The Indian Military Nursing Services is a part of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the Indian Army, first formed under British rule in 1888.[1] An officer in the Military Nursing Services is granted Permanent Commission or Short Service Commission by a Govt Gazette Notification. The list of names are published in the weekly gazette of Government of India from time to time.
First World War
The Indian Army Military Nursing Service has its origin in the Army
Nursing Service formed in 1888 as part of the British Army. The
force went through many changes in its years of existence. In 1893,
it was designated as Indian Army Nursing Service. The force went
through further changes in 1902, when the Indian Nursing Service and
the Army Nursing Service were combined and on 27 March 1902, it was
redesignated to Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing
Service.[2] At the outbreak of the World War in 1914 there were just
fewer than 300 nurses in the QAIMNS, by the end of the war this had
raised to 10,404. The Army nurses served in Flanders, the
Mediterranean, the Balkans, the Middle East and onboard hospital
ships. Of the 200 plus army nurses died on active service, many were
Indians. After, the war on 1 October 1926, the Nursing Services was
made a permanent part of British Indian Army. This date is now being
celebrated as the Corps day of Military Nursing Service, though in
actual its origins occurred 45 five years before (many Corps of the
Army) the Army Medical Corps also traces its origin to more than
hundreds of years back in the similar way, though it was constituted
in the present form in 1948
Second World War
With the outbreak of the Second world war, nurses once again found
themselves serving all over the world, including Singapore, Burma,
Italy, Mesopotamia, Ceylon, Egypt and Western Africa. The changing
working conditions and wartime shortages led to changes in uniform.
Khaki slacks and battledress blouses replaced the grey and scarlet
ward dress and rank insignia was adopted to signify the officer
status of the nurses. In the Far East, the fall of Hong Kong and
Singapore led to many army nurses (including Indian) being captured
by the Japanese and endured terrible hardships and deprivations of
the Far East prisoner-of-war camps. During the middle of the war in
1943, the Indian arm of the Nursing Services was separated through
Indian Military Nursing Service Ordinance, 1943 and redesignated,
thereby constituting the Indian Military Nursing Service (IMNS). The
IMNS was an auxiliary subject to the provisions of the Indian Army
Act, 1911. However they were of commissioned officers ranking
equally with Indian commissioned officers. This was the first time
in the history of the Indian Army women were granted commissioned
officer ranks.
Post Independence
After the independence in 1950, the Government of India constituted
the Military Nursing Service (MNS) by issuing Army Instruction
274/50, to set the terms and conditions of service for the grant of
regular commissions in the MNS forming part of the regular Army,
subject to the Army Act, 1950. The IMNS stood subsumed in the MNS as
on 12 August 1950, and the auxiliary force called IMNS formally
cease to exist. The MNS was constituted as an all women, all officer
Corps of the Indian Army, and it remains so.[8] On 23 November 1954
the Central Government made the Army Rules, 1954 and brought MNS
under the Army Rules along with every other Corps/ Service of the
regular Army. Subsequently, on 3 January 1959, through Army
Instruction 4/59, the Government of India re-designated the rank of
the officers in the MNS to conform to the nomenclature used by the
other officers of the regular Army. After having re-designated the
rank in the MNS by the Government, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS)
through Army Order 501/63 laid down that the MNS Officers are
required to salute and are entitled to salutes in the manner as
other Commissioned Officers of the Army. The COAS further issued
Army Order 120/73; and laid down the order of precedence of the
Arms/ Services and Units of the Army including the MNS. On 15 March
1982 the COAS had cancelled the earlier Army Order 120/73 and issued
Army Order 11/82 laid down the order of precedence of the Arms/
Services and Units of the Army including the MNS and the on the
subject with some further additions of newly raised Corps, which is
valid even today.[9]
Use these procedures to apply online for the Indian Army Military Nursing Service Recruitment :
The age restriction and educational requirements are the foundation for the Indian Army Military Nursing Service Recruitment eligibility requirements. The applicant has to be an Indian national.
Before submitting an online application for the Indian Army Military Nursing Service Recruitment , candidates must make sure they meet all the requirements, including eligibility and educational requirements.
Ages 21 to 35 are the maximum age range for Army Military Nursing Service (MNS) recruitment in 2023. The 26.12.2023 date is for determining the age. The age reduction will be granted by government regulations.
There are four steps in the Indian Army Military Nursing Service Recruitment 2023 Selection Process: Written Exam, Interview, Medical Examination, and Final Selection.
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