Group Discussion/Lecturette Topics in SSB Interview ~ Should there be reservation in the Indian Army?
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- Yes
- No
- Leave the army alone
Yes
For quite some time national interest has been used as an
excuse to block caste based reservation in the armed forces. False concern has
be created over the issue, with alarmists citing impending disaster for
national defence if caste-based reservation is implemented in the Forces.
Such
inductions, we are repeatedly told, would compromise the strength of the army.
The question that needs to be asked is, would a preferential policy really
weaken the defence system of the country?
To my
mind, there is no relationship between caste background and the military caliber
required to defend the country. If that were the case, lower caste soldiers would
not have been recipients of gallantry awards. If the Indian Army can claim to
have done well with personnel from certain caste background, why should
preferential policy based on social background be detrimental to its
credibility? Soldiers are not born, they are made robust trough rigorous
training.
Secondly,
protection is the primary concern both in the defence and the civil sphere, the
former requires an army with rifles, while the latter requires an army with
brooms to protect the civil order from epidemics. Thus, both these armies are
entitled to equal recognition. But do they get equal recognition from the
socio-political system?
Army
personnel deservedly get recognition, but the sanitary army gets humiliation.
If the Army is treated as an essential sphere of recognition, why not offer an
opportunity to Dalits to get into the Army through reservation so that they
also get equal recognition?
Are
they not entitled to equal recognition? Should they not move from scavenging
into more generic roles? Is it not the moral responsibility of society to
advocate the placement of disadvantaged people either in the private sector or
in the military establishment?
Should
the opponents of reservation get away by saying, “Let the scheduled castes and
Dalits stay where they are, they should not demand preferential treatment in
defence?”
Suggest
that caste-based reservation should be introduced in the Army for certain social
groups under compulsion and conviction. That is because marginalized groups are
compelled to target the defence sector as other job opportunities are fast
withering away.
The
argument that representation of Dalits in the Army will Jeopardise national
security is weak. In fact, National Defence will actually be strengthened if
all sectors of Indian society are accommodated in the process without any
relaxation in the rigour of training.
No
The Indian Army s perhaps the most secular entity in the
country it does not differentiate between caste, religion or any such groups.
It is a homogenous organization and reservation is an alien world in its rank
and file. In fact, any kind of reservation will go against the army’s culture
of total homogeneity and secularism. Recruitment is purely merit-based. Anyone
who meets the physical, educational and other such mandatory standards of the
Army, can apply and get selected after going through a strict selection
process.
It
recruits under two broad categories. The first comprisesof various regiments
such as the Jat, Sikh, Garhwal and Kumaon Regiment. These are made of soldiers
with a similar background.
The
second category is the all-India one. Here, recruitment is done across the
country based on merit. Most of the services fall within this category. These
include the ordnance Corps, Army service Corps, signals corps, Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers etc.
Certain
states such as Punjab and Haryana and regions like Garhwal, Kumaon etc, have an
edge as they have higher quotas, while states such as West Bengal and Gujarat
have lower quotas. But that has nothing to do with caste-based reservation.
Then there are certain mixed regiments like the Mahar Regiment from
Maharashtra, which has a representation of backward class from the state. Votaries
of reservation in the armed forces are doing it more as a political gimmick. It
is vote-bank politics, and there is no place for politics in the Army. Indeed,
the British had classified India on the basis of martial and non-martial
communities. But now recruitment is purely merit-based.
In
fact, in all the wars since 1947, soldiers from diverse backgrounds have
excelled themselves. What mattered most to them is that they are Indians. There
was no place for caste, or community-based divisions.
Leave the army alone
The
Army has been involved in war since independence. India is the only country in
the world which has so many hostile neighbours and the Indian army is the only
organization which loses 5 men daily. However despite all odds, the army has
never let down the country, be it in war, Tsunami, flood or earthquake. It is
one organization which goes about its work without corruption, in a disciplined
and meticulous manner, executing drills which are based on time tested formats.
It is
an apolitical organization which believes in homogeneity and secularism ie
MMG(Mandir, Masjid and Gurudwara). I feel that the politicians should leave the
organization alone and not rake up issues which may disturb its very fibre.
Recruitment in the Army is based on State/District basis and fair
representation is given to all. The various units of Indian army have worked as
a well-oiled machine and produced result in war and peace-time duties since
independence. The latest example is that of relied operations post-earthquake
in J&K when people shouted slogans like send Gurkhas, Jats, not Maftis. The
fauji bhai today has izzat in the society which he has earned through sacrifice
and sweat, and the public recognize it. Hence, the best is to leave the Army
alone.
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