(a) Lt Col and above - 4 years - In case of Territorial Army officer this may be extended upto 5 years under orders of Army Headquarters.
(b) Major & below-3 years - In case of a Territorial Army officer this may be extended upto 5 years under orders of Army Headquarters: extension being granted for one year at a time.
Note - The above tenure will start afresh in the case of a Territorial Army Officer who is posted to a new appointment on the permanent staff in the same unit or in another unit either in the same rank or in a higher rank. In case the Commanding Officer employed on the permanent staff is the only officer in his rank in the entire establishment of the unit, the above tenure will not apply.
13. Deleted.
14. Appointment of Commanding Officer - The appointment of a commanding officer is classified as a regimental appointment.
15. Duties of the Commanding Officer - The commanding officer is responsible for the training, administration, health, maintenance of discipline, efficiency and the state of the accounts in the unit under his command; he will supervise and control all duties performed by those under his command. He is responsible for the security of buildings, armaments, equipment or other stores under his charge, and that they are complete, serviceable, and in accordance with the latest pattern and scale from which no deviation is allowed without the sanction of the Central Government. He will bring to the notice of his superior commander all defects, losses and damage which he is unable to rectify. It is the duty of every commanding officer to see that no soldier, or civilian employee, who is unfit to perform his duties is retained in the service. He is responsible that all orders published by superior authority are conveyed to those under his command whom they may concern.
OFFICERS OTHER THAN COMMANDING OFFICERS
16. Tenure of Appointment on Permanent Staff.
(a) The tenure of appointment of officers other than commanding officer, except when otherwise ordered by Army Headquarters, will be 3 years. In case of a Territorial Army officer the tenure may be extended upto 5 years under orders of Army Headquarters extension being granted for one year at a time.
(b) Reliefs will be so arranged as to ensure continuity of administration and training. The authority for the secondment or appointment of officer on permanent staff will be Army Headquarters.
Note - The above tenure will start afresh in the case of a Territorial Army Officer who is posted to a new appointment on the permanent staff in the same unit or in another unit either in the same rank or in a higher rank. In case such an officer employed on the permanent staff is the only officer in his rank in the entire establishment of the unit the above tenure will not apply.
17. Officers when not required for training or/and administrative duties with the Territorial Army will normally return to their own unit or group subject to such orders as may be issued from time to time. During the period of secondment of these officers the Territorial Army has at all times the prior claim on their service.
18. In the event of an officer being found unsuitable for duty with the Territorial Army unit, he will, with the approval of Army Headquarters, be returned to duty with the regular army.
19. Duties - Officers other than Commanding Officer - The duties of officer other than Commanding Officer are as prescribed for officers of their rank and appointment at paras 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 54 of the Regulation for the Army Volume I Revised Edition 1987.