Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Indian Army jawans experiencing low morale

The structure and culture of the Indian Army is extremely stifling and oppressive, a lower rank officer has simply no room for growth and self-expression. Indian army jawans are misused by Indian army officers. They are treated as slaves. Jawans are the greatest sufferers because they are well…at the bottom of the food chain. They are made to do stuff that any ordinary, self - respecting person would cringe at. Moreover, they have supposedly no "right" to complain and protest. Paunchy colonels are dependent on them to tie shoelaces because the belly does not allow them to bend. Officers ought to be more understanding and sensitive towards a soldier’s feelings- especially when he is away from his family.
Low moral in Indian Army can also be attributed to poor living condition. If you try and have a closer look at the kind of rations they are supplied to eat, the kind of houses they are forced to live. You will find it completely miserable. Its a life so harsh -which results into domestic quarrels and because of it their family life suffers.
I think another factor which is contributing in Indian army's suffering is committing all those atrocities that the UNHCR and other "banned" aid agencies have been reporting for years, that the Indian army personnel and paramilitary forces are committing heinous acts e.g., (Torture, Rapes, Murder, staged encounters, genocide and ethnic cleansing) in the occupied Kashmiri state. The Kashmiri’s don't like them. And with the continued media lockout and suppression of news from the area by the government of India and continually ignoring the issue, its no surprise that the marauding and murderous Indian soldiers are beginning to show signs and mental effects from all the acts they’ve committed.
The present educational level, awareness and qualities of management of the officer cadre is fundamentally lacking in stature due to which, they are not able to provide the necessary leader-ship that is required on the field that is of emulation.The number of court-martials of officers indulging in embezzlement and self aggrandisement is so vast that it does not behove an army of the stature and magnitude as the Indian army and this contributes to building a negative morale among the forces in general.(One Gen.try to steal another’s wife, another was accused of taking money from contractors for granting the rights to supply Atta,Dhal,Eggs etc.while another Gen.escaped from custody while being escorted in a running train.) Further to-days army does not hinge on religion, caste,Izzat etc. and unless a severe over-haul of the system is under-taken by availing out-side help, there is bound to be further degradation when the rot can not be stemmed.

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