tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post8803329999836322102..comments2024-03-29T05:44:18.835-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Budget: Navy and air force modernise, army remains mired in high personnel costsBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-73244083671737251102019-02-06T01:20:27.128-08:002019-02-06T01:20:27.128-08:00Good idea.Good idea.Sachinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-60328534931332781832019-02-05T18:09:36.115-08:002019-02-05T18:09:36.115-08:00The civilian staff has to be cut to 25%. All of th...The civilian staff has to be cut to 25%. All of them need to be exservcie men. <br />The current civilian employees need to be drafted into TA and sent on compulsory anti imsuregncy duty.<br />This will cut down pension budget and also form a reserve during times of necessity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-32122250654781041892019-02-05T17:01:38.601-08:002019-02-05T17:01:38.601-08:00Using the above charts its obvious that manpower i...Using the above charts its obvious that manpower is an issue with the army. To counter the issues with the army's manpower they must really try and rethink if they really need 1.3 million strong active duty army. To reduce the financial burden. They need to do the following things<br /><br />1. Look at ways to reduce manpower. They can draw on their reserves when the need arises. Redundant roles in the army must be removed. Now that we are getting new artillery pieces we really need to reduce the men that need to man artillery. Wheeled artillery pieces can help reduce artillery crews and provide the shoot and scoot capability<br />2. They must organize themselves in theater commands. The paramilitary forces of India should be put under one organization and must be reorganized in the same theater commands as the army. This way if a war does break out they can assist the army in their manpower needs. <br />3. They must look to make their equipment common. They have too many different types of equipment. So many different types of small and heavy arms, grenade launchers, recoilless rifles, rocket launchers, light and heavy vehicles, utility, engineering vehicles, armored vehicles etc. Standardization of equipment not just among the army but also among the paramilitary forces of India will help achieve massive economies of scale which will help the MOD to negotiate with vendors in a position of strength. <br /><br />The air force also needs to standardize their equipment. The navy is doing well. But all the three services need the government to help them get the money that they need. Starting to read the budget requirements of the armed forces and allocating the budget accordingly will be great start. Holding the funds that are set out in the defence budget rather than giving them back to the Finance ministry will also help a lot. Lastly they should set up a public National Defence Fund which allows the public to donate funds which can be used to fund the military.Critical Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355704141183886663noreply@blogger.com