{"id":835,"date":"2021-04-24T08:53:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T03:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepktalks.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2021-04-24T08:53:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T03:23:08","slug":"significance-of-balidaan-and-paratrooper-badge-in-indian-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepktalks.com\/significance-of-balidaan-and-paratrooper-badge-in-indian-army.html","title":{"rendered":"Significance of Balidaan and Paratrooper badge in Indian Army."},"content":{"rendered":"

Military badges in Indian army are the awards authorised by the Indian armed forces that signify rating, qualifications or accomplishment in several career fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here we discuss about the two important badges of Indian army ,earning them is a matter of pride for an individual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balidaan badge.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The special forces which form a part of Parachute regiment ,have a distinct insignia called balidaan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balidaan has a commando dagger pointed downwards,with upward extending wings extending from the blade and a scroll superimposed on the blade with ‘Balidaan’ inscribed in Devnagari ,the whole in a silver metal on an upright red plastic rectangle .<\/span><\/p>\n

Only the para commandos are allowed to wear tha balidaan badge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Balidaan means sacrifice .They wear this badge as their identity and very seriously means it too at times of operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The para sf has a motto to keep moving forward as –<\/span>
\n“Men apart ,every man an emperor”<\/span><\/p>\n

Paratrooper’s badge.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

A paratrooper badge is awarded to uniform personnel after completing five jumps(three in day and two in nights) from an aircraft from an altitude not less than 1000 feet).<\/span><\/p>\n

The parajumping course in conducted by the Indian Airforce Paratroopers Training school at Agra for all three paramilitary forces,state police forces as well as for friendly country forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

The duration of the course varies from minimum 2 weeks to maximum 4 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any uniform personnel who successfully completed the five jumps are authorised to wear the para jumpers badge on their uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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