The new DRDO equipment is meant for a clearer night vision even when it's pitch dark. It will have a higher range of sight, compared to the existing technology.
Special training will be given to selected junior commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers to ensure they crack Army’s tough promotion race.
A confusion often prevails during security operations in Kashmir, with Army, CRPF & police donning common fatigue. Army was the first to raise the issue.
South Western Army commander Lt. Gen Alok Singh Kler says Army will first use AI in a constructive capacity before using it for destructive capabilities.
The Army was found to be in severe shortage of ammunition after the 2016 Uri attack, as India took stock for a possible war in the wake of the surgical strike.
Arvind Kejriwal always played to the gallery promising the moon.But Prashant Kishor has been ‘brutal’ in telling the people that they have to blame themselves for the misrule in Bihar.
Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Empowering jr ldrs has been discussed for over 30 decades now. The only authority they have been given is to sign lve cert and recently, to sign rly warrants. Acknowledging this, the step taken by the present COAS is prudent.
Attractive incentives in the form of absorbing short service commission offrs into other services is a far cry. Expecting getting para dropped into any other services is just not acceptable to anyone. Moreover it needs Govt approval. With issues like OROP and NFU still being contested at various levels, let us not even dream of incentive for any absorption.
Reducing contractual period to 15 yrs is only a good STAND ALONE measure to reduce stagnation and can be discussed only for academic purpose. We need to understand that such a measure will only increase the already existing deficiency further. The vision needs to be such that it encompasses all aspects to arrive at a road map and not address issues piecemeal.
In short, to make services more attractive to get quality mtrl, all the incentives should be while serving within the org. Therefore attractive pay packages at parity with others and simultaneously broadening the steep pyramid by increasing the vacancies at higher rks(Brig to Lt Gen) is one of the main answer. Considering inclusion of an addl higher rk (say Col Gen) as was thought of even earlier, is also a practical option.
Well written. Shortage of Officer seems to be artificially created after reading the history. It has no impact on ground as real fighting elements (JCOs/ OR) are surplus on ground as well as rapid increase in number of paramilitary forces also limited the role of Army. Now Army has role to protect the IBs and disputed boundaries. Today, battalions are run by JCOs/ OR without authority and this will continue till they are not given authority. So Shortage of Officer cadre is never ending system due to poor management of human resources in Indian Army. These JCOs which are available in large number but without authority need to be converted into Officers to command platoon/ companies. Abolish JCOs rank if not want to give authority. They are the most under utilized rank in army. Once NCO become Officer directly, Officers number will become surplus. Army will get much better trained Officers from NCOs. At present, Young Officers below 10 years of service have no idea to run platoon/ company except misuse of manpower. So let the real fighting element lead the fighting jawan. Abolish JCOs rank and promote NCOs to Officers rank directly. Provide opportunities for higher education to Jawan so they retire either as an Officer or with masters degree/ viable skills in hand. There are multiple things army can do to improve standard of army which indirectly improve living standard after retirement. Higher ranking Officers need to think as per 21st century requirements.
Panag This debate on officer shortage and promotion from ranks, is about a vintage obsolete army.
WE MUST MOVE FORWARD
It is vital reorganisation takes place with a future overall vision and strategy – that is the starting point.
Our WW2 Army is only capable of fighting insurgency, and has not changed for 90 years, where boots on the ground were essential in holding territory.
While it’s good to have great numbers of poorly equipped troops, to keep people like the Kashmiri and Naga down, we already have the CAPF for that.
The enemy forces will fight a modern war, the Chinese infantry is being organised around its weapons – and troop carrying armoured vehicles.
The basic Chinese battalion will have full protected mobility. Robotic autonomous troop carrying vehicles, and unmanned drone operating platoons, they are organising technologically advanced REME support across all battalions and recruiting graduate calibre specialist soldiers from technical institutions . The Chinese include helicopters as their protected troop mobility, to be increasingly integrated into a number of infantry battalions and these will be used as core vehicles for their mountain troops.
The Chinese basic – non mountain light infantry Bn – will have weapons like the Chinese 12.7 mm HMG and 40 mm high velocity grenade machine gun which are primarily vehicle/helicopter-mounted systems. They are not man-portable, so will usually only accompany a platoon when mounted on MIV, MRVP, MWMIK or other vehicles.
The Chinese have applied their thinking to modular multi role battalions, equipped for specific combat objectives, with diverse weapons and vehicles – the basic module of organisation for a battalion as a starting point is.
32 Officers 620 other Ranks
The starting point for platoons is 36 + 1
To conclude
THE CHINESE DO NOT HAVE A JCO RANK, ONLY EX COLONISED COUNTRIES RETAIN THIS RANK
FOR SOME OF THE SAME ODD REASONS WE RETAIN OUR COLONIAL IAS (AFTER THE BRITISH HAVE LONG LEFT),
IT SEEMS THE CULT OF THE BURRA SHIAB OFFICER, LEARNED FROM THE BRITISH IS STILL ENTRENCHED IN THE INDIAN NATIVE COCONUT BROWN SHAIB.
SINCE MANY OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE NOW JOINED THE RSS AND ARE MODI BHAKTS, DO OUR OFFICERS STILL NEED JCOs TO INTERPRET ORDERS IN ENGLISH INTO THE VERNACULAR?
The General is being addressed on a first name basis is because he is a democrat at heart, the familiarity because he is a man of the people,
as his tweets on Twitter show.
He may not have the vanity of a Napoleon, but is a man of Letters like Julius Caesar. He is widely admired for being outspoken about the tying up of that shawl weaver to the Jeep, and was critical of General Rawat, for rewarding the person responsible.
He is the son of a illustrious father who set a great example – as we can see from the many fine qualities in his son, if India had more citizens like Panag our country would not be in such a mess.
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Empowering jr ldrs has been discussed for over 30 decades now. The only authority they have been given is to sign lve cert and recently, to sign rly warrants. Acknowledging this, the step taken by the present COAS is prudent.
Attractive incentives in the form of absorbing short service commission offrs into other services is a far cry. Expecting getting para dropped into any other services is just not acceptable to anyone. Moreover it needs Govt approval. With issues like OROP and NFU still being contested at various levels, let us not even dream of incentive for any absorption.
Reducing contractual period to 15 yrs is only a good STAND ALONE measure to reduce stagnation and can be discussed only for academic purpose. We need to understand that such a measure will only increase the already existing deficiency further. The vision needs to be such that it encompasses all aspects to arrive at a road map and not address issues piecemeal.
In short, to make services more attractive to get quality mtrl, all the incentives should be while serving within the org. Therefore attractive pay packages at parity with others and simultaneously broadening the steep pyramid by increasing the vacancies at higher rks(Brig to Lt Gen) is one of the main answer. Considering inclusion of an addl higher rk (say Col Gen) as was thought of even earlier, is also a practical option.
Well informed comments, especially from Manzoor. Endorse views about General Panag
Well written. Shortage of Officer seems to be artificially created after reading the history. It has no impact on ground as real fighting elements (JCOs/ OR) are surplus on ground as well as rapid increase in number of paramilitary forces also limited the role of Army. Now Army has role to protect the IBs and disputed boundaries. Today, battalions are run by JCOs/ OR without authority and this will continue till they are not given authority. So Shortage of Officer cadre is never ending system due to poor management of human resources in Indian Army. These JCOs which are available in large number but without authority need to be converted into Officers to command platoon/ companies. Abolish JCOs rank if not want to give authority. They are the most under utilized rank in army. Once NCO become Officer directly, Officers number will become surplus. Army will get much better trained Officers from NCOs. At present, Young Officers below 10 years of service have no idea to run platoon/ company except misuse of manpower. So let the real fighting element lead the fighting jawan. Abolish JCOs rank and promote NCOs to Officers rank directly. Provide opportunities for higher education to Jawan so they retire either as an Officer or with masters degree/ viable skills in hand. There are multiple things army can do to improve standard of army which indirectly improve living standard after retirement. Higher ranking Officers need to think as per 21st century requirements.
Panag This debate on officer shortage and promotion from ranks, is about a vintage obsolete army.
WE MUST MOVE FORWARD
It is vital reorganisation takes place with a future overall vision and strategy – that is the starting point.
Our WW2 Army is only capable of fighting insurgency, and has not changed for 90 years, where boots on the ground were essential in holding territory.
While it’s good to have great numbers of poorly equipped troops, to keep people like the Kashmiri and Naga down, we already have the CAPF for that.
The enemy forces will fight a modern war, the Chinese infantry is being organised around its weapons – and troop carrying armoured vehicles.
The basic Chinese battalion will have full protected mobility. Robotic autonomous troop carrying vehicles, and unmanned drone operating platoons, they are organising technologically advanced REME support across all battalions and recruiting graduate calibre specialist soldiers from technical institutions . The Chinese include helicopters as their protected troop mobility, to be increasingly integrated into a number of infantry battalions and these will be used as core vehicles for their mountain troops.
The Chinese basic – non mountain light infantry Bn – will have weapons like the Chinese 12.7 mm HMG and 40 mm high velocity grenade machine gun which are primarily vehicle/helicopter-mounted systems. They are not man-portable, so will usually only accompany a platoon when mounted on MIV, MRVP, MWMIK or other vehicles.
The Chinese have applied their thinking to modular multi role battalions, equipped for specific combat objectives, with diverse weapons and vehicles – the basic module of organisation for a battalion as a starting point is.
32 Officers 620 other Ranks
The starting point for platoons is 36 + 1
To conclude
THE CHINESE DO NOT HAVE A JCO RANK, ONLY EX COLONISED COUNTRIES RETAIN THIS RANK
FOR SOME OF THE SAME ODD REASONS WE RETAIN OUR COLONIAL IAS (AFTER THE BRITISH HAVE LONG LEFT),
IT SEEMS THE CULT OF THE BURRA SHIAB OFFICER, LEARNED FROM THE BRITISH IS STILL ENTRENCHED IN THE INDIAN NATIVE COCONUT BROWN SHAIB.
SINCE MANY OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE NOW JOINED THE RSS AND ARE MODI BHAKTS, DO OUR OFFICERS STILL NEED JCOs TO INTERPRET ORDERS IN ENGLISH INTO THE VERNACULAR?
…adressing the Lt gen on a first name basis …
The General is being addressed on a first name basis is because he is a democrat at heart, the familiarity because he is a man of the people,
as his tweets on Twitter show.
He may not have the vanity of a Napoleon, but is a man of Letters like Julius Caesar. He is widely admired for being outspoken about the tying up of that shawl weaver to the Jeep, and was critical of General Rawat, for rewarding the person responsible.
He is the son of a illustrious father who set a great example – as we can see from the many fine qualities in his son, if India had more citizens like Panag our country would not be in such a mess.