(a) leave as laid down in Army Instructions from time to time.
(b) Casual leave not exceeding 15 days in the year at the discretion of the officer commanding provided no substitute is employed or no extra expenditure is incurred.
123. Leave-During Training other than Employment on the Permanent Administrative or Instructional Staff - In case of sickness or in circumstances beyond their personal control, leave of absence from camp may be granted at the discretion of the commanding officer. Applications for leave of absence from all periods of training should be rare and will be examined with a view to deciding whether the retention of the applicant is desirable. Applications for leave should in case of sickness be supported by medical certificate from a medical officer not below the status of an Assistant Surgeon; in other cases by a certificate from head of the department or employer or be otherwise sub stantiated.
124. Leave-When called out or Embodied for Service.
(a) Territorial Army personnel embodied for service under TA Rule 33 will from the date of their embodiment be governed by the same leave rules as for the regular Army except that they will be granted annual leave equal to onesixth of their actual embodied service subject to the maximum limit of annual leave prescribed for the regular Army. Provided that such leave will be granted to them irrespective of the condition of continued embodiment of the individual concerned during the leave period. (Auth –Case No 59910/GS/TA- 3(a) 2846B D(GS-VI) M of F(Def) U.O. No- 2710-PD of 1978)
(b) TA pers who could not avail Annual leave due to exigencies of service and also could not proceed on Annual leave on the last day of embodiment due to extension of embodiment period are permitted to carry forward their unavailed Annual leave to the next year of their embodiment. (Auth-Case No 59910/GS/TA-3(a)38213/D(GS-VI) Min of Def (Fin) UO No 279/GS/93).
DUTIES IN AID OF THE CIVIL POWER
125. Liability of Territorial Army Personnel in Aid of Civil Power - The liability of personnel of the Territorial Army to be called out in aid of the Civil Power is as defined in Section 7(3)(a) of the Act.
EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CIVIL ORGANISATIONS
126. Employment with the Civil Organisations.
(a) Personnel of the Territorial Army are not permitted to join any civil organisations like Special/Reserve Police Home Guards and Raksha Dal which provide part-time employment only.
(b) TA personnel desirous of joining Police, GREF and like forces on full time basis are permitted to do so. Applications for employment in the police, GREF and like forces will be made through the officer commanding unit, who will, on receipt of intimation from the civil authorities concerned, take necessary steps to discharge the other ranks affected, and in case of officers and JCOs, their resignations will be forwarded to Army Headquarters through normal channels.
(c) Members of the Police and the above mentioned organisations will not be permitted to join the Territorial Army.
REPORTS OF DEALTH, INJURY AND ILLNESS
127. Reports of Death, Injury and Illness - If any member of the Territorial Army dies or is seriously injured or becomes seriously or dangerously ill while undergoing training or when in camp the matter will be notified by telegram to the next of kin by the officer under whose immediate command the member of the Territorial Army is serving at the time.The telegram to the next of kin will in all cases be confirmed by a letter, written and signed by an officer giving full particulars of the death, injury or illness.
GUARDS OF HONOUR AND ESCORTS
128. Guards of Honour and Escorts - The composition and strength of a guard of honour or escort will be in accordance with procedure in force in the regular army.
No body of officers or soldiers of the Territorial Army will take part in any public procession or ceremony, or form a guard of honour or escort except, when ordered or allowed to do so by competent military authority.
CHAPTER VIII UNIFORM, CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT AND ACCOMMODATION GENERAL
129. Application of “Regulation for the Equipment of the Army - The provision of the Regulations for the Equipment of the Army will apply to the Territorial Army in all cases except where otherwise stated in these Regulations.
129A. Dress-Territorial Army- Territorial Army Personnel will wear the same dress including badges and buttons as of the Corps/Regts to whom they are affiliated. The letters “TA” will, however, be worn below the shoulder titles, except in the case of Infantry, where these letters will be worn below the number of the battalion e.g. “101 INF BN” In the case of TA Personal of units affiliated to the brigade of the Guards they will wear arm titles e.g. “117 INF BN (TA)” in lieu of their shoulder titles worn at present. The personnel of the regular army seconded to the Territorial Army will continue to be governed by the rules regarding dress of their parent Corps/Regts. ( Auth - Case No 51062/GS/TA3(a)/2809/B/D(GS-VI)Min of Fin(Def) uo No 2452/GSI of 1978) UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT- OFFICERS
130. Uniform and Mess Dress-Officers - Officers of the Territorial Army are required to provide themselves with uniform and equipment as laid down in Appendices XVII and XVIII. Officers will wear such dress in mess, as is ordered by the Commanding Officers.
131. Purchase from Army Ordnance Corps - Territorial Army Officers are entitled to purchase articles on payment from Ordnance Depots under the same terms and conditions as are applicable to officers of the regular army.
WEARING OF UNIFORM