(This Posting has been inspired by the a/m Article in the TOI on 07 May 2009, the day I go to Vote).
Military is for the Govt. of the Day or the King. Action in external aggressions apart, it is the sword arm for Governance when all other methods fail. In democratic form of the Govt. we call this an ‘Aid to Civil Power’. It is in this context that the Role of the Indian Forces in centuries past and today needs to be seen and evaluated.
In democratic systems where various parties expound different philosophies and ideologies, the Role of Military remains to support the Master of the Day unquestionably of whichever ideology, otherwise it would lead to anarchy.
Military ethos per se do not teach revolt or mutiny.
It does not mean that military personnel before joining the Forces, during their Service when they see a number of Govts. in power with different ideologies and later as Veterans, do not have an inclination towards a particular ideology. However they remain apolitical while in service to discharge their obligations towards the Govt. of the Day.
When not in active service, they could choose to join any party. Essentially what needs to be ensured by all veterans is that the Ethos of the Serving Military are not degraded or compromised by any action of theirs, or otherwise the Military would be impacted. Soldiers are a continuum of 'Past-Present-Future' in the real sense of the word; Generations of Valour they are.
Military Ethos, Leadership and Training the world over embed in Soldiers the values that dictate ‘Country First, Your Peers and Subordinates Second, and You the Third’ – a challenging credo indeed.
Soldiers sacrifice at the instance of the Govt. of the Day, whosoever it is and whenever it is at any point of history. The Govts. with different ideologies come to power & go, but soldiers' ethos do not alter. He dies to accomplish his mission, if need be.
Soldier is therefore a ‘common thread’ to all Governance.
It is in this spirit that the country needs to see Soldiers. He is NOT from Congress, BJP, Communists, etc, he is the Soldier of the Country.
They should never be treated as ‘Dead and Forgotten’ by a Grateful Nation. And ‘Don’t Divide Them’ whosoever You May be. Valuate Their Contribution if You Can, and Remember the Dead.
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global Solution for Offsets)
Military is for the Govt. of the Day or the King. Action in external aggressions apart, it is the sword arm for Governance when all other methods fail. In democratic form of the Govt. we call this an ‘Aid to Civil Power’. It is in this context that the Role of the Indian Forces in centuries past and today needs to be seen and evaluated.
In democratic systems where various parties expound different philosophies and ideologies, the Role of Military remains to support the Master of the Day unquestionably of whichever ideology, otherwise it would lead to anarchy.
Military ethos per se do not teach revolt or mutiny.
It does not mean that military personnel before joining the Forces, during their Service when they see a number of Govts. in power with different ideologies and later as Veterans, do not have an inclination towards a particular ideology. However they remain apolitical while in service to discharge their obligations towards the Govt. of the Day.
When not in active service, they could choose to join any party. Essentially what needs to be ensured by all veterans is that the Ethos of the Serving Military are not degraded or compromised by any action of theirs, or otherwise the Military would be impacted. Soldiers are a continuum of 'Past-Present-Future' in the real sense of the word; Generations of Valour they are.
Military Ethos, Leadership and Training the world over embed in Soldiers the values that dictate ‘Country First, Your Peers and Subordinates Second, and You the Third’ – a challenging credo indeed.
Soldiers sacrifice at the instance of the Govt. of the Day, whosoever it is and whenever it is at any point of history. The Govts. with different ideologies come to power & go, but soldiers' ethos do not alter. He dies to accomplish his mission, if need be.
Soldier is therefore a ‘common thread’ to all Governance.
It is in this spirit that the country needs to see Soldiers. He is NOT from Congress, BJP, Communists, etc, he is the Soldier of the Country.
They should never be treated as ‘Dead and Forgotten’ by a Grateful Nation. And ‘Don’t Divide Them’ whosoever You May be. Valuate Their Contribution if You Can, and Remember the Dead.
Brigadier (Retired) Sukhwindar Singh
http://www.svipja.com/
(A Global Solution for Offsets)
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