Section 23. Termination of service

CHAPTER IV AUXILIARY AIR FORCE 18.Constitution of Auxiliary Air Force .—(1) The Central Government may raise and maintain in the manner hereafter in this Chapter provided an Air Force to be designated the Auxiliary Air Force. (2)The Central Government may constitute such number of squadrons and units of the Auxiliary Air Force as it thinks fit and may disband or reconstitute any squadron or unit. 19.Classes of persons in the Auxiliary Air Force .—Members of the Auxiliary Air Force shall be divided into the following classes, namely:— - (a) general duties officers; (b) ground duties officers; and - (c) airmen. 20.Officers of the Auxiliary Air Force .—The President may grant to such person as he thinks fit a commission as an officer in the Auxiliary Air Force with designation of rank corresponding to that of any commissioned officer in the Air Force. 21.Persons eligible for enrolment .—Any citizen of India may offer himself for enrolment in the Auxiliary Air Force and may, if he satisfies the prescribed conditions, be so enrolled on such terms as may be prescribed. 22.Period of service .—Every officer and every enrolled person shall, subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf under this Act, be required to serve in the Auxiliary Air Force for a period of five years from the date of his appointment or enrolment but may, after the completion of his period of service, volunteer to serve therein for further periods each of not more than five years' duration. 23. Termination of service .—The service of any officer or enrolled person in the Auxiliary Air Force may, at any time before the completion of his period of service, be terminated by such authority and under such conditions as may be prescribed.