Winds of Change

I'm reproducing a thought provoking comment posted by Sanjay in this Blog. It surely deserves a front page visibilty. If we dont use our voice we lose our voice. The other comment can be read in the article " Paramiltary is not Peripheral"

Winds of change The winds of change have finally begun to blow. There have been features on TV News Channels on how tough everyday life is on the borders of Rajasthan. Articles have appeared in newspapers and journals, bringing to the fore not only the duties of the Force but also the fact that it is high time the Force was left to its cadre officers to run. If there was so much of a need, the central government could always make space for deputationists in other bodies. The judgement of the Guwahati High Court directing the government to look into this aspect of command is a small step forward. But some amount of introspection is also necessary. Can the cadre officers consider themselves fit enough for command at the highest level? Are they thinking at that level? It is commonly observed that a commandant is actively involved in the nitty-gritty of running the battalion instead of higher pursuits. This attitude has permeated downwards. Can he think of crafting policies instead of spending his energy on how best to implement them? Can he think of Human Resource Management from the viewpoint of a CEO instead of a shop floor supervisor? Let us hope that a lot many commandants were actively involved in analyzing the recommendations of the Sixth CPC, pointing out errors and then suggesting changes. Let us also look forward to altruistic interests at command level instead of earthly pursuits! Let us look forward to more of initiative and the encouraging of initiative at junior leadership level.
October 30, 2008 3:15 AM