Indiscipline in the Indian Army: A Group Discussion topic in SSB
You may be asked this type of typical topic in you SSB
interview, of-course you are going for SSB Interview and your ultimate motive
is to get recommended, how can you discuss on such a bad Group Discussion Topic?
Don’t panic today I am posting why there is indiscipline in Indian army &
factors that leads indiscipline in the Indian Army.
- Leave not granted when asked
- Administrative difficulties
- Family problems
War-room
leaks, liquor scams and fake kills to garner gallantry medals and even rapes
and murders: is the country’s last-surviving bastion of discipline and probity
crumbling under pressure?
Consider
this: the armed forces have held a staggering 6000 courts martial just since 2000,
that by any standards, is a disturbing picture for the Services, which
justifiably pride themselves on maintaining the highest standard of discipline
in the country.
Latest
statistics show the Army alone court-martialled 1250 soldiers in 2000; 1034 in
2001; 1031 in 2002, 945 in 2003, and 872 in 2004. In just the last two years,
over 20 rape and 10 murder charges have been leveled against soldiers.
The other
charges range from being absent without leave, “acts prejudicial to good order and discipline”
and desertion to accepting bribes and dishonest misappropriation of funds.
And it
is not only the” lower ranks” which have been afflicted. It is true even for
officers. In past days 30 officers were convicted in court martial proceedings.
The recent indictment of three Mavy officers and an IAF officer in the infamous
naval war-room leak episode is just the latest examples in long series of
causes.
Leave not granted
Within the
Army there is a leave policy, wherein at any time 25% of the unit can be on
leave (20% AL and 5% CL). In the beginning of the year leave plans are made. The
coy Cdr makes all efforts to accommodate the Jawans according to their leave
choices. However, sometimes the Jawan cannot be accommodated due to one or the
other reasons. Our units are composed on religious line and a Jawan wants to go
home on important festivals like a South Indians wants leave for Onam, Jats on
Holi and Sikhs on Baisakhi. When such festivals arrive the OC unit should
enhance the leave Quota. Today most of the units are well connected through
telephones. If during the leave a Jawan faces any problem he can ask his OC for
an extension. If during the leave a Jawan faces any problem he can ask his OC
for an extension or can report back to the unit and get the leave extended.
Most of the units are deployed in Insurgency. There is huge requirement of
manpower and sometimes men cannot be spared, which the CO can explain during
the Darbar.
Administrative Difficulties
When a
Jawan overstays leave, according to the SOP the matter must be reported to the
higher HQ within 24 hours. The unit sometimes conceals this information as it
could bring bad name to the unit and this has snow-balling effects down the
chain. Hence the defaulters should be dealt severely. If the Coy Cdr or the CHM
protects a particular individual, it becomes an example for others to follow. Some
company Cdr or CO who are in the promotion Zone feel that anything pertaining
to indiscipline which takes place in his unit or Coy may affect his ACR and
dampen his promotion chances. Hence they try to conceal this matter. The standard
method they adopt is that a JCO is sent to get back the individual to the unit.
Family Problem
Some
times a Jawan is not able to come to his unit on time because of his family problems;
this should be reported to HQ in 24 hrs. You can explain this topic by yourself.
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