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Do Young Officers In Indian Army Forced To Take Alcohol?

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Do Young Officers In Indian Army Forced To Take Alcohol

So we get lots of email from candidates regarding life as an officer in the Indian army and we have faced this question number of times where aspirants want to know about the alcohol traditions of the Indian army. If you have a friend in the army, you might have heard a story from him where he was offered an alcoholic drink when he joined his unit after getting commissioned, few might say they were forced to drink the glass of alcohol.

Here are few answers from the experts:

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5 Sources Of Motivation You Need To Join Defence

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5 Sources Of Motivation You Need To Join Defence

The choice of ambition is a mind wrecking task. But staying firm on your ambition is tougher. Stability of mind is always necessary for maintaining the mind and readjusting it. It happens many times that some deviations are encountered while approaching the aim. But when motivators are on the route, then it becomes easy to reignite yourself to hit back and come up with double thrust. For all the Armed Forces aspirants, there is always a reason or motivation behind their aim. The main thing is how we frame it and how we admire the motivator to reach up the level, we want. Firstly, why motivation is necessary these days?

Why motivation in needed?

  • Reducing interest of youth approaching the Armed Forces
  • Intense competition and low selection rate leading to fall of moral
  • Redirecting youth to bolster the defense
  • Instability in mentality of youth

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Now, focusing on the sources, below are some of the sources, which can turn up the mind of youth to join defence forces.
  1. Parents – Family is the first school and parents are the first instructors of a child. Parents are the first who motivates you to do something. The aspirants whose father or mother is serving in the Armed Forces, are the first motivator of the child’s life, who makes their interest inclined toward the Armed Forces.
  2. Veterans – All the Armed Forces veterans are the best motivators. Their service, stories of exceptional bravery and discipline always make a portrait a motivation for the new generation.
  3. Serving Relatives – It is seen many times that there are some relatives, friends, or some of the distant personalities, who are serving in the Armed Forces attracts you to join the same legacy. The respect, honor and the way they turn out in the uniform, spreads glare into your mind.
  4. Dignities – Several Armed Forces dignities are theirs like General, Air Marshal Admiral and others, who always stay there in the news for military purpose inclined you to join the elite organization and do something for your nation. Several other dignities are there, who always motivates the youth to be a part of these organizations.
  5. Media – Media always play an important role in motivating the youth of the nation. Movies of exceptional bravery, missions and war are watched by the youth with keen interest. These kinds of movies ignite the feeling of patriotism in the heart of the young generation.

Conclusion – The journey becomes easy when motivation guides you at constant intervals. Sometimes, it is also asked in the personal interview that who motivated you to join Indian Armed Forces. The above points will help you in that scenario. There can be some more sources of motivation, but the above are easily tractable and can be found around us. These always ensure our confidence and determination toward our aim and regenerates moral when hard times interrupt. Be bold and self-motivated to re-track your ambition. Motivation is the driving force of the Armed Forces and aspirants should inculcate it in themselves.

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How I Cracked SSB Interview For Indian Army

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How I Cracked SSB Interview For Indian Army

Hello my name is Ashish Prakash, I appeared for CDS (2) 2015 for the first time. I matched the answer keys online and was assured to clear the written in OTA list ( age lapsed for IMA ). This was my first chance of giving CDS exam and before that I had applied for EPFO, FOREST SERVICE and GEOLOGIST’S EXAM conducted by UPSC but unfortunately I could not clear any of them. So when CDS result came and I saw my roll number for the first time on UPSC website I became very happy. Then everyone told me that clearing CDS written is bit easier but the main thing is SSB interview. After few months my SSB call letter came and selection centre was Allahabad. I had only 25 days left to join my regular batch. Till that time I was completely unaware of SSB process. And there are lots of myths about the SSB process. I became scared when many of my friends and brothers told me that Allahabad is not a selection centre it is a rejection centre, so don’t waste your time going there. At that moment SSBCrack came to rescue me and helped me in boosting confidence in myself after I read many interviews of recommended candidates. I then went to Baalnoi academy, Delhi for SSB coaching. The class was for 14 days after the class I got all the idea about the whole SSB process.

I was having problem in Word Association Test (WAT) as my writing speed was very slow so I practiced that a lot before leaving for Allahabad.

Journey to Allahabad and Day 1 :

I left for Allahabad on 14th of May and reached on 15th of May, as my reporting time was 1 pm so I went to Movement Control Office (MCO) situated at platform 1 of Allahabad Railway Station. At 1 pm Selection centre representative came and then all the candidates moved to the selection centre east. After reporting all the candidates were given Chest Number and Batch Number and allotted 11 SSB board.

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Day 2:

There were total 75 candidates who reported and then at 8 A.M the screen in test started. The first test was Verbal reasoning I started doing that but by the time finished I did only 40 out of 50. I panicked a little as many candidates had done all 50. Then in Non Verbal reasoning I did all 50. Second test was PPDT i.e Picture Perception and Description Test. Picture was not very clear and the picture shown was a man carrying another man on his shoulder and there were many people behind him. I wrote on the theme of disaster and made the hero of the picture a person who helped the villagers. In the coaching it was said that after the ppdt test there will be a tea break and story could be discussed among the candidates. But it was Allahabad board they knew how to break the coaching’s strategy. There was no break and directly candidates were divided in two groups (Freshers+ Screened Out and Repeaters) and narration started. I narrated well but was not given chance to complete the story, as officer after listening 2 lines said “Understood,Next” ! Then in Group Discussion it was a fish market with everyone screaming it becomes very hard to make your voice heard to the officers during group discussion. So narration part is most important. Then after the group discussion we waited outside and then again assembled at the Batra Hall. Results were announced and my chest number was also there, I became very happy and we all were given new chest number and now my chest number was 6. Now after screen in there were 17 candidates who made into the 2nd stage. We all filled PIQ forms and the sent back to our respective board.

Day 3:

After morning breakfast we all assembled in front of the testing hall and Psychology test started:

TAT

Series wise 11 pictures were shown and 4 minutes time allotted for each story. Tip for this is try to prepare at least 5 themes of a single picture while preparing for SSB. Like mountains, rivers, road, accident scene etc.

12 slide is blank slide where you need to write any story you want. In my case one of my friend from the coaching who was already recommended at Allahabad suggested me to write the 12th story related to myself, what I had written in my PIQ and Self-Description. Hence I wrote a story to show my organising ability.

WAT

This was the test of which I had practiced a lot but I was nervous while attempting. I completed sentence from 59 words and left 1 word but I wrote that word there in the blank. When I wrote Self-Description I took out some time and wrote sentence of the 1 left word also. While dealing with the negative words make sure to use positive sentences for it and this can also be done by using opposite word of the given word.

SRT

In this test I was quite confident but due to lack of time I did 40 SRTs only.

SD

In self-description test I wrote what my parents think of me, what my teacher think of me, what I think of myself, What my friends think of me, What is the aim of my life. My advice is to prepare the self-description test at home and practice it. In this way you can save your time and use it for other tests, if left.

This was the end of the psychology test, as we came out of the testing hall we were instructed to go to the 11 SSB board office and my Interview was scheduled on the very same day.

Interview

Before the SSB I had faced few interviews for private job after my masters but this was my first interview for a big exam so I was very nervous.Reason behind this was also that till my class 12th I was a Hindi medium student and thus I somewhere lacked confidence in spoken English. I tried mirror test for that and practiced 10 minutes daily in front of the mirror.My interview was with the President of 11 SSB. In the coaching we were taught to knock the door before entering and same I imitated before entering, but it did not go well with him and he scolded me very much and said “when your chest number has already been displayed outside why you knocked the door.” I said sorry and sat on the chair in front of him. I was totally nervous at the moment as my first impression went bad. Then he started asking me from my PIQ. I had completed my masters in 2014. His first question was when I completed my masters in 2014 what was I doing for the 2 years gap? He also grilled me very much on the explanation of the question that why did I gave CDS exam so late. I kept on explaining him the scenario that when I was doing my graduation and after that in my masters none of our batch mate thought giving any government competitive exam except the Geologist’s exam. Then in the rapid fire questionnaire he asked a series of questions together. I gave the answers confidently. Then there was an unexpected question from his side to tell the name of a teacher whom I didn’t like and what the reason behind it was. Somehow I gave that answer also confidently. The interview went for about 45 minutes and then interview finished.

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DAY 3:

GTO 1

Day started with 2 group discussions, both went very well. I spoke around 6-7 times on both the given topics. Then the second task was Group Planning Exercise (GPE). In this task time was very less to write the solution to the given problems so I could wrote only the number of problems in order of their priority, and the solution to the first problem. Third task of the day was Progressive Group Task (PGT), in this task our group performed well and I too did gave 2-3 ideas. Remember to make sure that the idea you give is noticed by the GTO. Similarly after that Half Group Task (HGT) also went well. After HGT the next task was Group Obstacles Race (GOR) or commonly known as the snake race. This was the best task of GTO day 1 where everyone enjoyed very much. In this task never leave your group member and run away, help the group in finishing the task. GTO’s are very critical of all small activities we do during this task. War Cry helps in boosting the adrenaline level during this task. Once the task finished, we all were totally exhausted but to our surprise we were informed that Lecturette was also waiting for us !

When my turn came, I choose the most difficult topic from the given list “Endangered species of India”, and I had enough points to speak for more than 3 minutes confidently without any hassle.

Friend’s try to choose difficult topic if you can speak as it has more marks and creates good impression on GTO, but if you don’t have idea about any topic it is always better to choose the topic which you know and have knowledge about it. It is not good to speak things there which makes no sense.

DAY 4:

GTO 2

Day started with body warm up for about half an hour in the GTO ground, then started the first task of the day Individual Obstacles (IO) in that task I managed to complete all 3 obstacles in the given 3 minutes, thankfully without injury!! Many people who get some injury or bruises get panicked and highlight them, it sometimes creates not so good impression on the GTO. Why? Common friends after all we are going to be a warrior and small injuries and bruises will become part of our day to day life during training and after that. After IO second task was Command Task, which in my view is most important task of GTO day 2. There each cadet of a group was made a commander and he could choose two subordinates. My command task finished in the prescribed time. GTO asked me to give different different ideas for the same problem. The last task of the day was Final Group Task, which was also like Progressive Group task and in which the whole group performed together for the last time.

Day 5:

Conference Day

This is the final result day, and the whole SSB process comes to an end. We all assembled at the 11 SSB conference hall and were briefed about how to enter the room, where to sit and with whom to talk inside the conference hall. Everyone was thrilled and confident. My chest number 6 flashed on the board and I went inside. There was an oval table inside and around 12 officers (could not count) were sitting inside in the full army uniform and 11 board president who had taken my interview earlier was in the front. I greeted him and stood, he offered me to settle down. I had promised myself to keep calm and smiling inside the hall. I was confidently looking in to the eye of the president. He asked me how I felt attending my first SSB interview?  I answered him it was wonderful. Then he told me to explain why wonderful in 5 lines. Again he asked me what I wanted to change in my personality after going back home. Then he asked me about any suggestion or complain for the SSB. All these questions and answers merely took 3 minutes and after that I again thanked everyone and went out of the conference hall. After all conference process got over we all were told to make lines according to chest number. Then one officer came with the result. By that time my heart started beating very fast. Officer said that the result of the batch was very poor and only one had been recommended. After listening that I was totally dismayed. Then he finally called the chest number and he called out chest number 6, I felt I had mistaken in hearing, he again called the chest number. I rushed in front, he told me to shout my name and UPSC roll number I did that, he congratulated me and the whole SSB process came to end.

It was not less than a miracle for me. I have faced rejections many time in my life. I completed my masters and worked in oil industry for few months,but then oil prices went down and I had to leave the job. Then I started preparing for UPSC exams. I know how much negative sometimes a human can be. I am already of 24 years and this was my First and Second last attempt for CDS exam and first SSB. But if effortlessly we work hard towards achieving success we definitely get success. Once again I would like to thank SSBCrack for simple explanations of whole ssb process and new updates and their endeavour in spreading knowledge to thousands of aspirants and helping them in shaping their future.

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Short Tips for SSB Self-Description

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The psychology test consist of 4 tests. TAT, WAT, SRT and SD. The last one i.e. self-description is the test, where many candidates deviate the continuous stream of the psychology test. This test is conducted to get a clear image of what kind of personality is possessed by the candidate. To attempt it correctly, a candidate must observe himself and find out what others think about him and how far his own opinion about himself does is correct. Firstly, let’s get the skeleton of Self-description.

The self-description has the following subtopics, on which you have to write down your matter in the comprehensive form.

Parent’s opinion –

Teacher’s opinion –

Friend’s/ Colleague’s opinion –

Self-opinion –

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Now heading to the main topic, the above pattern is to give you a blue print of what you will face in the SSB. Moving ahead, the tips to attempt it will help you to bring out a best personality frame of yours in self-description are given below:-

  • Theory Behind Self-Description – The actual matter behind the self-description is to match your observation with your mentality and behavior. The match is the ultimate motive of it. You will be analyzed in the entire SSB schedule and then will be compared with these opinions.
  • What Actually Your Parents, Teachers and Friend’s Think About You – Give a brief description of what your parents, teacher and your friends think about you. The most important thing is don’t garnish it with your good qualities. Nobody is perfect. Add some logical and genuine parts, where you are lacking. Don’t go so negative and don’t exaggerate about yourself.
  • You Must Have Accurate Knowledge About Yourself – Self description deals with a perfect knowledge of yours by you. Keep accurate knowledge of all aspects of your behavior, mentality and physical activities. Hypes are always separated by the accessory.
  • Avoid Bluffing – It is always advised to the candidates that they should keep distance from bluffing. Bluffing and exaggerations contradict your personality with your psychology, GTO and interview. Give a perfect image of yours in the Self-Description. The test is to know that how perfectly and correctly you have observed yourself.
  • Don’t Write Baseless Things – Only write those things which you actually possess. Even you should write your bad qualities in a right way. Don’t write baseless things or copy the statements of other candidates. Be yourself and write what you have observed or asked from your close ones.

Conclusion – Before commencing anything, it is always better to plan for it. S.D. is the thing, which you can prepare before going to SSB. But it must be pure, precise and perfect. If it gets contradicted with your personality, then you are going in a negative direction. Firstly observe, analyze and take help of others to get a correct image of your personality. The more you stay precise, the more you get closer to your recommendation.

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DM Proposes Idea of an All-Women Battalion in the Tri-Services

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Recently, Indian Air Force was all over in news when it decided to open combat roles to women by allowing them to join the fighter stream.

Looks like the Defence ministry is all set to make news again by considering the idea of raising an all women battalion and even stationing of women on warships.

Currently, women in the army and navy act in support roles. They are not allowed to move to war front or on warships.

But pitching for a greater role of women in the armed forces, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar mooted this idea after breaking the “psychological barrier” with the induction of female fighter pilots.

Although the DM has restrained for women in submarine operations currently, he said warships can be modified to meet the needs of women, and this is still a great idea if enforced.

The Defence Ministry is also considering women officers to be inducted through the NDA and Sainik Schools.

If the Army and the Navy are opened up for combat roles for women, India will join the small club of countries in the world, including US, Israel, to have such a system.

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According to him, the question of women officers leading a men’s team, if there is a question of initial resistance to it, can also be taken care of by the ministry.

Parrikar said he will soon meet with the three service chiefs to work out increasing role of females.

6 Indian Soldiers Who Shocked The World

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6 Indian Soldiers Who Shocked The World

Indian army soldiers are known for their bravery and never die attitude, being one of the largest armed forces in the world, our soldiers have proved their laurel time and again. In this post we will see 6 Indian soldiers which we think went beyond their call of duty and made history, not only that, they made Indian army proud and proved that our soldiers are like lions.

 

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This Wagah Border Fight Is The Most Serious Yet Funny Thing You Will Watch Today

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Recently Indian army and Pak ranger soldiers started kicking and punching each other in a ceremony hosted at Wagah Border. Hope both the countries will control their anger and maintain peace at such places where people come to the drill between two countries. If you look at the video closely,  you will find the Pak ranger got worked up by the audience and pushed the Indian BSF soldier.

 

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Military Exercises At A Glance

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Personal Interview in SSB revolves around personality assessment, general awareness and observation. Many times, IO askes some questions related to the Armed Forces to check your up-to-date knowledge. Military exercises are often asked in this part of the interview. It can also be asked in competitive exams like CDS or NDA. So all candidates must commemorate the names of major exercise and with whom these were conducted. Most recently held exercises are mentioned below:-

  • India – US – India and U.S. have been closely engaged with each other in military ties. Both the nations came closer with Mr Obama’s arrival as guest on Republic day. Both he nations were seen engaged in 4 exercises.
  1. Malabar – Naval exercise
  2. Yudh Abhyas – Military exercise
  3. Red flag – Air force exercise
  4. Cope – Military exercise
  • India – UK – India and UK are also heading to a future with deep military ties and coordination. The exercises held between both the nations are
  1. Ajeya warrior – Military exercise
  2. Garuda – Air force exercise
  3. Indradhanush – Air force exercise
  • India – Srilanka – A close ally of India and a long-time friend, Srilanka, the island nation, has also conducted exercise with India. The exercises conducted are mentioned below
  1. Mitra Shakti – Military exercise
  2. SLINEX – Naval exercise
  • India – France – France has also made a good military relations with India. This new term of relation spurted after the Paris attacks that led to the inclination of France to the eradication of the menace of terrorism. The exercises are
  1. Varuna – Naval exercise
  2. Garuda – Air exercise
  • India- Russia – Apart from military assistance and weapon sale, Russia had showed its interest in exercise with India. S-400 deal, Sukhoi, INS Vikramaditya etc are some of the remarkable deals between both the nations. The exercises conducted are
  1. Indra – Naval exercise
  2. Avia Indra – Air exercise
  • India – ChinaHand-In-Hand – India’s closest neighbour and a better competitor, China, has also conducted an exercise with India. The exercise was named Hand-in-Hand.

Other Exercises between India and other nations are mentioned below:-

  • India- MagnoliaNomadic elephant – Military exercise
  • India – SingaporeSimbex – Naval exercise
  • India- AustraliaAusindex – Naval exercise
  • India – MaldivesEkuverin – Military exercise
  • India – NepalSurya Kiran – Military exercise
  • India- KazakhstanKhanjar – Special forces exercise
  • India – ThailandMaitree – Military exercise

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Is India Aiming Safer Skies?

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India’s air security seems to be stepping boldly toward a strong defense. These days, Indian defense technologies are seen showing spurt in the inductions and trails of defense weapons and systems. Moreover, foreign acquisition is also on the hike. Following some recent news, it is seen that India is focusing on military preparedness to avert the effect of neighbors, which are expanding their tentacles. Some of the newest achievements of Indian Armed Forces, which are reported are as follows.

Tejas Induction – The domestically built Tejas’s first squadron is inducted into the Indian Air Force. The induction was delayed by more than 2 decades. The project was pined up in 1983 and was planned to be completed by 1994. But some subsequent delays led by certain causes that made IAF to wait for its induction. The aim of building it was to replace the Russian Mig-21. The jet can run at a speed of about 1.2 Mach, carry about 3,500 kgs of payload and can fly unto a height of 15,000 meters.

MRSAM – Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM), a joint venture of India’s DRDO and Israel’s Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was successfully conducted on 1st July. The missile is capable of neutralizing any aerial threat in a range of 70kms. Sources revealed emphasize of its use in sensitive areas of the nation. It is the land version of LRSAM (Long Range Surface to Air Missile), which is also a joint project of DRDO and IAI.

Supersonic Interceptor Missile Test – India successfully test fired the supersonic interceptor missile from Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha in Bay of Bengal. It involved the launch of single-stage Ashwin Advanced Defense Interceptor missile, which successfully destroyed nuclear capable Dhanush missile at an altitude of 20-40 kms.

Su-30 MKI with Brahmos – In a recent trail, Su-30 MKI of IAF flew with BRAHMOS, which gave the aircraft, the weapon multi-platform capability. The missile has got a range of 290 kms. The test brought closer the future test of firing of the air-to surface variant of this missile. The Top brass of IAF are calling it a deadly combination.

Women Pilots – Soon Indian skies will be guarded by some of the best women pilots of the IAF. The march out parade of 3 women, who are the first to join IAF as Pilot showed the positive move by top authorities. They are the newest power inducted into IAF to guard the skies of Indian skies. The step is a game changer in the field of flying branch of IAF. Many nations have given this role to women and now India is on the verge of joining the group.

Conclusion – India is going through a tough military situation these days after China and Pakistan were found intervening in international affairs of India, which seemed to be the turning point for India. The defensive approach by India is emerging as the first priority for India. With the above tests and induction, Indian skies are safer and future steps will make the scenario more favorable for India.

 

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Duties Served By The Branches of IAF

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Indian Air Force is the dream organization of many Armed Forces aspirants. The organization provides a variety of tasks to its men to bring out a better outcome. Well, it sometimes becomes a question in interview, where candidates are asked about the respective responsibilities and services delivered by the branches. This mostly happens in the AFCAT entries. Candidates must know about the tasks handled by the branch for which they have applied, along with an overview of other branches. So, we are here with a short overview of the responsibilities of all three branches of Indian Air Force.

Flying  – Most of the IAF aspirant have craze of joining the IAF as a pilot. Fighter planes with the combat and transportation of ammunition tasks, aircraft which transports men and material, helicopters are in service for casual and emergency transportation, air support and supplies etc.  Navigators, who guides the pilots are also included in this field. They are trained for all kinds of war and peace time missions. Whether it be any local help, air support in case of disasters or observation and action missions in war times.

Technical – As the name specifies, the branch is fully technical. The branch has all kinds of engineering works included in it. Engineering of jets, weapons and equipment’s all is done by them. Aeronautical and electrical engineers are taken into service to handle aircraft and Electronic and Communication tasks. They are responsible for all kinds of technical procedures and managements in the aircraft and respective equipment.women-airforce-iaf

Ground Duty – All other tasks like administration, logistics, meteorological and education are merged in it. The Administration branch has air traffic control and fighter control to manage the easy flight schedules. While Accounts branch deals with all kinds of fund management and acts as an auditor to make a transparency in funds. Logistics branch has to manage the material and equipment and ensure its right usage. Meteorological department handles the satellite imagery and relative information to bring out a correct data for helping the aircrafts. Educational branch is involved in all kinds of educational tasks.

Conclusion – The branches of Indian Air Force are segregated to lower down the complexity and maximize the service output. All branches work together in coordination with full active support to each other, making Air Force an effective organization. Most of the Armed Forces aspirants prefer to join the Indian Air force and for that all aspirants should stay aware of the basic duties of all the branches of IAF.

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