PAKISTAN ARMY, PAKISTAN NAVY, PAKISTAN AIR FORCE SELECTION PROCESS (Initial Guide for new candidates)

The forces as Pakistan Army, Navy and Air force are as a whole known as Armed Forces of Pakistan. It is also known as the Defensive Forces The process by which officers of these forces are selected is known as Commission Course. They are selected by a very time taking and tough process As the candidates are very in large numbers so there is a much tough competition Every year many of candidates fail because they have no idea of tests and guidance In this Guide we have tried our best to make everything so easy that everyone will understand

Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, Abbot Abad

PAF Academy Risalpur

Pakistan Naval Academy PNA Karachi

Regular commission:

The tests for being induction in forces as a regular officers have different names for every force as below:

Pakistan Army: PMA Long Course
PAF: GD (P), CAE, AD,A&SD,Log
Pakistan Navy: PN Cadet, SSC

TRAINING:

Training of each force is given at the following academies:
Army: Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul, Abbot Abad
for 2 years
PAF: PAF Academy Risalpur for 4 years
Navy: Pakistan Naval Academy PNA Karachi for 11/2 years

RANKS:

The cadets are pass out in the following ranks:

Army: 2nd Lieutenant
PAF: Pilot Officer
Navy: Sb Lieutenant

The ranks are same but their names are different and have same grades as of BPS-16

TEST’S SCHEDULE:

These tests are held twice in a year one in summer and other in winter
Time for every force is different as:

Pakistan Army: November and April
PAF: September and March
Navy: October and June

For each test a unique number is assigned as under:

Army: 142 PMA L/C, 143 PMA L/C and so on
PAF: 133 GD(P), 134 GD(P) and so on
Navy: PN Cadet term-A, PN Cadet term-B TEST’S PROCESS:

The tests are containing two stages of tests (i) Initial/ Preliminary Tests (ii) ISSB Tests