When the Army says ‘male soldiers not ready to accept orders from female officers’, it ignores the basic tenet of military functioning – an order is an order.
Abide With Me has traditionally concluded annual 45-minute performance of military music as last event of Republic Day celebrations at Vijay Chowk in Delhi.
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None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
Indian women are second to no body. They must get to command or even participate in the combat roles. But the selection criteria must have no relaxation on basis of gender. Both men and women must go through equal grind, without any discounts. If gentlemen need to run 5 km in 18 min. for qualification, so must the lady. Basically every one must earn each other’s respect and there should be no place for a weaker individual in the army.
India’s meddlesome Supreme Court interferes with matters military with the same arrogance as with native worship, with no conception whatsoever beyond its familiarity with US and European laws. India is not starved for manpower to have to rely on woman power, which is why India’s Neta-Babus believe that soldiers, sailors and airmen are pawns “paid to die”.
The Judiciary should stay out of matters that they know nothing about and attend to the one thing they seem to be too bored to deal with. Matters of law, evidence, fact and upholding the rule of law. Instead, they are acting like parachuted politicians and enforcing “Social Engineering”..
Here are comments from comrades that I fully endorse:
“Each country should use its strengths to full use and it should shelter and protect its drawbacks from being exploited.
No western country would have been able to build such an efficient fighting capability that is built up on a “sect” such as our Sikh Regiments. No country would be able to build a fearless group of fighting men based on their regional mythology as our Rajputana or Maratha fighting forces, as we did.
You won’t see a Texas regiment in US or an Arizona infantry being such effective and efficient fighting machines. In fact US removed such regiments/ battle formations after the civil wars.
Each country has its strengths that they build upon as effcient war-fighting groupings. In India, women are not that, yet. We may have had a Laxmibai of Jhansi, but we must not forget she also came from a kings family. Indian troop/ battle formations are not prepared for this because of our society and our traditions. The same traditions that make a Sikh regiment or a Maratha regiment unbeatable in war.
India should not fall for the trap of being Woke and politically correct in following feminism to overtake and undermine its incredible fighting forces.
I am all for equal rights for women, but will still get up and give a seat to a women in public transport”
(Kane)
“Practically under Indian Conditions of warfare, women aren’t to be employed in battle fronts on land, at sea and in the air till such time we are capable of conducting non- contact warfare! Can we for a moment imagine a lady fighter pilot in the hands of Paki Mil in the place of Wg.Cdr.Abhinandan?
US Mil employs women in combat duties. I had seen them in action during Desert Storm-1 manning AWACs, Transports & Refuellers and on ground in ATC, Radar, Fire, Meteorology, Logistics – certainly not as fighter pilots on combat duties. This should have been the case with the other two arms of US Mil as well.
Judicial Restraint in matters concerning Military should be the golden mean!”
(Rajamanickam)
Very well written, with masterly satire. And the closing point, a very important one, highlights the injustice in the Army’s order which has again excluded women who have served longer. This sort of bureaucratic cunningness will not last for long. Hope the petitioners appeal this discrimination again and teach the fellows responsible for it, a good lesson.
Correct a woman must be considered second to none. And so should be her training and selection criteria which must be as stringent as her male counterparts. Army is a tribe in itself and, it is all about earning respect from his/ her tribesmen and women. If Joan of Arc or The Rani of Jhansi can do it then I don’t find a reason why we are so sceptical about women. Simple logic for every one, clear the test and earn the badge. No reservations, no discounts or no favouritism.
Indian women are second to no body. They must get to command or even participate in the combat roles. But the selection criteria must have no relaxation on basis of gender. Both men and women must go through equal grind, without any discounts. If gentlemen need to run 5 km in 18 min. for qualification, so must the lady. Basically every one must earn each other’s respect and there should be no place for a weaker individual in the army.
Indians love to live on legacy of women fighters. However, when coming to making women to a legend they flattered.
Male Chauvinism is at its best or worst? Particularly, when we had a woman PM, Prez and even Defense Minister !!!
Likely to benefit arch rival countries due to ego clash in our army setup.
India’s meddlesome Supreme Court interferes with matters military with the same arrogance as with native worship, with no conception whatsoever beyond its familiarity with US and European laws. India is not starved for manpower to have to rely on woman power, which is why India’s Neta-Babus believe that soldiers, sailors and airmen are pawns “paid to die”.
The Judiciary should stay out of matters that they know nothing about and attend to the one thing they seem to be too bored to deal with. Matters of law, evidence, fact and upholding the rule of law. Instead, they are acting like parachuted politicians and enforcing “Social Engineering”..
Here are comments from comrades that I fully endorse:
“Each country should use its strengths to full use and it should shelter and protect its drawbacks from being exploited.
No western country would have been able to build such an efficient fighting capability that is built up on a “sect” such as our Sikh Regiments. No country would be able to build a fearless group of fighting men based on their regional mythology as our Rajputana or Maratha fighting forces, as we did.
You won’t see a Texas regiment in US or an Arizona infantry being such effective and efficient fighting machines. In fact US removed such regiments/ battle formations after the civil wars.
Each country has its strengths that they build upon as effcient war-fighting groupings. In India, women are not that, yet. We may have had a Laxmibai of Jhansi, but we must not forget she also came from a kings family. Indian troop/ battle formations are not prepared for this because of our society and our traditions. The same traditions that make a Sikh regiment or a Maratha regiment unbeatable in war.
India should not fall for the trap of being Woke and politically correct in following feminism to overtake and undermine its incredible fighting forces.
I am all for equal rights for women, but will still get up and give a seat to a women in public transport”
(Kane)
“Practically under Indian Conditions of warfare, women aren’t to be employed in battle fronts on land, at sea and in the air till such time we are capable of conducting non- contact warfare! Can we for a moment imagine a lady fighter pilot in the hands of Paki Mil in the place of Wg.Cdr.Abhinandan?
US Mil employs women in combat duties. I had seen them in action during Desert Storm-1 manning AWACs, Transports & Refuellers and on ground in ATC, Radar, Fire, Meteorology, Logistics – certainly not as fighter pilots on combat duties. This should have been the case with the other two arms of US Mil as well.
Judicial Restraint in matters concerning Military should be the golden mean!”
(Rajamanickam)
Very well written, with masterly satire. And the closing point, a very important one, highlights the injustice in the Army’s order which has again excluded women who have served longer. This sort of bureaucratic cunningness will not last for long. Hope the petitioners appeal this discrimination again and teach the fellows responsible for it, a good lesson.
Correct a woman must be considered second to none. And so should be her training and selection criteria which must be as stringent as her male counterparts. Army is a tribe in itself and, it is all about earning respect from his/ her tribesmen and women. If Joan of Arc or The Rani of Jhansi can do it then I don’t find a reason why we are so sceptical about women. Simple logic for every one, clear the test and earn the badge. No reservations, no discounts or no favouritism.
congress forgot :2010 Case High Court remember