EME Officers

ring of almost every electrical and mechanical battlefield vehicles, electronic gadgets, tanks, military aviation vehicles, and researching and developing heavy mechanical projects for Pakistan Army. It came into existence on 1942 as Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), and was made responsible for inspecting equipments of Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Royal Army Service Corps. The Corps became an initial part of Indian Army Corps of Engineers on May 1943.However, the Corps could not participate in any conflict in World war II, and the element of EME was integrated in Indian Army by the British Government. In 1947, small engineering units formed what was then known as Pakistan EME, but was officially given commission in 1957 as EME, with only 20 officers were part of the Corps.[3] In order to produce the officers and personnel, the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (CEME) was established.All of the personnel and officers are must sent to CEME before starting their active duty in the Corps. In 1959, its objectives were expanded it was asked to repair and maintained the aerospace equipments of PAF, Navy and Marines, though the services later established their own units. As for its war capabilities, the Corps took participation in 1965 war, 1971 war, 1999 war, 2001 standoff with India, and the recent operations. In 1960, an airborne course was established in the EME, making it mandatory for its officers and personnel to complete the parachute course. The Corps has the oldest active parachutist in the country. Since 1969, its infrastructure extensively grew in means of personnel and the equipments and since then, the Corps has produced many distinguished officers, amongst them Lieutenant-General Talat Masood.