Men in SSC can join IAF flying branch
To increase pilot strength, the Indian Air Force has revised norms to allow men in Short Service Commission (SSC) to join its flying branch, hitherto a privilege enjoyed only by SSC women officers.
“In order to increase inductions, IAF has revised the SSC scheme in flying branch and made it applicable to both men and women instead of keeping it exclusive for women only,” IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik has said in an interview.
The interview will appear in the next issue of the defence ministry’s Sainik Samachar in which Marshal Naik also talks about the dwindling strength of the IAF’s fighter squadrons, but exudes confidence that the existing fleet along with latest sensors was “fully capable” of meeting all operational tasks.
Air Chief Marshal Naik said the IAF had also made changes to the Short Service Commission entry scheme for officers to make it more attractive to the youth.
“A number of measures have been proposed, which includes payment for lump sum leave after certain period of service, professional enhancement training leave up to two years in the 13th and 14th year of service, ex-servicemen status after initial term of engagement, and eligibility to Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme after 10 years of service,” he said.
SSC officers usually join the force for a five-year service.
The Indian Air Force has about 1,300 pilots, all of whom are permanent officers, except for women pilots.
Of the 12,200 sanctioned officer strength, the Indian Air Force is short of about 1,500 officers.
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Salary to be paid online
Mumbai : The 64-year-old system of manually paying salary to jawans of the Armoured Corps and Mechanised Infantry Regiment has made way for a computerised system which credits pay directly into their bank accounts.
With implementation of the new system, salaries of the jawans will directly be credited online into their respective bank accounts anywhere in the country and their families will also be able to withdraw money with ATM and debit cards.
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