COMBAT SHOTGUNS

The shotgun is probably the oldest type of all shoulder-fire firearms. Many earliest guns were smoothbore and loaded with multiple projectiles simultaneously. The shotguns were and still are used for hunting, since multiple projectiles increase the chances to hit the target with one shot, but shotguns also were used in combat in almost all wars

HOW TO CRACK THE SCREENING TEST

 Screening test or stage-I of testing in the SSB. It appears easy for those who clear it easily and is an nightmare for those who have faced numerous rejection in this stage. However with this post i will try to tell you what a screening test is and what are the essentials to crack it.

AFCAT 1/2013 AFSB CALL UP DETAILS

 The call up details has been uploaded for the batches of eligible Candidates for AFCAT 1/2013 courses scheduled to commence in jan 2013. Candidates should reach the places as mentioned in the call up letter.

Those candidates who have not received thier call up lettters are to bring the written AFCAT admit card duly attestesd by AFCAT centre

CHANGE IN AFSB TESTING SCHEDULE

As per revised testing schedule, Board Conference (AFSB)is being conducted on sixth day (Day 6) of testing instead of fifth day (Day 5) as mentioned in the Call Letter generated through the website( www.careerairforce.nic.in). Therefore, all Candidates appearing for AFSB testing for courses commencing  from Jan 2014 are advised to reserve return tickets accordingly.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR TGC- 118 JAN 2013 COURSE

 Indian army has updated the list of those whose candidates who have not uploaded their engineering marks. To check the list of such candidates (Click Here).
To re-edit TGC-118 form (CLICK HERE).

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SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED (SSC) OFFICER IN ARMY DENTAL CORPS

SHORT SERVICE COMMISSIONED (SSC) OFFICER IN ARMY DENTAL CORPS
Applications are invited from Indian Nationals for grant of Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps (AD Corps).
Total No. of vacancies – 37

ELIGIBILITY

(a) Candidates must be BDS/MDS (with minimum 55% marks in final yearBDS) from a College/University recognized by Dental Council of India (DCI).

RIFLEMAN SANJAY KUMAR, PVC

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, PVC 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, is a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award. He was the leading Scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top on July 4, 1999 during the Kargil war. The area was held by Pakistan military. Having scaled the cliff, the team was pinned down by machine gun fire from an enemy bunker, about 150 meters away.

Kumar, realizing the magnitude of the problem and the detrimental effect this bunker would have in the capture of Area Flat Top, crawled alone up the ledge, along a flank, and charged towards the enemy bunker through a hail of automatic fire.

KARGIL WAR AND OPERATION VIJAY

The Kargil War also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). The conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay  which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector.
The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistade facto border between the two states. During the initial stages of the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later

 

LIEUTENANT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY,PVC

Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh - 2/3 July 1999, Kashmir) was the son of Gopi Chand Pandey, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow-Uttar Pradesh, who was awarded Param Vir Chakra for his courage and leadership during adverse times.

CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA, PVC

 

I'll either come back after raising the Indian flag in victory or return wrapped in it.

                  - Shaheed Captain Vikram Batra, PVC

Twin sons were born to the family of Mr Girdhari Lal Batra and Mrs Jai Kamal Batra, on 09 September 1974 at Mandi, Himachal

UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCHEME (UES-24) NOTIFICATION

 

UES-24 notification is published today by Indian Army. All eligible candidates can apply. All male engineering degree students studying in Pre-Final Year i.e. 3rd year in academic session 2013-14 can apply for UES 24th.University Entry Scheme 24th is for Permanent Commission in the Army.

2 LT ARUN KHETARPAL, PVC RECOGNITION OF VALOR BY PAKISTANI COMMANDER--WHO ACTUALLY KILLED HIM!

This is a story of a  great warrior whose indomitable courage made even the opposition army appraise. This is a story of a son who liad down his life for the motherland at just an age of 21. it is an story of the youngest receipient of Param vir chakra.  Unlike any other citation, this story is narrated by Lieutenant General RK Gaur who was a batchmate of 2ND LT ARUN KHETERPAL. The story was received by e-mail and it consists of some incidents before and after the war of 1971. and the story starts like this--
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I am particularly posting his story for you to read because the "Hero" of this

 

VIR CHAKRA

Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation (note the care to distinguish this abbreviation from that for the Victoria Cross (V.C.). It is third in precedence in the war time gallantry awards and comes after the Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra.


Origin
Established by the President of India on 26 January 1950 (with effect from 15 August

MAHA VIR CHAKRA

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally Maha Veer means extraordinarily brave.


Appearance
The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the

ASHOK CHAKRA

The Ashok Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peace time equivalent of the Param Veer Chakra, and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy. The decoration may be awarded either to military or civilian personnel and may be awarded posthumously. It replaced the British George Cross.
Subsequent awards of the Ashoka Chakra are recognized by a bar to the medal ribbon (Flt Lt Suhas Biswas was the first Indian Air Force officer to be awarded with Ashoka Chakra). It is possible for a recipient to be awarded the Kirti Chakra or Shaurya

PARAM VIR CHAKRA

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy, similar to the British Victoria Cross, US Medal of Honor, or French Legion of Honor or Russian Cross of St. George.^[2] It can be, and often has been, awarded posthumously.

Param Vir means "Bravest of the Brave" in Hindi. (Param = Highest; Vīr = Brave (warrior); Chakra = wheel/medal).
The PVC was established on 26 January 1950 (the date of India becoming a republic), by the President of India, with effect from 15 August 1947 (the date of

ONLINE FORM FOR NAVY SHORT SERVICE COMMISIONED OFFICERS: NAVY UES (JUN 2013)

Applications are invited from unmarried final year engineering candidates who fulfill eligibility condition of Nationality as laid down by the Government of India for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in Executive and Technical Branches of the Indian Navy under University Entry Scheme (UES), for course commencing in June 2014.

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR SSC(TECH)-42 AND SSCW(TECH)-13 (COURSE COMMENCING IN APRIL 2014)

Indian army has invited applications from both unmarried males and females for SSSC (T)- 42 and SSCW(T)-13 (Course commencing in April 2013).

ASSAULT RIFLES

Assault Rifles Assault rifles are primary offensive weapons of modern troops. Today's AR (Assault Rifles) usually have calibres ranging from 5.45mm to 7.62mm, magazine capacity of 20-30 or more rounds, selective full auto and

ENFIELD L39A1, L42A1 AND ENFORCER (GREAT BRITAIN)

Caliber(s): 7.62mm NATO (.308Win)
Operation: manual, rotating bolt
Barrel: 700 mm

MODERN SNIPER RIFLES

The main purpose of the sniper rifle is to destroy valuable targets at extended ranges with aimed fire, and with as few ammunition as possible. In most cases, "the target" means the human being (enemy soldier, armed criminal, terrorist, president etc.), and the "as few ammunition as possible" often means "one

ANTI TANK RIFLES

The anti-tank rifle was born during the late stages of the Great War (WW1), when German troops faced the newest British invention, the tank. This armoured vehicle was purpose built to travel through the battlefield with its natural and artificial obstacles like shell holes and barbed wire, and to withstand small arms fire from infantry machine guns and rifles.

SUB MACHINE GUNS- A BRIEF HISTORY

The submachine gun is an automatic or selective-fired shoulder weapon that fires pistol-caliber ammunition. The concept of submachine gun dates back to World War One; the trench warfare of this war required effective and compact weapons for short-range fighting in trenches;

HANDGUNS (SEMI-AUTO PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS)

What is the modern handgun? 
Why is this piece of crafted metal and (recently) hard plastics still in great demand not only in military forces and police departments ALL around the world? The answers are: They are small, lightweight (well, most of them and provide good firepower; suitable, not only for defensive situations, but for offensive ones, and even for medium game hunting.

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY AND NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION

 
Union service public commission (UPSC), New Delhi, holds competitive examination for admission to the ARMY, Navy and Air Force Wings of the NDA and Naval academy, twice a year for training courses commencing in January and July.

SSB DATES FOR JAG-11 BATCH

Indian Army has published the list of the eligible candidate for JAG-11 batch. The eligible candidates have to report AT Selection Centre East or at Movement Control Office (MCO) located at platform no 1 at ALLAHABAD JN, at 1:00 pm for regular date & 06:00

NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY & NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATION (II)

UPSC(Union public service commission) has uploaded the admit card for the NDA/NA(II)-2013 exam, which is scheduled on 11/8/2013.
To download the admit card gor NDA/NA(II)- 2013 (CLICK HERE)

(CLICK HERE) To know the NDA/NA written syllabus.

CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS) EXAMINATION, 2013

The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written exam on 20^th October, 2013 for recruitment of assistant commandants in the central armed forces viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
 
IMPORTANT DETAILS

POLICY ON PERMANENT BODY TATTOOS

Now with the new rule, Tattoos are somewhat banned. Hence you should check about your tattoo if you are going to attend an SSB beforehand. if you are not complying to the rules; your candidature is liable to be rejected.

OLQs(OFFICER LIKE QUALITIES)

In SSB a candidate is evaluated on the basis of certain qualities. These qualities are called as OLQs or Officer Like Qualities. In all the tests (Screening, psychology, personnel interview, GTO) you are tested on all these qualities only.