Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: Top brass of the Army will be meeting for Annual Commanders Conference (ACC) in New Delhi on June 17 and 18 in which situation along Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan especially after fresh ceasefire agreement of February, internal security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir and impasse with China in Eastern Ladakh are likely to figure prominently among host of other issues.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat will also address the conference and discuss important issues with top Commanders of the Army including Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen MM Naravane.
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 Text Size:
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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.