WHILE I WAS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN ARMY ON PAK BORDER, A FEW IAS - TopicsExpress



          

WHILE I WAS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN ARMY ON PAK BORDER, A FEW IAS PROBATIONERS CAME FOR ORIENTATION WITH THE ARMY. THIS ORIENTATION IS A VITAL PART OF THEIR TRAINING. THE AIM IS TO GIVE THE PROBATIONERS AN EXPOSURE TO THE HARD REALITIES OF ARMY LIFE ON GROUND. THESE GUYS ARE SUPPOSED TO SPEND TWO DAYS (ONLY TWO DAYS) IN BUNKERS JUST TO GET A FEEL OF THE HARDSHIPS. ON THOSE TWO DAYS, ALL OF THEM REPORTED SICK TO AVOID THE DUST AND HEAT. THIS SHOWED THEIR ATTITUDE AND CALLOUS APPROACH TO THEIR PROFESSION. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS/APPROVALS FOR DEFENCE PURCHASES AND EXPENDITURE. MY STRONG OPINION IS THAT THE SYSTEM OF SELECTION AND TRAINING IN IAS/IPS ACADEMIES AT MUSSOURIE AND HYDERABAD MUST BE CHANGED. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS FOR ASCERTAINING THE MENTAL ATTITUDE OF CANDIDATES MUST BE INCORPORATED DURING SELECTION. THE CHICKEN-HEARTED AND GREEDY MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SYSTEM. IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, EVEN THE OFF-SPRINGS OF ROYAL FAMILY JOIN FORCES AND GO TO PLACES LIKE ARGENTINA (PRINCE CHARLES WENT THERE DURING WAR AT FALKLAND ISLANDS), IRAQ OR EVEN AFGHANISTAN. SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN INDIA. I DONT THINK RAHUL GANDHI OR MANY POLITICAL LEADERS KNOW EVEN A (NOT TO TALK OF B AND C) OF ARMED FORCES...
Posted on: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 05:54:49 +0000

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