmosphere. “Authorities have categorically asked duty officers to sleep at the squadron to avoid any untoward incidents, which is a welcome move,” he said.

Source: punemirror.in

1. Mauser SP66: A German origin standard issue bolt-action rifle.

2. IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper: Used by MARCOS and IAF GARUD.

3. Heckler & Koch PSG1: This German Rifle is used by the NSG and the MARCOS.

4. Dragunov SVD59: Standard issue Designated Marksman rifle(DMR). To be replaced by a 7.62mm NATO DMR under the Army modernisation plan.

5. OSV-96: This sniper is used by MARCOS, It’s Russian-made sniper rifle.

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