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Subedar Neeraj Chopra, the Indian Army soldier with a Golden Arm, has become a huge sensation. With his exemplary performance in sports, he has made the entire nation proud and the Indian Army. He was just 18 when he was recruited in the Indian Army as a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). He joined Rajputana Rifles as a Naib Subedar. But after his performance in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, he deserves a multi-level rank promotion.
Currently, CRPF, Delhi Police, BSF, and Railways had made a beeline to recruit this young talent, but few senior officers in the Army and outstanding sports persons were successful in motivating Neeraj to join the RAJRIF, a regiment with outstanding sportsmen in athletics, rowing, wrestling, and basketball; with its Regimental Training Centre in Delhi.
His unit, 4 RAJRIF is a highly decorated unit and with three serving Generals. Subedar Neeraj Chopra is expected to get a commissioned rank, but many of you would think about the options available for Neeraj Chopra.
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As per the previous policy, an outstanding sportsperson could be directly recruited as a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) at the rank of Havaldar but the new policy has raised the level to a JCO.
For any aspirant, there are total 17 options available to become a commissioned officer in the Indian Army. However, Neeraj Chopra is already serving in the Indian Army, hence he have four-five options available.
Options for Neeraj Chopra to become a Commissioned Officer are:
- Special Commissioned Officer (SCO)
- Regimental Commission Officer (RCO)
- Army Cadet Commission (ACC)
- Short Service Commission
- Special List (SL) Commission (for outstanding JCOs to become officers)
Neeraj Chopra has made such achievements that are unparalleled in the history of Indian sports. It is essential to continue to harness this exceptional talent with job security and pension benefits.
However, the Indian Army has to be swift in planning the right way to offer a direct commission to Neeraj Chopra using any of the options mentioned above.