Service chiefs set to announce short-term recruitment policy ‘Agnipath’

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The three service chiefs are set to announce and reveal the details of a much-debated short-term recruitment policy called ‘Agnipath’ at a press conference around 12.30 pm today, officials said. Soldiers recruited under the new model (also referred to as tour of duty in the past) will be inducted in the armed forces as ‘Agniveers’, a new distinct rank, as opposed to sepoys who joined the Indian Army under the legacy recruitment model on Tuesday.

‘Agniveers’ will form a distinct rank in the three services, and will also wear a distinct insignia as part of their uniform.

The announcement will set the stage for the army to restart its recruitment process after a two-year freeze caused by Covid-19 restrictions.

The ‘Agnipath’ model envisages the recruitment of personnel below officer rank (PBOR) in the army, air force and navy for four years, including six months of training, the officials said.

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