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On Thursday 06 Sep 2012,Sachin Pilot became the first union minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the territorial Indian Army. The ceremony held in New Delhi in South Block, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh and Sachin’s mother Rama Pilot pipped ranks of Lieutenant, he joined 124 TA Battalion of the Sikh Regiment.
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Regular Procedures he followed to Join TA:
- Qualified written test for TA.
- Cleared SSB at Allahabad SSB Board.
Mandatory Training He will go through :
- 3 months in TA Academy at Devlali.
- 3 months in IMA Dehradun.
He has a strong defence background with father Squadron Leader Rajesh Pilot who was a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and his grandfather served the Indian Army as a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO).
He has joined the territorial army as a regular TA entry which is different from honorary rank given to Kapil Dev, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and actor Mohan Lal as Honorary Lieutenant Colonels.
