Indian Army likely to enrol JCOs directly to overcome shortage of officers
Indian Army likely to enrol JCOs directly to overcome shortage of officers
JCOs are currently enrolled as jawans and few of them are promoted to officers over a period of time based on their performance and on their ability to clear promotion examinations.
Amrita Nayak Dutta 5 April, 2021 8:45 am IST
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New Delhi: The Indian Army is discussing a proposal to directly enrol Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) in all arms of the service to address the shortage of nearly 14,000 officers.
JCOs — a link between the officers and other ranks in the Indian Army — are currently enrolled as jawans and few of them get promoted to officers over a period of time based on their performance and on their ability to clear promotion examinations.