tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post392348010974337060..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Government notifies eligibility for Chief of Defence Staff: Here's who are eligible to become the tri-service chief.Broadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-81463753802703009212022-06-09T13:40:29.242-07:002022-06-09T13:40:29.242-07:00Would 65 not be too old for a serving military off...Would 65 not be too old for a serving military officer. 2. For three serving Chiefs to all be superseded by a three star officer would again create a lot of awkwardness. 3. The entire process seems a little clumsy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-5040413789857488252022-06-08T17:57:50.808-07:002022-06-08T17:57:50.808-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.george ninanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856262118970125304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-85934214173650806762022-06-08T17:43:33.701-07:002022-06-08T17:43:33.701-07:00# if the opinion pieces [always ostentatiously cla...# if the opinion pieces [always ostentatiously clarified as being views 'personal'] are any indicator, then it is clear that within the numerous armed police entities [with possibly the exception of the railway protection force, and the central industrial security force - given their primarily watch and ward duties] the gazetted officers [GO] are taken up with constant carping over perceived domination by indian police servants deputed to the force in its higher echelons. this seems to be the case in the intelligence bureau, as well as the research and analysis wing. to the extent that the GO have at hand a long litany of professional omissions by the IPS begs the question, is there a culture of subversive perfidy amounting to sedition that has taken over these entities. the IPS have to constantly be on its guard, the enemy being the GO. and being skilled darbari courtiers skilled in the ways of dog eats dog, the aim is to complete an incident free tenure. in short, allow anarchy within the rank and file, turning a blind eye. within the military too there has been the corrosive culture, constantly griping on the loaves and fishes available to IAS and allied services, banging on about the warrant of precedence, OROP and other entitlements. and now inter service resentments that will suppurate with integrated theatre commands, chief of defence staff. there is already heartburn on relative promotion avenues engendered by perceived prejudicial conspiracies rendering a higher proportion of general officers for those of the infantry of the line, vis a vis armoured infantry, tank corps, sappers and miners, field gunners, air defence gunners; the binary being - fighting arms versus support arms. surely we can have a culture where the safety, honour and welfare of our country, and our people come first, always and every time. the honour, welfare and comfort of those we are responsible for come next. our own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time. give everyone within the military, the armed police the opportunity to sit the civil services examinations and transfer out if selected in that merit list. failing which either continue to work with required diligence, devotion or ship out. similarly give every officer with seven years of commissioned service three shots at the DSSC, irrespective of army, navy, air-force, arm or service. those successful, transfer into the corps of general staff where at every stage there will be further winnowing. the selection and training of the general staff should be of the quality that a brigadier not retained for promotion to major general would be snapped up by the corporate sector on release. the civil services are completely dysfunctional because over the decades they have evolved into an efficient trades union - constantly seeking advantages, perquisites, entitlements for their members, and regarding everybody else as barbarians at the gate. are there any CEO in the corporate sector who were headhunted from the IAS. the only post retirement positions they seem to manage are on government commissions, boards, tribunals [crumbs from the table] confirming that for all their posturing, market forces, market economics, the open market simply disregards them.<br />for a general officer in the army to not be able to countenance a chief of defence staff in naval whites, it may be time to transfer the jarnail sa'ab from the army list to the pensioned list. george ninanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856262118970125304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-46855751430766862112022-06-08T07:50:17.974-07:002022-06-08T07:50:17.974-07:00Out of this list of 15 Generals, how many have the...Out of this list of 15 Generals, how many have the experience of commanding a Tri-services command or organisation ? And that would be a very big asset in bringing about the Theaterisation of the Armed Forces.<br />Other than Gen Manoj Pande and Gen Ajai Singh the present GOC-in-C of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, ANC, is there anyone else with such a Tri-services background ?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-11461567923058444192022-06-08T07:49:00.106-07:002022-06-08T07:49:00.106-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com