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National Defence Academy To Reintroduce BTech Courses For Its Cadets

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The National Defence Academy (NDA) has got the final approval for introducing BTech courses for its cadets from June this year. The Chief of Staff Committee, who advises the government and ensures jointsmanship in the armed forces, has given a nod to the NDA to kick off the new course.

The course will be implemented in two phases – in phase I Naval cadets of the 136th course (which will start in the month of June) will pursue the course and in the second phase Army and Air Force cadets will be allowed to pursue the course only after getting approval from the respective headquarters of the forces.

Confirming this development, NDA PRO Lt Commander Shibu Devasia told Sakal Times that Naval cadets of the 136th course will initially pursue the course. “We expect a strength of around 30 to 40 cadets in the first batch of the course,” he added.

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These cadets will study the course for three years at the NDA and the final two semesters will be completed at the respective finishing academies. The BTech degree will be given in three streams – Mechanical, Electronics and Telecommunication and Computer Science.

“The academic syllabus has been approved by JNU while the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE), after examining the infrastructure at the academy, gave their go-ahead for the course,” Devasia said.

On the onset of the course, the recruitment of lecturers, civilian staff and improvement in the infrastructure will be done by the academy, NDA sources said. The academy is a tri-services training academy and cadets join after Class XII. Presently, after completing a three-year training, the cadets are awarded a BA or BSc degree.

Thereafter, these cadets go for a year to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) at Dehradun, INA at Ezhimala and the Air Force Academy (AFA) at Dundigul for their advanced training of their respective force. Interestingly, way back in 2012, the academy had started BTech courses and 350 cadets from 127th course had joined but it had to shut as they could not get requisite approval from concerned authorities.

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5 Daily Hacks To Inculcate Officer Like Quality

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5 Daily Hacks To Inculcate Officer Like Quality

Hello Aspirants, like we always say being an officer is not a one day trick but a way of living. There some simple day to day activities which can make us be the officer like way. Here are few :

 

  1. Being on time: Punctuality is a default trait of any officer. In the forces timing is a very crucial entity and therefore it is practised in simple ways such as being on time, fixing hard deadlines.
  2. Being socially responsible: When you want to serve for the country it is important you take care of it, therefore, simple things like making use of dustbin and not throwing around, enforcing the same on your friends, engaging in social activities etc .
  3. Staying true to your word: When you make a commitment make sure you stick to it no matter what. This can be getting a work done or getting someone something .An officer will never break a commitment.
  4. Perform a hard workout session: Work outs are not only about keeping yourself fit but also about building mental strength. When you do a hard workout session your emotions such as aggression, never give up attitude, the will to go on when tired, pushing beyond the limit all these are put to test thus also build your character like that of an officer.
  5. Being Part of social organisation or Team activities: An officer is essentially a team player who can command as well as work with people. In order to build this trait, it is advisable for aspirants to take up group works and enhance their working with people.

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These are few simple hacks that we thought can make us officer like in our daily routine what are your thoughts and situations that you can think of to act like An officer in our daily lives, comment on and help build officers!

12 Deadly Weapons Of The Indian Special Forces

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Indian special forces are among the best in the world and are battle proven, though they are special because of their ability the also differ by the weapons they use in their operations.

The weapons chosen by the Special Forces vary with the diversity of the operation, no similar weapon is used for all ops. Below for few weapons commonly used by the special forces of India that every aspirant must know to keep themselves updated:

Side Arms:

  1. Glock 17
  • Origin: Austria
  • Cartridge: 9x19mm
  • Range: 50m
  • Forces using this weapon: Para commandos, Marcos, SPG, Garud commandos glock5
  1. Pistol Auto 9mm 1A
  • Origin : India
  • Cartridge : 9x19mm
  • Range: 50m
  • Forces Using This: Para commandos, Marcos9mm1A

Sub Machine Guns

  1. Heckler & Koch Mp5
  • Origin: Germany
  • Cartridge: 9x19mm / 10mm (auto)
  • Range: 200m
  • Forces Using This: NSG, Para Commandos, Marcosheckeler&koch Mp5
  1. Uzi SMG
  • Origin: Israel
  • Cartridge: 9x19m / .45 (Automatic colt Piston) / .22 Long Rifle
  • Range: 200m
  • Forces Using This: Para commando, NSGuziSMG
  1. Sterling SMG
  • Origin: United Kingdom
  • Cartridge: 9x19mm / 7.62x51mm
  • Range: 200m
  • Forces Using This: MARCOS, Para CommandossterlingSMG

Primary Assault Rifles:

  1. IWI Tavor
  • Origin: Israel
  • Cartridge: 5.56x45mm
  • Range: 550m
  • Forces Using This: Para commandos, MARCOS, Garud CommandosiwiTAVOR
  1. M4 Carbine
  • Origin: United States of America
  • Cartridge: 5.56x45mm
  • Range: 500m
  • Forces Using This : Para CommandosM4carbine
  1. APS Underwater Rifle
  • Origin: Russia
  • Cartridge: 5.66x39mm
  • Range: 30m at depth of 5m
  • Forces using This: MARCOSAPSunderwater
  1. Corner Shot :
  • Origin: India
  • Cartridge: 5.56mmx45mm
  • Range: 200m
  • Forces Using This: NSGcornershot

Sniper Rifle:

  1. Dragunvo Sniper Rifle
  • Origin: Russia
  • Cartridge: 762x54mm
  • Range: 800m
  • Forces Using This: Para Commandosdraganouv
  1. IMI Galil Sniper
  • Origin: Israel
  • Cartridge: 7.62x51mm
  • Range: 300-500m
  • Forces Using This: Para commandos, MARCOS, Garud Commandosimigalil
  1. Heckler & Koch PSG1
  • Origin: Germany
  • Cartridge: 7.62x51mm
  • Range: 800m
  • Forces Using This: MARCOS, NSGheckler&kochpsg1

These deadly weapons make our special forces deadly and add an important chuck in the armour for the forces. In the recent times, the Indian ordinance factory is going for a revamp and is planning to replace the foreign gun with Indian ones with specialized feature as per request of the Special Forces. One such example is the corner shot rifle which was made by DRDO post 26/11.With indigenisation of weapons and the men of special forces India is truly secure.

The Thin Line Between Being Strong And Dominant

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As we all know SSB is an event of cooperation and working with people who when don’t know before. The idea behind is it to see how well we get along with people and what is our attitude when we do the same.

Every aspirant who comes there is with one motive and that is to get recommended, but in the process of doing so they forget the important point of cooperation and dominate. This sometimes is conscious and sometimes subconscious.

Below are few scenarios of SSB where this can happen:

  1. Discussion during screening

Right after the word go from the assessor people try had to project their point of view in the discussion, the idea being to project themselves and their story. This is ok to an extent but we need to be careful and let other points too because in PPDT you are expected to come down to a conclusion so cooperation is more important than dominance, If the other person story is logical be supportive and try to add you point in it as well.

  1. During Group discussions

The idea behind GD is to see the depth of your understanding and the way you convey you’re thought to the team. When you have a valid point that can take the discussion forward put it forth at the same time listen to others and put the point so as to take the discussion forward. When you feel their point is not right, project it politely and not saying it wrong right away, the best way to do it is being factual.

In GD it is seen how accommodative you are to ideas and can take a team discussion forward, yes your knowledge is tested but repetitive talking is not appreciated, be strong on your point but don’t dominate the discussion. At times it can happen subconsciously try to control it.

  1. GTO Tasks

Like GD the idea again is to see the level of cooperation. This is not the place to show you never give up attitude. Do not keep implementing your ideas alone, this shows that you are not open to ideas and don’t keep taking initiative without a plan. Neither being strong not dominance will help you in this, so corporate to succeed.

The most common mistake is that we try to be dominant just to make sure you are seen by the assessor, but they watch all your progress so try to get the task done rather than being dominant.

Being strong on your point is always right thing to do but it should be a conscious decision considering all the logical scenarios, else you will end up dominant and can take in wrath of your teammates which is not ideal. You can certainly ensure you maintain the line between being dominant and strong by keep a check on yourself and asking for feedback from you mates, friends, colleagues so to be at the right frequency during you SSB.

10 Soldiers Qualify For Rio Olympics Under Army’s “Mission Olympics”

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The Indian Army’s sole role over the years was guarding the country until now when it has undertaken another task – producing Olympic champions. It aims to achieve this through its new talent-generating programme – ‘Mission Olympics’.

Under Indian Army’s Mission Olympics, ten soldiers have so far been qualified for the Rio Olympics to be held in August this year.

These include, Naib Subedar Jitu Rai, who has won the quota for shooting in 50m Air Pistol. During 51st ISSF World Championship in Granada, Spain he qualified for the Rio by winning silver medal. The Gurkha Regiment soldier is presently training in Mhow. Besides Rai, two more army soldiers have booked birth for various shooting events.

Others are Hav Sandeep Singh from Jat Regiment, selected for athletics in 50 kilometre walk event. Hav Nitender Singh Rawat from Kumaon Regiment, Hav Kheta Ram from Jat Regiment and Hav Gopi T from the Artillery Regiment have also been selected for Athletics full marathon category. All these athletes are training in Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune.

Hav Ganapathi and Hav Devender Singh have been selected for athletics in 20km walk. Madras regiment’s Hav Irfan KT too qualified for Rio during National Open Race Walking Championship. And the latest to join the list is Dattu Bhokanal, who has been qualified for Olympics under rowing.

The ‘Mission Olympics’ was launched in 2001 to groom youngsters into potential Olympic medal winners. The entire programme is an elaborate process of creating international facilities, scientific backup, hiring of the best coaches including foreign nationals and consistent monitoring of the athletes.army mission olympics

Indian Army has identified 10 disciplines, in which it believes India stands a chance to win a medal. These are athletics, diving, archery, weightlifting, boxing, rowing, sailing, wrestling, equestrian and shooting.

The Army is also creating a massive sports complex in Pune where 200 athletes can reside and train on Olympic-standard facilities. Army Sports Nodes are also being set up at 10 places for the 10 disciplines.

Some training facilities of the Olympics hopeful of the Army include:

Meerut, where a 260 acres sprawling campus of Army Equestrian Centre is spread. It is the only training centre of the world which has the facility for horse racing.

At Mhow, practice session for shooters aiming for Olympics is at its peak at the Army Marksmen Unit.

At Mumbai, located is Army Yachting Node (AYN). It has been giving sailing lessons to the participants who would be struggling to win an Olympic medal.

In the city of Pune, the weight lifters are trained who will be able to qualify for a national/international level competition.

Other facilities include the Army Sports Institute at Pune, where personnel are trained for athletics, archery, boxing, diving, weightlifting, wrestling and fencing.

As evident, the Indian Army has laid out the road map for a concerted vision for maximum qualifications for the Rio Olympics with the aim of ‘finishing strong’ at the podium with medals for the country. The Army is already recruiting young athletes to the post of a Havildar as motivation who have performed well in junior and sub-junior levels.

This is definitely be a proud moment for all the Army fraternity along with the nation. We at SSBCrack salute all the participants and wish them all their luck to bag a medal for India this Rio Olympics.

Dattu Bhokanal From The Army Qualifies For Rio Olympics

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Dattu Bhokanal From The Army Qualifies For Rio Olympics

So, it’s the year of Olympics and participants all over the world are participating in the qualifiers and giving their best to be a part of the Olympic games of August, 2016.

While Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian women ever to be qualified for the Olympics, Indian Army rower Dattu Bhokanal too qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning silver in the finals of men’s single sculls at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South Korea.Dattu Bhokanal 2

The 25-year-old army-man clocked 7 mins 07.49 seconds in the 2 km course to finish second and qualify for the Rio Olympics. The top seven in the finals qualified for the Rio Games.

Born in Nashik in 1991, Bhokanal comes from a humble background. Dattu Bhokanal joined the Indian army in 2012 with the one-point agenda of earning a decent living for his family. A career in sports was not even on his mind. Soon, he took to rowing at the BEG Centre at Kirkee in Pune and in 2013, he shifted to ARN, Pune for better training. But today, the 25-year-old son of a well-digger from a small village in Nashik district helped India earn a place in the upcoming Olympics.Dattu Bhokanal

Under Indian Army’s Mission Olympics, ten soldiers have till now qualified for the Rio Olympics to be held in August. Indian Army has laid out the road map for a concerted vision for maximum qualifications for the Rio Olympics with the aim of ‘finishing strong’ at the podium with medals for the country.

The training of the qualified sportsperson is being carried out through a scientific approach being planned & executed through Army Sports Institute, Pune and Army Marksmanship Unit, Mhow among other institutions under the flagship initiative of Mission Olympics.

According to the official statement, until now ten army soldiers have qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016.

This achievement of Bhokanal proves that apart from being the most adventurous organisation, the Army provides a perfect platform for budding sportsman at the international level too.

Lt Col E.K. Niranjan Recommended For Gallantry Award

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Lt Col E.K. Niranjan Recommended For Gallantry Award

Remember Lt Col E.K. Niranjan? Yes, the officer who laid down his life during the Pathankot terror attack. He was a member of the NSG’s Bomb Disposal Squad, who was killed while he was defusing a grenade at the Pathankot air base during combing operations.

Turns out, the martyr is now recommended for a gallantry award! Lt Col Niranjan EK has been recommended for a Shaurya Chakra, the second highest of peacetime gallantry awards, along with two other commandos.

Niranjan’s lungs got punctured due to the impact of the blast of a grenade that was kept in the pocket of a slain terrorist and the officer died before being taken to hospital.

Not only this, in probably a first, the elite commando force NSG has recommended its dog Rocket for military gallantry medal for his role in eliminating terrorists who attacked the Pathankot air base early this year. The specially trained canine has been recommended for a Sena medal.

The two-and-a-half-year-old Belgian Malinois dog and his handler have been recommended for bravery decoration by the National Security Guard headquarters for displaying “raw courage and dedication to duty” in the face of extreme threat and danger as reported by the PTI. Rocket had walked into a burning airmen billet on the direction of his master and brought back a pouch that indicated presence of militants inside.

Lt Col E.K. Niranjan Recommended For Gallantry Award

While there have been few instances when Army dogs have been honoured with military medals, this is the first for NSG which was established in 1984 as the federal contingency force. Army dogs have shown grit determination in par with their handlers in the face of enemy.

Rocket is an assault dog that hunts for people in hiding, but is also trained to sniff out explosives. Dogs like Rocket are paid between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000 a month, which is spent on their food and medical expenses. Decorated dogs continue to get their salaries after retirement.

“Rocket loves rice and chicken. If the dog wins the award it will be looked after well and can continue to enjoy the delicacy even after retirement and live in a separate home instead of being auctioned among dog lovers,” an NSG official said.

A final decision on this will however be taken by a Union Home Ministry-appointed committee which clears names of recipients of these medals. The list is expected to be finalised before the next Independence Day.

201 Years Of The Gorkha Regiment: A Lookback

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So it’s 24th April once again. And with this, the regiment of Gorkha completed yet another year in its distinguished service to the nation. After 201 years, the warriors of Gorkha still stand hard in front of the enemy line protecting the nation. The current Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh Suhag himself is a Gorkha officer. He was commissioned in 4th Batallion of the 5th GR (4/5 GR) in 1974.

They have a history of courage in battle. Here is a lookback at the 201 years of Gorkha Regiment:

  1. The name “Gorkha” comes from the hill town of Gorkha from which the Nepalese kingdom had expanded.
  2. It was raised as the Nasiri regiment. This regiment later became the 1st King George’s Own Gurkha Rifles. Their first war was at the Malaun fort under Lieutenant Lawtie in the pre-independence era.
  3. Following India’s independence, India, Nepal and Great Britain signed an agreement, The Tripartite Agreement, and of the total of 6 regiments of the Gurkha Rifles joined the Indian Army. In 1950, when India became a republic, the “Royal” titles were dropped from 5 RGR (FF) that joined the Indian Army.
  4. The Victorians identified them as a “martial race” in the British Army, perceiving in them particularly masculine qualities of toughness.
  5. Following the divisions of the Gorkha regiments, the British Army decided that joining of the British Army would be entirely voluntary for the Gorkha soldiers and decided to hold a referendum. As a result, large numbers of men from the 7th Gurkha Rifles and the 10th Gurkha Rifles, which recruited predominantly from Eastern Nepal, decided not to join their regiments as part of the British Army. In order to retain a contingent from this area of Nepal, the Indian Army made the decision to raise the 11 Gorkha Rifles.
  6. There are 39 battalions serving in 7 Gorkha regiments in the Indian Army. Six regiments were transferred from the British Indian Army, while one was formed after independence. They are the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th Gorkha Rifles. The 5th GR is the frontier force and dominates any war involving the army.
  7. The Gorkhas also serve the British Army and pronounced as “Gurkhas”. The 2nd, 6th, 7th and 10th GR joined the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army.
  8. The Gorkha Regiments have been awarded 3 Param Vir Chakras, 33 Maha Vir Chakras, and 84 Vir Chakras during various operations. Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria and Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey are the receipients of the PVC for the GRs.

The courage of not fearing death in the Gorkhas is truly evident from the statement of a fellow Gorkha, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. He once famously said “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gorkha.”

Legend also has that once a Gorkha khukri was drawn in battle, it had to “taste blood” – if not, its owner had to cut himself before returning it to its sheath. This showed the courage in the fearless gorkha soliders.

Art Of Positivity, Essence Of An Officer

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Being positive is a way of life, it is a trait essential for leading a successful one and officer master this art of being positive with ease. In the forces, the basic trait and is instilled into you is to look at things in a positive way no matter how bad the situation is or how untameable problem it is. But how do they do it with ease? What makes these officer and soldiers be so positive and full of energy every time!

We analyse some key traits that are to be present to master the art of positivity. Here are a few:

  1. The “ Never Give up Attitude”: The will to hold on no matter what is the bedrock to achieve what you want and this is visible in all personnel of the forces. This trait is essential to avoid negativity in the task we do.
  1. The “self-Belief”: I can. I will. In order to have a positive outlook, one should have belief in himself. The confidence to do things by self-motivation leads to a lot of positive energy!
  1. Learn, be Prepared: Knowledge can impart confidence in you, in return this confidence can help you maintain the positive air in the situation. Thus, if you are prepared and have the stuff in you to confront the situation you are automatically in a positive mind!
  1. “ This too shall pass”: Every person in the forces have been through rough days in his academy or during his tenure, he has only one thing  in his mind that even this will come to an end. The will to hold on plays the key here thus letting him to stay in the positive zone. No matter what, when you fail, remember that there is always tomorrow to fight, come back harder!
  1. Keep calm and remember you goal: Focus is a key ingredient to maintain a positive attitude. They are coupled if you are focused you are full of positive energy and when you are full of energy then you are focused on your goal to hit the bulls eye.

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Thus, it is clear from the above that staying positive is not a one day trick, it is a conscious decision every day, which in return becomes a trait. Once it is gained can never be lost folks so stay positive and keep winning.

Army Suffers 3 Casualties In ‘Exercise Shatrujeet’

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India recently organised ‘Exercise Shatrujeet’ to provide its forces with war-like situations and to keep them in high-state of battle readiness. Least they have guessed that within this highly planned and controlled environment, this simulation could prove fatal and like the real-war scenario could cause casualties of our soldiers.

Three soldiers of Indian Army have lost their lives during the high-profile military exercise in the deserts of Rajasthan. Although the numbers are not clear yet, Army sources have confirmed the deaths of the three jawans during the two-month long exercise, which concluded on 23rd April in presence of Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag in Bikaner, Rajasthan.

Aimed at sharpening Army’s deep strike capabilities in enemy territory, the exercise saw the participation of over 30,000 soldiers.

The deaths have been attributed to excessive heat of the deserts and other injuries during the exercise. These include injuries from snake bites and injuries suffered while they were para-dropped from the helicopters while in a night mission behind simulated enemy lines.Exercise Shatrujeet

During the exercise, synergy between Army and Air Force in executing air-land battle and the ability to orchestrate battle in network centric environment were successfully validated.

General Dalbir Singh, who witnessed the exercise on April 22nd and 23rd, reportedly expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the exercise, declaring it as successful.

The exercise was being conducted as a part of regular training to hone war fighting skills of the Strike Corps that demanded the lives of three of our soldiers.

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