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Soldiers of Indian Army are proud asset of country
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/24/2022 2:24:46 PM
YB News Jammu,Sep 23 The soldier of the Indian Army has always been its strength and the nation looks up to the soldier with hope and respect; exemplified by the dictum "institutions do not transform-its people do, platforms and organizations do not defend the countrypeople do, and units and formations do not sacrifice and take risks for the nation-people do. With an approximate strength of 1.3 million, the armed forces are one of the largest employers of human resource and in such a massive and unique organization, where a "Soldier" remains the key player, issues related to human resource management assume great significance. The armed forces are a volunteer service with people joining at their own will, knowing full well about their early exit. Besides 1.3 million serving personnel, the armed forces also have approximately 24 lakh ex-servicemen (ESM), with around 60,000 retiring soldiers joining these veterans every year. A bulk of these soldiers retires very young. About 44 percent of pensioners are in the age group of 40-50, 33 percent in the 35-40 year age bracket, while 12 percent of the people who leave the Services are in the age group of 30-35 years. These young, physically fit, skilled and disciplined men become pensioners very early in life and actually they are the ones who are paying an immense personal cost for keeping the Army young. They make incomparable sacrifices while they serve in field areas, and their early exit makes their second innings a challenging battle of uncertainty, which adversely impacts their families as well. Resolving this issue by optimally utilizing this well trained and young workforce exiting the Services can yield multiple benefits. Keeping this aspect in mind the last day of the Seminar solely dealt with the life of the soldier after his retirement from the Armed Forces and how to transition into a second career. To cover this issue talks were given by Maj Gen Sharad Kapoor, DG Resettlement, Maj Gen Ajay Singh Chauhan (Retd), MD AWPO and Lt Col Iqbal Singh (Retd), from Google India Ltd.