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Career in Army

The Land Protectors 

A career in the Indian Army is regarded a career of valor, honor, courage, dignity and challenges. A career in the Indian Army throws open the gates of a life extraordinaire. It is a popular saying that the army makes “men” out of “boys”, and without doubt, there isn’t a career better than that of the armed forces to make a complete human being out of you. 

Disciplined life is the symbol of being in the army. A candidate gets every opportunity to sharpen their skills in allotted areas. It perfectly grooms you to take on leadership roles in all walks of life. 

Key to Success

To be successful in Army you should have/ develop:

• High levels of physical fitness and alertness
• A strong desire to serve the nation 
• Emotional stability in crisis situation
• Ability to handle stressful situations 
• Good leadership qualities

Scope and Opportunities

At large Indian Army takes the entire responsibility to defend the territorial integrity of the country against all kinds of external aggressions, invasions and internal disturbances. During war time situation the army is responsible to protect the national land boundaries. During peace time it provides a helping hand to the civil authorities during natural calamities and maintenance of law and order when ever required.

The Indian Army is mainly divided into combat arms and services. The combat arms includes: the infantry, the artillery, and the armored corps, The Corps of Engineers and Corps of Signals. Whereas, services includes: Army Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps, Army Postal services, Army Medical Corps, Army education corps, Intelligence Corps and So on. The latter provides logistics support to the fighting forces.

Combat arms are responsible for actual combat, whereas, services are responsible to ensure continuous flow of required ordnance including food and clothing for men, varied vehicles and tanks and arms and ammunition.

Lifestyle & Social Status

• Officers are posted at different terrains and get to see the remotest corners of the country. 
• Duty often takes precedence over personal commitments.
• Working under extreme weather conditions.
• It is a 24/7 days job.
• Honor and dignity come automatically with this job
   
•  Well known Personalities in India Army - Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

•       General Arun Shridhar Vaidya (Chief of Army)

Career Path

Job Profile 

Once you are enrolled in the Indian Army and get your allotted core, then, the responsibilities and task differs as per the core. Some of the major cores are mentioned below: 

• Infantry
• Armoured corps Artillery
• Technical branch-

• Engineers
• Signals
• Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME)

• Medical branch

• Army medical corps (AMC)
• Nursing officers
• Dental officers

• Other branches

• Army service corps (ASC)
• Ordinance corps (AOC)
• Intelligence corps
• Education corps
• Postal services
• Judge advocate general branch (JAG)
• Remount veterinary corps

What are the key skills required for Army

Skill set

• Rational and logical decision making
• Leadership skills
• Knowledge of navigational tools
• Operating sophisticated electronic and mechanical controls

Work Value

• Pride
• Obedience
• Serving the nation

What are the career opportunities in Army

Current Job Scenario

Descending Rank Structure: Indian Armed Forces