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Life in Indian Air Force | Indian Defence Forces

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With a motto as sacred collectively that beckons you to ‘ Touch the sky with glory ’, the Indian Air Force needs to be one in all the foremost difficult positions to render one’s service. In getting to overwhelm its adversaries with its formidable power and would possibly, operating with the air forces positively counts among the foremost satisfying experiences. Working with the Indian Air Force may be an enriching glory in itself and also the nationalism that charges among is a rare honor that any folks would love to be proud of. Flying a plane needs mastery and ability and once you’re with the Air Forces , you would clearly be one of the certified air pilots, negotiating all dangers and thrills, associated rising as a brave and high-spirited, soaring spirit. Currently, that’s one thing worth dying for! The Indian Air Force additionally boasts of a fantastic powerhouse of fighter aircraft and high technical school instrumentation which will offer our enemies a heavy endure their c
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INS Vikramaditya

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  INS Vikramaditya is the newest and largest ship to join Indian Navy on 16 Nov 2013. The ship was commissioned on 16 Nov 13 by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in Russia. Background At the time of attaining our Independence our visionary leaders saw the centrality of a powerful Navy and set us on the right course by envisaging an Indian Navy centred on aircraft carriers for sea control in our expansive areas of maritime interest. INS Vikrant, India’s first aircraft carrier was acquired from Great Britain and commissioned on 04 Mar 1961. INS Vikrant was a Majestic class CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take Off but Arrested Recovery) carrier and operated Sea Hawk fighters, Alize (Anti-Submarine Warfare) aircraft and Seaking helicopters. Consistent with its vision, India next acquired HMS Hermes, a Centaur class STOVL carrier and a veteran of the Falkland War. INS Viraat was commissioned on 12 May 1987 as India’s second aircraft carrier and India’s first STOVL carrier operating the Sea Harr
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Southern Command

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  Lt Gen CP Mohanty, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, is a highly decorated, experienced and accomplished General Officer .   An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College ( RIMC ), Dehradun, Graduate of National Defence Academy ( ND A ) , Kharagvasla and Indian Military Academy ( IM A ) , Dehradun, the Gen Officer, as an Infantry Officer, was commissioned into The Rajput Regiment on 12 Jun 1982. He is qualified in most of the prestigious Military Courses which include Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Higher Defence Management Course, Secunderabad and National Defence College, New Delhi.   He has, in his illustrious career spanning over 38 years, served across a wide spectrum of conflicts and terrain profiles and has tenated a host of command, Staff and Instructional appointments. He has been a Company Commander in Counter Terrorism environment in J&K, Battalion Commander on the Line of Control( LOC ) also in J&K and later  on in North Ea
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VACATION AND LEAVE FOR SOLDIERS FAMILY | ARMY | AIR FORCE | NAVY

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  VACATION AND LEAVE Vacation Every  soldier , from brand-new recruits in their first days of training to the most senior general, earns the same vacation time, which the Army calls “leave.” Compared with many civilian jobs, the military benefit of earning 30 days of Army leave a year is terrific. In general, a  soldier  serving on  active duty  earns two and one-half days of leave each month, or 30 days a year. A  soldier  may also take leave for personal reasons and emergency situations. Training Holidays Also, from time to time, a  soldier ’s unit may declare what is called a “ training holiday.” This is a free day off that recognizes extra work done, perhaps by training through a weekend. These days are not counted as leave. While leave is considered a right, that doesn’t mean that you can take it whenever you wish. As with any civilian job, your leave time will have to be approved for it to be valid. Army training holidays are subject to change. The information above
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ECHS | EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME | Army | Navy | Air Force

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  EX-SERVICEMEN CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME 1. Retired Armed Forces personnel till 2002 could avail medical facilities only for specific high cost surgery/treatment for a limited number of diseases covered under the Army Group Insurance(Medical Branch Scheme) (AGI(MBS)) and Armed Forces Group Insurance Scheme(Management Information System) (AFGIS (MIS)) schemes. These medicare schemes could provide some relief to the ESM, but it was not a comprehensive scheme as compared to and available for other Central Government Employees. Therefore, the requirement was felt of establishing a medicare system which could provide quality medicare to the retirees of the Armed Forces. 2. Based on this noble aim, and after detailed deliberations, a comprehensive scheme has taken shape as ECHS, authorised vide Government ofIndia , Ministry of Defence letter No 22(i) 01/US/D(Res) dated 30 Dec 2002. The ECHS was launched with effect from 01 Apr 2003. With the advent of this scheme. Ex-servicemen pens
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Indian Soldiers and their Family

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  Working for the armed forces offers several financial benefits such as defined pension and health insurance, but there are a few challenges as well. We take a look at some of these. Benefits Defined pension:  Working in the armed forces is a government job and you will get an assured pension. It needs to be noted here that since 2004, all government jobs, except defence services, have been moved to a contributory pension system. Military personnel continue to get a defined pension for lifetime after serving for a minimum number of years. Those below the officer rank need to serve for 15 years to be eligible for pension; for officer s, the service period needs to be at least 20 years. The pension amount at retirement is usually calculated as 50% of the last drawn salary. The pension continues for the spouse and dependants even after the death of the pensioner, subject to age and income conditions. The pension in such cases is capped at 30% of the last drawn salary. Health insurance
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Indian Military Hospital | MH | Army | Air Force | Navy

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  The present Medical Superintendent of Military Hospital ( Cardio Thoracic Centre)  is Maj Gen G Ganguly, MBBS, MS (Gen Surgery), MCh (Cardio Thoracic Surgery), DNB (Cardio Thoracic Surgery) . The hospital was established in 1945 as Indo British General Hospital at Aundh in Pune .  It was raised after the Second World War , as a hospital for Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases.  It was designated as Military Hospital Aundh in Mar 1946.  Initially it was a 540-bedded hospital.  In 1967 an additional 60 beds were added for Cardio-Thoracic  Surgery, making it a 600 bedded hospital.  Construction of the multistoried hospital building was started in the mid-sixties and completed in 1971.  The hospital shifted to its present location in Sep 1971 and was later re-designated as Military Hospital (Cardio-Thoracic Centre).  It has emerged as a leading tertiary care super-speciality centre.  The hospital is committed to provide comprehensive holistic patients care for cases of p
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