Sachin Pilot to be commissioned into Territorial Army

September 05, 2012 14:24

Congress leader and Union Minister Sachin Pilot will be commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as a regular officer here tomorrow by Army Chief General Bikram Singh.

Pilot (35), who recently cleared the written exam conducted by TA and the Service Selection Board interview at Allahabad, will be joining the force as a Lieutenant before proceeding for the training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, sources said.

He will be accorded the rank by Gen Singh and TA's Additional Director General (ADG) Lieutenant General A K Siwach tomorrow at a ceremony here, they said.

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