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Corps of Military Police marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the 63rd Republic Day Parade, 2012. The first section of Indian Corps of Military Police was raised in July 1939, with the name of Force 4 Provost unit [1] and initially was part of the 4th Indian Infantry Division which was the first Indian formation to be inducted in World War 2.
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The Corps of Military Police (CMP) is the military police of the Indian Army. In addition, the CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges.
In May 2021, 83 women were inducted as sepoys for the first time in the Indian Army's Corps of Military Police. [3] On 30 March 2023, 273 women were inducted in the Indian Navy as sailos for the first time in the history of the Indian Navy, total 2,585 agniveers passed out after successful completion of training from INS Chilka. [4]
Corps: A command generally consists of two or more corps. Indian Army has 14 Corps each one commanded by a general officer commanding (GOC), known as the corps commander, who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. [124] Each corps is composed of three or four divisions. There are three types of corps in the Indian Army: Strike, Holding and Mixed.
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
In 1948, the force was renamed as ‘Ministry of Defence Security Corps (MDSC)’ with military titles and badges of rank. [3] In 1958, the force was reorganized and brought under Army Headquarters and re-designated as 'Defence Security Corps'. DSC troops are maintained on similar lines as army units. Statue at DSC Centre, Kannur Cantonment ...
Indian Army soldier from White Knight Corps, 2021. The Indian Army has also embarked on an infantry modernisation programme known as Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System . The infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multiple functions. The core systems include bullet proof helmet and visor.