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The Indian Navy has activated the online application process for recruitment of Sailors for Artificer Apprentice (AA) and Senior Secondary Recruits (SSR) for the batch commencing February 2020. Interested candidates can apply for the post by visiting the official website of the Indian Navy, https://www.indiannavy.nic.in / or clicking here for the direct link Important dates to remember: Starting date of online application: 28 June 2019 Last date of online application: 10 July 2019 Indian Navy Recruitment 2019 vacancy details Total posts: 2,700 Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR) - 2500 posts Sailor Artificer Apprentice (AA) - 500 posts Indian Navy Sailor SSR AA selection process The selection process will be conducted via a computer-based examination, followed by Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and fitness in medical examinations. Eligibility criteria Candidates looking to try for Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR) should have secured 60% or more marks in aggregate wit

China's military, the world's largest force, has cut the size of its land-based army by about 50 per cent and significantly boosted its navy and air force as part of an "unprecedented" strategic shift designed to transform the People's Liberation Army (PLA) into a comprehensive modern force. The 2 million-strong Chinese military has significantly boosted its navy, air force and new strategic units and downsized its land-based army, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported quoting a state-run Xinhua report. In a feature report highlighting the "transformational changes" made by the PLA, Xinhua on Sunday said "this new data is unprecedented in the history of the PLA the army now accounts for less than 50 per cent of the total number of PLA troops; almost half of our non-combatant units have been made redundant, and the number of officers in the PLA has been reduced by 30 per cent." In the last few years, the PLA has down