Dear sir,
The way you have written gives an impression that you are the saviour of ORs and JCOs. No doubt, the protest by IESM in which I too took part for two days after a long travel from Bangalore, did help us to get the so called OROP. But it does not mean that you are for the welfare of ORs and JCOs. We know how royally we have been used by our own officers and cruelly cheated by them. You came in all TV debates and argued that forces need OROP bcoz they are made to retire at an young age of 32-35 years and with no assured second career outside, in order to keep the forces fighting fit and young, their pension was reduced from 70% to 50% in 1972 and so OROP is the only option for them to survive etc. But when OROP was announced, it is those old gentlemen who have served until superannuation and beyond and held the higher ranks were the most beneficiaries and got arrears in millions. We got peanut and that too rotten ones.
Sir, can you honestly tell me what was your age when you retired from Army and what was the difference in your monthly pension after implementation of OROP? I was only 33 when I got discharged after 15 years of service in IAF and you know what is the difference in my pension, a mere 600 rupees.
You are still fighting in the streets to get more pension for those old gentlemen who royally used and continue to use us left, right and centre. If you have a sense of justice and fairness still left in you, please ask the government to include the age of retirement as a factor for grant of Early Retirement Compensation Pension (ERCP) and not OROP, a term coined for the exclusive benefit of officers and that too who served longer and higher while the nation was told that we are fighting for the younger and the lower. It is high time that this bluff is called off. It is not the governments which have cheated us it is the officers like you, sir who shot us from the back.
If any conscience is still left in you and your team sir, stop this drama immediately and get back home. Please do not insult the 95% the veterans community by telling all lies and acting innocent. We are so meek and weak that some ORs and JCOs are still with you in this fight only because they do NOT WANT TO LOSE THOSE PEANUTS that the governments might throw at them at times. Please dont treat us as monkeys any more. If you are really interested in the pensionary benefits of younger soldiers , call me for a presentation. I will prove with data that how the ORs and JCOs have all been taken for a ride merely for the officers to get windfall benefits.
If you continue this fake fight for our pension benefit for a day more, even the Heaven will not forgive you.
Jai Jawan; Jai Hind!
Your sincerely,
Air Veteran M.Prabhakaran
Bangalore.
The way you have written gives an impression that you are the saviour of ORs and JCOs. No doubt, the protest by IESM in which I too took part for two days after a long travel from Bangalore, did help us to get the so called OROP. But it does not mean that you are for the welfare of ORs and JCOs. We know how royally we have been used by our own officers and cruelly cheated by them. You came in all TV debates and argued that forces need OROP bcoz they are made to retire at an young age of 32-35 years and with no assured second career outside, in order to keep the forces fighting fit and young, their pension was reduced from 70% to 50% in 1972 and so OROP is the only option for them to survive etc. But when OROP was announced, it is those old gentlemen who have served until superannuation and beyond and held the higher ranks were the most beneficiaries and got arrears in millions. We got peanut and that too rotten ones.
Sir, can you honestly tell me what was your age when you retired from Army and what was the difference in your monthly pension after implementation of OROP? I was only 33 when I got discharged after 15 years of service in IAF and you know what is the difference in my pension, a mere 600 rupees.
You are still fighting in the streets to get more pension for those old gentlemen who royally used and continue to use us left, right and centre. If you have a sense of justice and fairness still left in you, please ask the government to include the age of retirement as a factor for grant of Early Retirement Compensation Pension (ERCP) and not OROP, a term coined for the exclusive benefit of officers and that too who served longer and higher while the nation was told that we are fighting for the younger and the lower. It is high time that this bluff is called off. It is not the governments which have cheated us it is the officers like you, sir who shot us from the back.
If any conscience is still left in you and your team sir, stop this drama immediately and get back home. Please do not insult the 95% the veterans community by telling all lies and acting innocent. We are so meek and weak that some ORs and JCOs are still with you in this fight only because they do NOT WANT TO LOSE THOSE PEANUTS that the governments might throw at them at times. Please dont treat us as monkeys any more. If you are really interested in the pensionary benefits of younger soldiers , call me for a presentation. I will prove with data that how the ORs and JCOs have all been taken for a ride merely for the officers to get windfall benefits.
If you continue this fake fight for our pension benefit for a day more, even the Heaven will not forgive you.
Jai Jawan; Jai Hind!
Your sincerely,
Air Veteran M.Prabhakaran
Bangalore.
Bravo Prabha! You are showing him the way. I doubt whether he will change his thinking and attitude towards subordinate ranks. Once I too was his admirer and now I do not support him any more. The facts have nicely elaborated in your reply.
ReplyDelete- - - - HFO MP Sharma (Retd)
I was also a supporter of Gen SS, like Respected HFO M P Sharma Sir. I have even confronted with others for him.Now I do not support him since he ha moved to a negative path
DeleteI fully agree with prabhakaranji’’s view. I too had blind support for Gen Satbirji he also turned to be like most of Indian commissioned officers
DeleteWell done,pl ask what was arrear all ICO receive in rank pay jugdemenj,disability pension penson, earlier midship man to admiral was insingle slab,why POBR were paid in three slab,now in percentage base broadband has again put loss.he still they are not happy .thx
ReplyDeleteCalling a spade a spade takes insights and convictions. And veteran M Prabhakaran minced no words to this end. Our Mohanarangan sir together with him could be a formidable challenge to these so called welfare mongers of ORs.
ReplyDeleteNice reply made to Gen Sat by Prabhakaran sir. Once upon a time I too was a strong supporter of Gen Sat and collected an amount of Rs.10,000/- from my friends and sent to the IESM as struggle fund account. But later I could smell that he has been just using us for the larger benefit of him and the Commissioned Officers Community. If he was so interested for our real benefit then he could have uttered or represented atleast once to the GOI regarding the disparity in Military Service Pay for the Personnel below Commissioned Officers. If he truly fights for our benefits, he must claim the justice of Equal Military Service Pay to all the Combat Members equally.I am sure if he dares to include it we can definitely follow him as our leader.
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Vtn Sgt DN Patnaik
ALL WORLD OFFICER REMAIN OFFICER ONLY.THEY CHEAT US WHILE ON SERVICE AND NOW AFTER COMING OUT SERVICE.WE AS ORS SHOULD FIGHT FOR US ONLY.SOLID REPLY BY MY SERGEANT.BIG HANDS TO HIM.
ReplyDeleteWell done Prabhakaran Sir
ReplyDeleteDear Air Veteran
ReplyDeleteYou said you have taken voluntary retirement after 15 years of service. Who has stopped you from serving further to earn promotion and to retire at least as a Hony Flg offr. You have done harm to yourself and now you are blaming someone for not looking after your interests. While giving discharge application to leave the service , you might have bluffed the authorities with some flimsy reasons like domestic problems or like you have sufficient means of living and what ever you are getting from the service is peanuts.
The initially engagement term for PBORs in IAF was 15 years. In the post it is absolutely true that JCOs/ORs only getting less then peanuts. Retired officers cheated the PBORs and bluff the Govt.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent Post. Absolutely truth has been said in this post. Well Done Sir.
ReplyDeleteEXCELLENT POST. ABSOLUTELY TRUTH HAS BEEN SAID IN THIS POST. GOOD ONE SIR.
ReplyDeletePrabhakaran sir,Excellent Post. what you have said as Ex-airmen community's spoksperson is very correct .My full support for you .
ReplyDeleteGood slammed reply by true beneficiary. Thanks sir for JOSH reply.
ReplyDeleteWhy this senior soldier is trying to fool us. he should understand that today's soldier is not 5th standard boy joined defence.as it was happening in his time. He should better fight for Early retired soldier,s otherwise be silent