Re: [IAC#RG] Job of Soldiers the World Over.

Dear Babubhai,

Without soldiers, your and my country would cease to exist. Along with, probably, your ability to write such comments.

The three primary functions of a liberal state:

1. Protect the nation state from external invaders - ie defence forces

2. Protect the nation state from internal marauders - ie police forces

3. Enforce the law and provide quick and fair justice - ie judiciary

Everything else is secondary to these functions, and need not even be taken up by a state - it is a different matter that our nation state fails abysmally at its primary functions and fritters away its energies and monies on useless tertiary activities - like building houses or running an airline.

Finally, I do not believe soldiery is just a job - it is also a calling.
If you speak with a few jawans or officers, you would understand the passion that they bring to their "job". I had written a detailed post on our volunteer system of armed forces staffing somewhere else - I will see if I can find it - it is all a question about incentives and your dreams/passions.

Cheers

Supratim

On 23 August 2013 07:11, Babubhai Vaghela <vaghelabd@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear All, Furher to Allahabad HC just dismissed PIL, with due respect
and regard to the soldiers, serving and retired, my opinion is as
under : (1) Soldiers - the world over - are job needy individuals like
all other citizens needing employment for the livelihood. Given an
alternative financially lucrative job, many soldiers may leave present
job. (2) No son of MPs / MLAs / Ministers / HC or SC Judges /
Bureaucrats / Corporates / Journalists / Actors / Rich Persons becomes
a soldier. (3) Job of soldier is glorified & projected by vested
interest as Patriotic to make it a noble profession. (4) Non-soldier
job to contribute to the Nation is considererd non-patriotic job. (5)
Political Bosses do not go and fight but use the soldiers as Bakra to
satisfy their own ego by creating Wars to divert attention of Nation
and to help Corporates making War Machines. (6) I would love to have
dispassionate and objective discussion in the subject matter with
malice towards none. (7) Personal accusations may kindly be avoided
since not in good taste and not desirable also. Regards,

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