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INDIAN AIRFORCE AIR FORCE COMMON ADMISSION ONLINE TEST  (AFCAT-02/2018)  FOR FLYING BRANCH AND GROUND DUTIES ( TECHNICAL AND  NON-TECHNICAL)/  NCC SPECIAL ENTRY/ METEOROLOGY ENTRY FOR COURSES COMMENCING IN JULY2019   HURRY UP! 2 DAYS LEFT TO APPLY......           Indian Air Force invites Indian citizens (male and women) to be part of this elite force as Class 1 Gazetted Officers in Flying, Ground Duty (Technical and  Non-Technical)  branches. Online examination will be conducted on  18 Aug 18 and 19 Aug 18  for AFCAT exam. ELIGIBILITY:     AGE: Flying Branch through AFCAT and NCC Special Entry . 20 to 24 years   as on  01 July 2019   i.e., born between  02 July 1995 to 01 July 1999   (both dates  inclusive).   Ground Duty (Technical &  Non-Technical)  Branch .  20 to 26   years as on 01 July 2019   i.e., born between  02...
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DECORATIONS IN ARMED FORCES

DECORATIONS IN ARMED FORCES

GALLANTRY AWARDS

INDIA CONSTITUTES ITS OWN GALLANTRY AWARDS FROM THE YEAR IT BECAME REPUBLIC. AS THE NAME INDICATES THESE AWARDS ARE PRESENTED FOR COURAGEOUS BEHAVIOUR, BRAVERY, VALOUR IN BATTLE.
THESE GALLANTRY AWARDS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES.

  1. WAR-TIME GALLATRY AWARDS
    •  PARAM VIR CHAKRA
    • MAHA VIR CHAKRA
    • VIR CHAKRA

    2. PEACE-TIME GALLANTRY AWARDS

    • ASHOKA CHAKRA
    • KIRTI CHAKRA
    • SHAURYA CHAKRA
THE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH AWARD IS BELOW:

PARAM VIR CHAKRA: 

     THE AWARD IS PRESENTED FOR PERFORMING HIGHEST DEGREE SELF-
SACRIFICE, VALOUR AGAINST ENEMY. THIS IS THE HIGHEST DECORATION AWARDED FOR BRAVERY. THIS MEDAL IS A CIRCULAR BRONZE ON WHICH EMBLEM APPEARS IN CENTRE SURROUNDED BY FOUR COPIES OF VAJRA THE WEAPON OF INDRA, THE KING OF GODS. TILL NOW 21 AWARDS WERE PRESENTED.

MAHA VIR CHAKRA:

      THIS IS THE SECOND HIGHEST RANK AWARDED FOR CONSPICUOUS AGAINST ENEMY ON LAND, AT SEA OR IN AIR. THIS MEDAL IS MADE OF STANDARD SILVER AND IS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE ON WHICH A FIVE POINTED HERALDIC STAR WITH CIRCULAR CENTRE PIECE GILDED NATIONAL EMBLEM.218 MVCs WERE AWARDED TILL NOW.




VIR CHAKRA:

THIS IS THE NEXT BRAVERY AWARD PRESENTED.THIS IS SILVER CIRCULAR MEDAL ON WHICH A FIVE POINTED STAR WITH CHAKRA IN CENTRE AND DOMED GILDED STATE EMBLEM.ON THE OTHER SIDE TWO LEGENDS SEPARATED BY LOTUS FLOWERS IN HINDI AND ENGLISH.THE AWARD CARRIES WITH IT A CASH ALLOWANCEAND IN SOME CASES A LUMP SUM CASH. TILL NOW 45 VIR CHAKRAS WERE AWARDED.

ASHOKA CHAKRA:

THIS IS THE HIGHEST PEACE TIME GALLANTRY AWARDED FOR COURAGEOUS ACTION OR SELF SACRIFICE AWAY FROM BATTLEFIELD.THIS MAY BE AWARDED FOR MILITARY OR CIVILIANS.THIS IS A CIRCULAR GOLD GILT WITH CENTRE ASHOKA CHAKRA SURROUNDED BY LOTUS WREATH AND ON THE OTER SIDE WRITTEN ASHOKA CHAKRA IN HINDI ON UPPER EDGE AND IN ENGLISH ON BOTTOM EDGE.68 MEDAL WERE AWARDED TILL NOW.

KIRTI CHAKRA:




THIS IS THE SECOND PEACE TIME AWARD PRESENTED FOR COURAGEOUS ACTION AWAY FROM WAR.THIS IS PEACETIME EQUIVALENT TO MAHA VIR CHAKRA.THIS IS CIRCULAR SILVER MEDAL EMBOSSED A REPLICA OF ASHOKA CHAKRA SURROUNDED BY LOTUS WREATH SAME LIKE ASHOKA CHAKRA BUT EMBOSSED THE WORD KIRTI CHAKRA ON OTHER SIDE.

SHAURYA CHAKRA:

THIS IS AWARDED FOR ACT OF GALLANTRY.IT MAY BE AWARDED TO CIVILIANS OR MILITANTS SOMETIMES POSTHUMOUSLY.THIS IS ALSO AWARDED FOR MEMBERS OF NURSING SERVICES IN ARMED SERVICES AND CIVILIANS OF BOTH GENDERS IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE EXCEPT POLICE FORCES AND FIRE SERVICES.THIS IS CIRCULAR BRONZE MEDAL WITH CENTRE ASHOKA CHAKRA SURROUNDED BY LOTUS WREATHS AND HIGHLY DECORATED EDGE.

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