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No. 02/2018BaatCheetwww.indianarmy.gov.in | February 2018 making of a soldier “IF DEATH STRIKE BEFORE I PROVE MY BLOOD, I SWEAR I ‘LL KILL DEATH” - CAPT MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY

INDIAN ARMY IS GUIDED BY THOUGHTS OF INDIAN PEOPLE AND IDEAS OF EXCELLENCE War memorial (A series covering War Memorials across the country to remember our soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty)

TANOT WAR MEMORIAL The history of Tanot War Memorial is associated with two wars fought between and Pakistan in the years 1965 and 1971. A Victory Stupa stands tall in the temple premises bearing testimony to the success and valour of in both the wars. It serves as a mark of remembrance for the glorious sacrifices made by our soldiers in line of duty. It salutes the brave hearts who feared nothing and laid down their lives while defending their motherland.

SADHEWALA WAR MEMORIAL The heroic saga of the ‘Battle of Laungewala’ remains incomplete without the mention of the action at Sadhewala, a small hamlet in the midst of the Thar Desert. In memory of those who laid down their life for their motherland, this memorial was constructed by 3 GRENADIERS during their tenure in .

2 | February 2018 In this Issue…….

From the Editor’s Desk Every citizen plays his role as per his ability but the role, which a soldier plays while safeguarding the frontiers of the motherland, is most important and unique. A soldier lives for the nation and dies for her dignity. Hence the training of a soldier is a bedrock of Indian Army. This issue covers the training regime every soldier goes through to become protector of the nation.

The visit of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri to the highest post in North is covered ‘In Focus’ page. War Memorial 02

Indian Army continues to excel in the field of Chief’s Page 04 sports and adventure and has achieved applauds In Focus 05 at national & international level which is covered Snippets 06 in Sports and Adventure page. Making of a Soldier 09 We request our readers to send good quality high J&K Diary 11 resolution photographs along with a write up of 40-70 words before the 25th of every month. North East Diary 12 Inputs sent on email/AWAN will be preferred. Sports & Adventure 13

Regimental Celebrations 14

Veterans Diary 15 Conta ct For Queries Publisher : Additional directorate Public Information, IHQ of MOD (Army) Office B-30, South Block, -110011 Tele: Off-23018867, 33332 Indian Army Website : www.indianarmy.nic.in or www.indianarmy.gov.in Facebook : www.facebook.com/indianarmy.adgpi Twitter : www.twitter.com/adgpi GSO1 (Pub) Editor Baatcheet Email : [email protected] ADG PI : [email protected] ddgPI : [email protected] Director (IO) : [email protected] Dir Media : [email protected] Social Media : [email protected] Ex LAMITYE 2018 Indo-Seychelles Joint Military Webmaster IA : [email protected] Exercise being conducted at Mahe Island, Contact No. : 011-23018867, 33332 (ASCON) Seychelles from 24 Feb - 03 Mar 2018. Indian Army Symbol of Nation Building February 2018 | 3 CHIEF’S PAGE

General , COAS meeting General Sir The Chief of Army Staff interacting with Nicholas Carter, Chief of General Staff, UK on General Timothy Keating MNZM, Chief of 15 Feb 18 Defence Forces New Zealand on 20 Feb 18

The Chief of Army Staff called on the Honourable General Bipin Rawat, COAS interacted with the President of Nepal, Mrs Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Honourable Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr Sher 14 Feb 18 Bahadur Deuba on 14 Feb 2018

General Bipin Rawat, COAS meeting with General The Chief of Army Staff presenting Indian Army Andre Lanata, Chief of The Air Staff, French Air Coffee Table Book to General Robert Brown, Force on 5th Feb 2018 Commanding General (CG) USARPAC on 07 Feb18

4 | February 2018 In focus

RAKSHA MANTRI VISITS SUB SECTOR NORTH Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman visited Jai OP (Daulat Beg Oldi), the highest post in Sub Sector North located at an altitude of 18,238 ft on 03 Feb 2018. She was accompanied by GOC-in-C , GOC 14 and GOC 3 Infantry Div. She became the first RM to have visited Sub Sector North since Independence. She was briefed by Commander 81 Mountain Brigade followed by interaction with troops.

DEFENCE SECRETARY VISITS

The Defence Secretary Mr Sanjay Mitra visited on 09 Feb 2018 and reviewed the overall security situation in the Valley. He was briefed by Lt Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Corps Commander about the Counter Infiltration and Counter Terrorism Grids functional in the Valley. Mr Mitra appreciated various measures instituted to strengthen the security posture and the good job being done by all the Security Forces.

VCOAS VISITS NORTH KASHMIR Lieutenant General , VCOAS visited Valley on 08 Feb 2018 to review the prevailing security situation and visited the Formations and Units in North Kashmir. During his interaction with the troops he emphasised on the need for undertaking relentless intelligence based operations to sustain pressure on the terrorist groups and maintain a high degree of vigil along the to eliminate any infiltration bid.

February 2018 | 5 snippets

As part of the Indian Army’s ongoing out reach programme to foster the spirit of National Integration across the entire country, 19 JAK RIF of Dao Division organised a tour for 24 Students and 3 teachers from of under operation SAMARITAN from 24 Dec 2017 to 06 Jan 2018. The participants interacted with the Hon’ble , Shri Ram Nath Kovind and Hon’ble Union Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Kiran Rijiju who shared their experiences with the students and motivated them to work hard and contribute actively in Nation building process.

A Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear (CBRN) Lecture cum Demonstration was conducted on 22 Feb 2018, under aegis of . Evacuation of people, containment measures, cordoning of affected area and treatment of people were the key highlights of the lecture-cum-demonstration. Critical CBRN equipment was also displayed & its use was shown to the participants.

A ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) Indo-France Joint Military Exercise was on the occasion of ‘Chinese Spring Festival’ was conducted at Mailly Le Camp (France) from 28 conducted on 13 Feb 2018 at Chinese BPM hut Jan 18 to 04 Feb 18. The aim of the Exercise was in Moldo Garrison of the PLA in Sector to acquaint both forces with their operating of Eastern . procedures for counter insurgency & counter terrorism operations under UN mandate.

6 | February 2018 snippets

A high level joint Indian Army, JKP and CRPF meeting was held at Awantipur, J&K. The meeting was chaired by General Officer Commanding, Chinar Corps. IG Kashmir, IG CRPF, officers from IB and Special Bureau were in attendance. Apart from sharing of ideas and objectives, review of intelligence and operations were carried out which led to defining a joint future strategy to counter the designs of terrorists.

A four member Indian Army Delegation visited Naypyidaw in Myanmar to impart training on UN Peacekeeping Operations to Myanmar Army. The training was conducted over two weeks from 05-16 Feb 2018.

A delegation comprising 10 students, 02 teachers and 02 Army officers from various Army Schools of Bangladesh visited Kolkata from 05-09 Feb 2018 as part of Cultural Visit to foster Indo- Bangladesh Military ties.

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman A seminar on ‘North East Region of India-Bridging felicitated Contingent on 24 Gaps & Securing Borders’ was organised by HQ Feb 2018, who were adjudged Best Marching Integrated Defence Staff on 21 Feb 2018. The Contingent of the Republic Day Parade 2018. Chief of Army Staff attended the seminar.

February 2018 | 7 snippets

Lieutenant General D Anbu, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, presented Gallantry Awards to the officers and other ranks in a solemn but impressive Investiture Ceremony at Udhampur on 14 Feb 18. Thirty nine Sena Medals (Gallantry) including two posthumous were awarded on the occasion. The Army Commander also presented Unit Citation to 26 units for their overall outstanding performance.

Lieutenant General Abhay , General Officer Commanding-in-Chief , awarded gallantry medals to Army personnel at Investiture Ceremony conducted in Auditorium in Fort William Kolkata on 24 Feb 2018. Eight Sena Medals (Gallantry) were awarded on the occasion. Out of these, two jawans who made the supreme sacrifice during operations were awarded posthumously. On the occasion, 15 units were also awarded Unit Citations for distinguished service.

Southern Command Investiture Ceremony was conducted at on 10 February 2018. Lieutenant General D R Soni, General Officer Commanding- in-Chief , felicitated two officers and four other ranks with (Gallantry). The Army Commander also bestowed Unit Citations to 14 Units of Southern Command for their meritorious and outstanding performance.

8 | February 2018 Making of a soldier “The Mauryan soldier……..He is the very basis and silent, barely visible cornerstone of our fame, culture, physical well-being and prosperity; in short, of the entire nation building activity.” Aim Aim of training is to groom the soldiers in conformity with the historical and cultural values of Indian Army and Nation and provide the Nation, soldiers of the highest professional, physical and moral caliber. T ypes of Training Training can be broadly classified into two groups, regular and advance (special) training. After selecting recruits from rallies conducted in various parts of India, they are sent to respective centres for training. Soldiers are assessed at the time of recruitment and training centres are allotted accordingly. In centres training is imparted in the following fields : 1. Physical endurance. 2. Military rules. 3. Map reading. 4. Weapon training. 5. Drill. 6. Combat training. 7. First aid, heath and hygiene. 8. Basics of computers. 9. Driving and basics of MT. After a recruit passes all the above subjects in 06 months, he is be enrolled into Indian Army as a soldier and sent to his unit for training on ground duties and on tradework.

February 2018 | 9 Making of a soldier

Training in a centre depends on the Corps/Regiment as well as trade. An infantry general duty sepoy undergoes 09 months training while a clerk of infantry undergoes 20 weeks basic training followed by 32 weeks clerical training. In Corps of Engineers all soldiers undergo 20 weeks basic training followed by training on bridging and mining. Technical arms have the basic training of 20 weeks and thereafter training on individual trade, the duration of which varies from trade to trade.

The volunteer soldiers who are found fit are sent for specialized training which involves lot of physical strength and mental robustness.

Any individual can hone his skills and participate in various level of competitions which goes till national level. Indian Army teams train for Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth etc. In short, Army supports any good player and trains him if he does well, be it individual sports or team games. You will find almost all Army cantonments with state of the art sports complexes with badminton, tennis, squash, basketball courts, swimming pools, firing ranges. There are a lot of courses for adventure activities such as para gliding, para sailing, scuba diving and these are open to all.

10 | February 2018 j & k DAIRY

Kapran based Army camp carried out Avalanche Rescue training for locals on 16 Feb 2018. Around 16 civilians attended the training in which the essential life saving drills to be followed in case of calamity were elucidated under trained instructors.

Naoshera Day celebrations were conducted at Jadunath War Memorial and Butalia Auditorium on 06 Feb 2018. Naoshera Day is celebrated by the army to commemorate the victory in 1947-48 Indo-Pak war in Naoshera sector.

In an effort to reach out to the public and extend To promote classical music amongst the a helping hand to the residents of the far flunged youth, Indian Army & Society for Promotion of and remote areas, Army camp at Wusan organised Indian Classical Music & Culture Amongst Youth a Medical Patrol on 16 Feb 2018. (SPIC MACAY) organised a Sarangi Recital by Ustad Kamal Sabri, of Sainia Gharana at Thimmayya Auditorium, Baramullah on 20 Feb 18. Artists were felicitated by General Officer Commanding, Dagger Division.

A Capacity Building Tour to Chandigarh, Delhi A team of Fourth Batallion the Nine Gorkha and under flagship Sadhbhavana for Rifles, Thanpir Brigade participated in a state school students from Kalakote and adjoining level mock exercise for provision of relief villages of Rajouri District was conducted during earthquake. Exercise was conducted from 11-21 Feb 18. General Bipin Rawat, COAS under the provision of Aid to Civil Authority motivated them to work hard while interacting by Armed Forces. with the student at Delhi.

February 2018 | 11 NORTH EAST DIARY

President Kovind meets students and teachers from Govt. Middle School, , Arunchal Pradesh, who were on a National Integration tour organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 02 Feb 2018.

As part of the National Integration, a tour comprising of 11 boys and 09 girls, accompanied by two teachers from Sajik Tampak, Manipur was organised to Delhi and Agra from 16 Feb 18. The participants interacted with COAS, on 21 February 18 .

Indian Army organised a Know Your Army mela at Jorhat Stadium on 03 Feb 2018. Weapons & equipment were displayed for the citizens. The aim of the mela was to motivate youth to Join Indian Army and ignite spirit of Patriotism & National pride

Indian Army at Kharupetia, under the aegis of Red Horns Division organised a medical camp where local populace were provided medical advice & assistance. Paraplegic wheelchairs were distributed to hemiplegy children and ladies. In addition Indian Army constructed two classrooms with toilets & drinking water facilities for local school. 1200 people (from all age group) have benefitted from these initiatives.

12 | February 2018 Adventure and sports

A Chindits Trail Expedition was conducted 32nd Captain N M by Indian Army from 16 Feb to 08 March 2018. Gupta Memorial The expedition covered a total distance of 400 Football kilometers, moving through jungle trails and Tournament was surviving off the land, without recourse to any inaugurated modern amenities. by Inspector General Rifles (East) in a ceremony at Silchar on 01 Feb 18. The event is aimed at strengthening bonhomie among Security Forces, civil administration and the local population in the region.

First Khelo A team comprising of 22 members of Dogra India School Scouts successfully summited Mount Games was Friendship Peak (5085M) located near Manali held from 31 on 24 Jan 18, which was followed by 20 days of Jan to 08 Feb skiing and white water rafting in the . 2018 at New Delhi. A Total 33 Sports Cadets from Boys Sports Company School, Army Sports Institute, Pune participated in five sports disciplines and won 12 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze.

Hashim Ashraf, Five players of Regimental Ice Class X student of Hockey Team, achieved a glorious feat when Army Good they became part of a successful attempt Will School, by Team Ladakh to establish a Guinness Hanzik J&K bagged World Record to participate in an Ice Hockey Silver Medal at Tournament conducted from 19-22 Feb 18 International by Ladakh Wushu Winter Sports Tournament held Club, located in Russia on 20 Feb 18 fighting in below 56 Kg at an altitude category. Indian Army has always helped him in of 14500 feet honing his sporting acumen continuously and above mean achieve greater heights. sea level.

February 2018 | 13 Regimental celebrations

Army Dental Corps celebrated its 77th ‘Best Hain Shrestha Hain’ Raising Day on 01 Feb 2018 Celebrated its 70th Anniversary on 01 Feb 2018

Kali Panchwin Infantry Battalion celebrated its 350th (DSC) celebrated its 71st anniversary 0n 09 Feb 2018 in Pune Raising Day on 25 February 2018

Third battalion the Third Gorkha Rifles celebrated its Corps of Signals celebrated its 107th Platinum Jubilee on 07 Feb 18 Anniversary on 15 Feb 2018

14 | February 2018 VETERANS DIARY

A Veterans and Veer Nari Welfare and Medical Camp was organised at Fatehgarh Military Station on 02 Feb 18. More than 735 Ex Servicemen and 310 Veer Naris attended the Camp, which provided facilities of banking, CSD smart cards, Army Placement Organisation, medical and healthcare.

An Ex Servicemen meet was organised at Palampur under the aegis of Dah Division on 12 Feb 18 . Veterans & Veer Naris from Kangra, Mandi & Hamirpur attended the same and were educated on ECHS facilities and acquainted with various beneficiary schemes.

Vajra Air Defence Brigade under the aegis of Vajra Corps organised a Veer Naari Meet at Ludhiana on 28 Jan 18. All Veer Naaris were felicitated with gift hampers and medical equipment .

DSC Centre Cannanore, the only Army Establishment in the North region established a recreational facility for the veterans of Kozhikode region where no such facility existed earlier.

General Bipin Rawat, COAS hosted lunch for Veterans at Army House on 25 Feb 2018 for interaction & value inputs for overall betterment. Attended by more than 350 veterans officers, JCOs, NCOs & jawans, the event was mutually assuring.

February 2018 | 15 News you can use I nitiative by RVC ECHS RVC Records has recently taken following initiatives New steps have been taken by ECHS to make for welfare of serving and retired JCO/OR and their system digitalised and user friendly. Below are NOK :- certain highlights of the initiatives by ECHS :- (a) Toll free grievances helpline cell. No is (a) Authorised Local Chemist for provisioning 1800-180-2642 of medicines. (b) Facility to register for digital life certificate. (b) Smart Card Project with RFID enabled cards. (c) Establishment of info KIOSK at CSD Complex (c) SMS based alerts to ESM for claim updates. of RVC Centre and College for accessing of (d) DoESW approves facilities for continuation service documents and can register complain of services to disabled dependants after online. marriage and lifetime support.

AADHAR AUTHENTICATION ARMAAN Mobile Application THROUGHT BILL PROCESSING Indian Government has launched New Army App AGENCY namely, ARMAAN Mobile App. It is an umbrella application of Indian Army covering various facets (a) ECHS has introduced a system for AADHAR of information & services concerning all ranks of authentication of ECHS beneficiaries through Indian Army. This app can be used only by serving its bill processing agency. Indian Army personnels. (b) Introduction of this new system will now allow verification of ECHS beneficiaries through AADHAR based verification system of UIDAI. (c) Expenditure incurred will be born by the Govt for the said purpose and will be paid through regional centres.

A rmy Law College at Kanhe, Pune A Law College is being opened for wards of serving and retired Indian Army personnel with hostel facilities at Kanhe, Pune. The first batch will commence during the Academic Year 2018-19 with an annual intake of 60 students for BBA LLB ‘Five Years Integrated Programme’ under Savitribai Phule Pune University. For details contact Director (AWES), HQ Southern Command e-mail awescellsc@ gmail.com, Tele 020-65000387. salasar imagine system (9810118199, 9811092771)