has a fixed class composition: 50 percent from Himachal Pradesh, 25 percent from Jammu and Kashmir, and a balance from Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Pathankot, and Rupnagar districts of Punjab. Enlisting in army is seen as honourable pursuit for Dogras; soldiering has not only become a substantial part of the economic structure of the Dogra hills, but created social and cultural traditions built on the people's association with the army. Regimental Centre Initially, the Dogra battalions were raised in various different places by the British Indian Army, with each having their own depot. After the first World War, a common depot was formed, which was later termed the Training Battalion (later the 10th Battalion). In 1943, the Training Battalion ceased to exist and was renamed The Dogra Regimental Centre. After independence, the regimental centre was established in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh in 1952. It was moved to Faizabad Cantonment, Uttar Pradesh, in June 1976, where it is currently located. Units 2nd Battalion - The Great Second 3rd Battalion – Mighty Third 4th Battalion - Char Satara 5th Battalion – Five The Formidable 6th Battalion - Soaring Six 7th Battalion - Unbeaten Seven 8th Battalion - Elite Eight 9th Battalion – Suadih Paltan 10th Battalion- Shaktishali Dus 11th Battalion - Elite Eleven 12th Battalion – Towering Twelfth 13th Battalion - Siramani 14th Battalion – Fabulous Fourteen 15th Battalion – Fighting Fifteenth 16th Battalion – Sovereign Sixteen 17th Battalion – Smashing Seventeen 18th Battalion – Ashok Chakra Paltan 19th Battalion – Dynamic Nineteen 20th Battalion - Leaping Tigers 21st Battalion - Roaring Twenty-one Dogra Scouts 11 Rashtriya Rifles 20 Rashtriya Rifles 40 Rashtriya Rifles 62 Rashtriya Rifles The regiment also has 4 Territorial Army battalions. 112th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Jalandhar, Punjab) 153rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh) 159th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Thalela, Jammu and Kashmir) 133rd Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (Ecological) (based at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh) Other facts: 1st Battalion was transformed in 1981 into the 7th Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment The battalions have participated in various UN missions; the 3rd battalion have served in Korea, the 1st battalion has served in Congo, the 9th battalion has served in Gaza and the 5th battalion has served in Sierra Leone. The 3rd battalion was the first-ever battalion of the Indian Army to go on a UN mission. The 4th battalion has the additional honour of