CONTAIN RISING
INCIDENTS OF INDISCIPLINE IN THE
ARMY
It is with great pain to read from the media that this being the second
case of grave indiscipline in the army which took place in this year. We have
never heard such an incidents in the history of independent India ever before. Incidents of Solders engaging in a fist with
officers can never be tolerated with, whatever may be the reason for that. Our
army is unique in the world for its structure& discipline. The cause
of indiscipline started after the implementation of 6th pay commission which
has been prepared with a civil structure & disregard to military requirements
.The hierarchy of discipline persisted for other ranks earlier was the JCO who acted as a link
between officers & other ranks, then the Havildar was the link between JCO ,
NAIK & SEPOY. The Naik was the link between havildar & solders. Hence a
perfect system of chain of discipline was followed. The military management
structure consists of officers at top management & the JCO’S at the middle
management. The officers were kept much distanced from the soldiers whose
approach can be made only through intermediaries; The school of military
management has created it with a great thought since ordinary solders with
less education are always subjected to momentary emotion & feeling. The
sixth pay commission has violated above basic principle of division of
responsibility of armed forces envisaged by the school military managent.
In context the need for a separate pay panel for defense forces need not be emphasized. The sixth pay panel has
neglected the hierarchy in other ranks, for instance they have equated the
havildar who was a link between the JCO & Naik to sepoy in their pay scales.
This can be confirmed from the pay band of the other ranks. Hence the channel
of responsibility& discipline was damaged by the sixth pay panel which
needs to be repaired. This is the main cause that leading to gross indiscipline.
There should not be a direct channel between officers & solders without the
above intermediaries. Let us hope that the ministry of defense under the able
leadership of our honorable minister Mr.A.K.ANTONY will take appropriate steps
to maintain the reputation of our armed forces in the eyes of the world
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