Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An horar da shi a matsayin jami'in jirgin ruwa na jirgin ruwa kuma ya cancanci zama matukin jirgin ruwa don ya tashi jirgin Alouette III na Sojojin Pakistan a cikin jiragen ruwa na jirgin ruwa a lokacin yammacin gaba na yakin na uku da Indiya a 1971. Lt. Tahir daga baya ya ga ayyukan yaƙi a cikin ayyukan sojan ruwa a lokacin
na uku yaki da Indiya da kuma aiki a kan minesweepers matsayin m jami'in.