04-29-2008, 11:12 PM
<b>Army's plans to tackle officer shortage</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The deliberations on how to overcome shortages of officers, more felt in units conducting anti-insurgency operations, came in the backdrop of army facing a recurring shortage of over 11,000 officers against sanctioned strength for the past several years.
Now the army has proposed a higher ratio of Short Service Commissioned Officers as compared to Permanent Commissioned Officers and looking into prospects of picking up recruits who have cleared Class XII and then letting them choose a college of their choice for graduation on monthly stipends, before being enrolled as officers in the army.
The Commanders also gave the nod for the novel idea of paying monthly stipends to cadets undergoing military training in military academies.
Though, army sources did not mention the figure, it has been proposed that a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 be paid to all cadets in all military academies.
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Serious situation, private sector is more lucrative now. They should increase salary and life insurance amount. Harship is another reason, couple of my class mates recently quit forces and moved to private sector.
Now the army has proposed a higher ratio of Short Service Commissioned Officers as compared to Permanent Commissioned Officers and looking into prospects of picking up recruits who have cleared Class XII and then letting them choose a college of their choice for graduation on monthly stipends, before being enrolled as officers in the army.
The Commanders also gave the nod for the novel idea of paying monthly stipends to cadets undergoing military training in military academies.
Though, army sources did not mention the figure, it has been proposed that a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 be paid to all cadets in all military academies.
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Serious situation, private sector is more lucrative now. They should increase salary and life insurance amount. Harship is another reason, couple of my class mates recently quit forces and moved to private sector.