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Indian
Air Force Introduction
The Indian Air Force (IAF)
the youngest of the three defence services, was
commissioned on October 8, 1932, with four
single-propeller engine Wapiti aircrafts, six pilot
officers, two airmen and 19 Hawai Sepoys. The first
Indian Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee
one of the founding members of the Air Force took over
on 1st April 1954. Today, the IAF is the fourth largest
Airforce in the world with its forty-five squadron
strength and some of the most sophisticated fighter air
crafts like Mirage 2000, MIG 29, MIG 27, Jaguar, MIG 25,
MIG 23 and MIG 21. The transport wing has the huge IL 76
(Gajraj), AN 32 and other smaller aircrafts.
Armed Forces offer excellent career opportunities to
the adventurous young candidates. Its a career that
offers immense facilities, a privileged lifestyle and of
course, honour in serving the country. The major
activity of the air force is that of flying combat air
crafts and helicopters. Other activities include
technical work such as aeronautical engineering,
electronics, and computer engineering, as well as
administrative, financial and planning duties.
One can join the Air Force either as an Officer or
Airman. The officer cadre provides opportunities for men
having 10+2 (Intermediate), graduate, engineering and
postgraduate degrees, in their three different branches.
Women who are graduates, engineers and post graduates
can join as an Officer in the Air force. The officers
will be posted either as a Pilot, or a Navigator, or a
Technical or a Ground Duty officer in any one of the Air
Force bases. Women have opportunities only in the
Officer cadre of the Air force.
In the Airmen cadre, there are opportunities even for
class tenth pass (Matriculate) and below candidates,
10+2 (Intermediate), Diploma, graduates, postgraduates
etc in their technical and non-technical trade
fields.
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