Have you ever thought that why you want to join the Armed forces i.e. Army, Navy or Airforce? Well I know many of us have the passion for the armed forces, many of us are in love with the uniform and the discipline and the list is endless. Yet there are many practical reasons to join the forces. This article covers those reasons, knowing them will definitely attract you towards the forces.

Everybody wants a job which satisfies conditions like good salary, good life etc. The forces take care of all those things, let us a take a look how.

Pays and Perks

Being in the armed forces entitles you to draw a handsome amount of pay and attractive perks along with that. Even before you are Commissioned as an Officer you start earning a monthly stipend during last one year of your training period at most of the Training Institutions. After getting commissioned you get a salary amounting to near about 50,000 approx.  As you grow in rank and stature, your income and other entitlements also increase in harmony with your enhanced responsibilities.

Job Security

Working in the forces gives a job security and assurance which is very essential for future. This kind of job security is not offered in the private sector. You are free from living the life of a nomad who has to switch jobs frequently! You have good chances of growth in your ranks.

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Facilities for you and family

You entitled to join officer’s clubs etc. at so cheap that it seems like almost free. You get free rationing, fully furnished house where you are posted. Other facilities like school for your children also exist.

Benefits for Serving Personnel

Many benefits exist for a serving officer:

• Insurance: All personnel, including Flight Cadets are provided life insurance cover.
• Loans: House Building Loan, Computer Loan, Conveyance Loan etc
• Medical: All officers, their families and dependents have free access to medical rooms and hospitals equipped with the best of facilities. Apart from being treated at the Armed Forces Hospitals, there are also tie ups with Civil Hospitals for treatment of specialized cases, if required. Patients are also given grants for purchase of necessary medical equipment and mechanical aid to help make them self-reliant.

Apart from these you get accommodation, Annual leave and casual leave, Leave travel concessions, Rations, Institute and Messes membership, School facilities, Rail concessions, Secured camp life, CSD facilities, Recreational and sports facilities.

Post-Retirement Benefits

Even after retirement you are entitled to draw a handsome pension, for medical benefits and CSD facilities.

Higher Education benefits: You get ample chances of higher education and with leave. I am sure no other private company gives you so much of a facility.

Adventure and Fun

As an Officer, you could activate your adventurous self and enjoy undertaking any of the activities. These activities include.

• Aero Sports-Skydiving, Parasailing, Paragliding, Power hand gliding, Para Motor Flying, Microlight flying, Hot Air ballooning, Aero Modeling.
• Land Sports-Mountaineering, Trekking, Skiing, Car Rally, Motorcycle expeditions, Cycling Expeditions, Mountain Terrain Biking
• Water Sports-Rafting, Sailing, Wind Surfing, Water Skiing, Scuba Diving

The cool factor and respect

You are respected where ever you go. Uniforms are always the cool factor; you look smart and work for the most respected organization of India.

We are taught from childhood to be a good citizen, serve our country, work for our country, the forces are the place where you be a good citizen, work for your country and get paid for that. Now who will not love it!

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 Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team

She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Below you can find important sports events from August 2013 which will help you in various competitive exams. Also, you may face questions from various sports events during your personal interview at SSB. So here we are presenting few notable sports events from August 2013 for current affairs preparation.

Sports Events In August 2013 Cricket                                                                  

• India ‘A’ defeated Australia ‘A’ in final of tri series, this tournament was played in south Africa. The third team of this tri series was South Africa. Indian team was lead by Cheteshwar Pujara. It is fifth time when India won ‘A’ tournament.
• India white washed Zimbabwe by 5-0 in their home in one day series. It is first time for India to win a series on foreign land with 5-0.indian side was lead by Virat Kohli, Zimbabwe was lead by Brendan Taylor. Amit Misra emulated record of Javagal Srinath of 18 wickets in a series.
• Ravindra Jadeja moved to number 1 in ICC one day ranking in bowling, he is 4th Indian to top the list till now. Before jadeja Kapil Dev, Maninder Singh and Kumble have retained top ranking.
• ICC world cup 2013:- ICC 11th world cup will be hosted by Australia and New Zealand over Feb-Mar 2015. ICC announced detailed schedule of the matches in Melbourne. Total 14 teams will fight for the title.
• England won ashes with 3-0. Other 2 match were draw with Australia.

Sports Events In August 2013 Tennis

• Cincinnati open tennis tournament:-Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeated US player John Isner to win men’s single title. Victoria Azarenka (this title first time) lifted women’s single title by defeating US player Serena Williams.
• Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli said good bye to tennis:- Just over a month after capturing her first career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, Marion Bartoli shocked the tennis world with an abrupt retirement announcement in Ohio.
• Rogers Cup 2013:-Rafael Nadal picked the trophy of men’s single by defeating Canadian Milos Raonic while Serena Williams (third Rogers cup of carrier) took the women’s single title by defeating Romanian Sorona Cristea.
• WTA new haven open:- Indian tennis player Sania Mirza lifted the women’s doubles trophy at the WTA New Haven Open along with her partner Jie Zheng of China.

Sports Events In August 2013 Hockey

• Junior women hockey world cup 2013:- The Netherland team won the final against Argentina. Indian girls created history by winning country’s first ever bronze medal in the junior women hockey World Cup as they pipped England. The tournament was played at Mönchengladbach, Germany. Defender Sushila Chanu captained the Indian side and Shona McCallin captained the English side. Indian forward Rani was declared the Best Player of the Junior Women Hockey World Cup 2013.

Sports Events In August 2013 Badminton

• World badminton championship 2013 ( Guangzhou, china):- In Men’s single Chinese superstar Lin Dan took the badminton world title for a fifth time after his arch rival Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia was stretchered off the court in the third game. Lee Chong Wei retired. While in women’s single Thailand shutler Ratchanok Intanon defeated Chinese ace li xuerui for gold.
• Indian shutler PV sindhu won bronze in women’s single. She was defeated by Malaysian Ratchanok Intanon. Sindhu is first Indian women to get bronze in world badminton championship.

Sports Events In August 2013 Athletics

• World athletics championship’s 14th edition completed in Moscow, Russia. Russia got 7 gold and total 17 medals and first rank, US with 6 gold and total 25 medals on second and third place was for Jamaica with 6 gold and total 9 medals.
• Usain bolt again clinched gold in 100 and 200 m. In women 100 m again Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took first position.
• Edna Kiplagat became the first woman to retain the marathon world title when she eased home on Saturday to earn the first gold medal on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships.
• The next world athletics championship will be held in Beijing in 2015.

Sports Events In August 2013 Archery

• Archery world cup stage 4:-In the Women’s Recurve Team final, the sixth seeded Indian team of Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Rimil Buriuly defeated the top seeded South Korean team of Yun Ok-Hee, Ki Bo Bae, and Joo Hyun Jung, to clinch the Gold. This is the Indian trio’s second successive Gold. They had brought success to the country in July 2013, after winning the Stage 3 meet at Medellin, Colombia.

• Red bull driver Sebastian vettel won Belgium f-1 G.P. Ferrari Fernando Alonso was 2nd and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was third.
• 27th Asian basketball championship won by Iran .it defeated Philippines.
• Germany won women’s euro cup 2013 final 6th time by defeating Norway.
• Bridgestone golf tournament:-world number one golfer Tiger Woods won the title 8th time.
• World swimming championship 2013 was held in Barcelona, Spain.US won 15 gold and total 34 medals with first place. China got 14 gold and total 26 medals, and third was Russia with 9 gold and 19 total medals. Missy Franklin of USA won record 6 gold at swimming world championship. She is the only woman swimmer to do it in same version of game.
• India’s number one snooker player, Aditya Mehta on 31 July 2013 clinched the gold.
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:-Double Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi was recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
• Indian Police Sportspersons won 83 Medals at World Police & Fire Games-Belfast 2013 :-The 39-member Indian Police team won 83 medals at the World Police & Fire Games held at Belfast from 1 August to 10 August 2013.
• Bayern Munich defeated Chelsea in the final at the Eden stadium in Prague on 30 August 2013 to win UEFA Super Cup 2013.

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• Bhim Sain Bassi, the 1977-batch IPS officer of AGMU cadre took over the charge as the next Delhi Police Commissioner on 31 July 2013.
• FDI to increase in Print Media:-INS on 2 August 2013 approved a proposal to increase FDI from 26 percent to 49 percent in print media.
• The 23rd Governor of RBI:-Raghuram Govind Rajan was on 6 August 2013, appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a time period of three years. He succeeded D. subarao.
• Maharashtra became first state to disburse Salary through Aadhaar linked Bank Accounts:-State Government of Maharashtra became the first state in the country to disburse salary of its staff through Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
• 29th State of India announced by UPA and Congress Working Committee:-Congress and the UPA have unanimously decided to create a separate Telangana State carving out from Andhra Pradesh. In the aftermath YS Jaganmohan Reddy resigned as a member of the Parliament. He resigned to mark his protest against the unilateral decision of Congress to divide Andhra. This decision also ignited other small state formation demands.
• Janata Party was merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 11 August 2013
• Submarine INS Sindhurakshak damaged in a Fire Incident in Mumbai:-A major fire broke out on board INS Sindhurakshak at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 14 August 2013 resulting sinking of the submarine.
• New Director General of the CRPF:-Senior IPS officer Dilip Trivedi on 17 August 2013 was appointed the Director General of CRPF
• Dr. APJ Kalam Launched his new book:-My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions by APJ Abdul Kalam was launched in the month of August 2013 by the Rupa Publication.
• RTI Applications Online in All Government Ministries:-Citizens can now file RTI applications online in all central government ministries and departments through a portal.
• Maharashtra Government approved Anti-Black Magic and Superstition Ordinance:- Anti-Black Magic and Superstition Ordinance adopted by Maharashtra Government. The ordinance was adopted after death of Dabhokar, the social activist.
• IAF created a world record by landing C-130J Super Hercules Transport Plane at Daluat Beg Oldie Airstrip. This is the World’s highest airstrip.
• Rajasthan Government Laid Foundation Stone for World’s Largest Solar Park:-State Government of Rajasthan laid the foundation stone for world’s biggest solar park at Bhadla of Jodhpur District of Rajasthan.
• National Food Security Bill passed in Lok Sabha:-Lok Sabha passed the National Food Security Bill. The Bill now needs to be passed by the Rajya Sabha along with the President’s assent to become a law. Government announced that an estimated 614.3 lakh tonnes of food grains would be required to ensure successful implementation of the proposed FSA.
• Rajya Sabha Passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013:-The Rajya Sabha on 27 August 2013 unanimously passed the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 to amend the RP Act, 1951.
• Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 Passed by the Lok Sabha:-The Lok Sabha on 29 August 2013 passed the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011, also called the Land Acquisition Bill. The aim of the bill is providing fair compensation to people whose land has been taken away for setting up the buildings or factories. The aim of the bill is to bring in more transparency to the process of land acquisition.
• GSAT–7, India’s first Defense Satellite launched successfully:-GSAT-7, the first Indian defense satellite was launched by the European Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Rocket from the Kourou Spaceport of French Guiana.
• Two terrorists were arrested in one month:-One of India’s 20 most wanted terrorists, Abdul Karim Tunda, was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from the Indo-Nepal border. The wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba man, arrested with a Pakistani passport issued in January this year. Tunda, was wanted in 21 cases, is accused of masterminding over 40 bomb blasts. Another terrorist Yasin Bhatkal, the co-founder of the Indian Mujahideen (IM), was arrested from the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Raxaul town on 29 August 2013.
• India’s GDP Dropped:-The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of India decelerated even more to 4.4 percent, the slowest rate of expansion since 2008 economic meltdown.
• Ahimsa Messenger Programme launched:-UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi launched Ahimsa Messenger Programme – an initiative to curb violence against women on 31 August 2013 at Delhi.

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 Gaurav Vaishnav, Editorial Team

Gaurav is a defence aspirant and appeared for SSB interview 8 times, he is here to share his experience of different selection centres across India. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Below you can find important international events and issues which will help you in various competitive exams. Also, you may face questions from current affairs during your personal interview at SSB. So here we are presenting few notable international events and issues from August 2013 for current affairs preparation.

International Event And Issues August 2013

• New President of Iran:-Hassan Rohani took oath to the office of the Iran’s President on 4 August 2013. He succeeded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the President.
• NASA’S Curiosity Rover celebrated its First Anniversary on Planet Mars on 6 August 2013.
• Japan unveiled its Biggest Warship:-Japan on 6 August 2013 unveiled its biggest warship since World War II called Izumo.
• US Presidential Medal of Freedom to be conferred on Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey for 2013 by President Barack Obama.
• Mali Presidential Elections:-Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali’s Presidential elections on 12 August 2013.
• Egypt Clashes:-Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei resigned in protest over the attacks on pro Mohamed Morsi supporters in Cairo.
• Toxic Gas Attack on Syrian Capital, Damascus:-Thousands of people, including children were killed in the toxic gas attack on 21 August 2013 on the eastern suburbs of Damascus, the capital of Syria. This incident got international attention.
• Robert Mugabe sworn in for 7th term as President of Zimbabwe:-Robert Mugabe took oath to the office of Zimbabwe’s President for his seventh term. Since 1980, the independence year, Mugabe has headed Zimbabwe.
• Malala Yousafzai won 2013 International Children’s Peace Prize.
• Nelson Mandela became the First Recipient of the Mahathir Award. It is an award for Global Peace
• China and Pakistan to hold Joint Air Exercise:-The Chinese and Pakistani air forces on 28 August 2013 decided to hold a joint exercise called Shaheen-2.

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 Gaurav Vaishnav, Editorial Team

Gaurav is a defence aspirant and appeared for SSB interview 8 times, he is here to share his experience of different selection centres across India. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Being a fresher in the SSB is the most thrilling yet scary thought. You are continuously thinking about what to do, what not to do, how you’ll be treated, what all will happen etc. Yet you are filled an unsaid joy, lots of dreams, dreams of being an officer, the dream of being recommended, the fear of not getting recommended and so on. Being a Fresher in the SSB according to me is the best part, or for this matter we can say that a fresher is the person who can enjoy the SSB to the fullest.

• First of all you need to know the complete SSB procedure, what all things are done there, what all exercise are done etc.
• Secondly and the most important thing is about the documents, you must be very careful about the documents you have to carry, they are very particular about documents hence make sure you follow the guidelines strictly.
• Make arrangements for reservations, stay before the SSB day, or after it also, as per your conditions.
• Make a list of things, clothing etc. which you have to carry with yourself.
• Make yourself well aware about various things required for interview, like GK, your personal things etc.

You can find detailed list of things which have to prepare before going to SSB on SSBCrack, so you can take tips from there.

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• Freshers have more chances of recommendations, this is not true, anybody having the qualities which they want (OLQ’s) can be recommended.
• One funny thing I have heard from many people is that they start judging you at point you get down at the station. Ha ha, funny, the judgment there is based on the tasks which are given not on anything else; this doesn’t means you can behave like a hooligan when you are not into any task. You have to maintain certain degree of mannerism, which any civilized person will do.
• Freshers are scared about getting mixed up with their group mates, often they wonder what kind of people they’ll meet and all. Don’t worry everybody in your group will be like you, SSB’s give a fair chance to everybody by placing them in the group of like people, like freshers will be placed in a group of freshers and repeaters into repeaters.
• The biggest myth is about coaching. Well you can join it if you feel like; otherwise there is no harm in not joining. But truly as in my opinion coaching do help, but only the right one’s it’s like the coaching of JEE and Medical, there are lots of them but only the right ones are good. Coaching just give you a direction, rest depends on you, if you don’t have the qualities coaching can’t cultivate them.

Instead of believing on anything you hear you must keep your senses running and believe only on the reliable things. Following a good blog on SSB will really help you.

Confidence level: As soon as a fresher gets to know that he/she has been shortlisted for SSB, they feel that they can do it, they have it in them. This is a positive confidence, you can do it. When you start knowing about various things slowly you confidence starts getting down, don’t let it happen, be confident no matter what you hear no matter what anybody says. You might wonder sometimes what my selection percentage is when only few are getting selected, you don’t have to worry about it, if you have it you’ll get through, if you don’t arrey yaar bohot chances milte hain, jana hai toh jayenge hi fauj mein, koi rok nahi sakta. So keep the fire on. Freshers are full of confidence, they can do wonders if they keep this confidence alive and not let it affect adversely. Keep practicing and reading about the tasks, improve your GK and get to know yourself fully, There are lots of sources which can help you, internet is one such source, utilize it fully. Lots of practice thing is available on SSBCrack itself.

Bottom-line: There is only one bottom line, be confident, tension free and enjoy, you’ll make such friends who will last for a lifetime, you’ll make such memories which will always be precious for you, these few days will be the best of your life, live them fully. So Good luck and rock there.

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 Tashi Mishra, Editorial Team

She is a defense aspirant from Varanasi completed her BCA. She has attended SSB Interview at 1 AFSB Dehradoon and has more SSB coming up. She is confident about joining Defence Forces one day. Here, she is sharing her views and experience. Mail us to join our editorial team now.

Rashtriya Military Schools are located at Chail (Himachal Pradesh ), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Belgaum (Karnataka), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Dholpur (Rajasthan) invite applications for admission to calss VI and IX. Rashtriya Military Schools are CBSE affiliated, fully residential public schools, which function under the aegis of Ministry of Defence.

Entrance Exam : Class VI Rashtriya Military Schools

The Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to class VI be held on 15 Dec 2013 (Sunday). The exam will be automated OMR based in subjects of Intelligence, General Knowledge, Mathematics and English of Class V standard.

Entrance Exam : Class IX Rashtriya Military Schools

The Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to class IX be held on 15 Dec 2013 (Sunday). The exam will be automated OMR based in subjects of English, Hindi, Social Science, Mathematics and Science of Class VIII standard.

Interview and Result Rashtriya Military Schools

Candidates who clear the CET and are figuring in the merit list will be required to appear for interview at respective Rashtriya Military Schools. Final merit list be prepared after the Interview. Results will be hosted on Army Intranet Home Page under the heading “What is new”, on MT Directorate Home page under the heading “Result” and also on www.indianarmy.nic.in.

Application Forms Rashtriya Military Schools

Prospectus and Application forms can be obtained any of the Rashtriya Military Schools by paying Rs 350/- (Re. 175/- in case SC/ST). Application to forward self addressed envelope of size 31 cm x 25 cm affixed will Rs. 50/- stamps of “Principal, Rashtriya Military School”). All APPLICATIONS WILL BE ROUTED THROUGH RASHTRIYA MILITARY SCHOOLS. All details to list of Exam Centers etc are given in the Application form. Last Date for submission of filled in application form is 20 Sep 2013.

Eligibility Rashtriya Military Schools

 About SSBCrack Editorial Team

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