I am a little concerned that a person should consider a career based on how he could be involved in causing the deaths of other people. I am sure that there are better reasons for serving one's country, for officers and for enlisted people. I just hope nobody who is considering becoming one of the "men"this future officer is going to lead in battle reads this article.
RE:there must be a better reason
by David Jacob on Jan 24, 2008 10:47 PM Permalink
then again it is upto the government th provide a few thousand better reasons each for being in the defence forces......these days the reasons why anyone does anything are little brightly colured things, with mahatma's picures on them
RE:there must be a better reason
by David Jacob on Jan 25, 2008 12:21 AM Permalink
To Ranjith Parakkal
Now why would you want to know how the weather is in karachi ? Could you be thinking of moving your illiterate butt there ?
Take a moment and read what was written; I was saying that there were better reasons for someone to join the army than just saying he could order other people to end their lives on his sayiing so; and in an additional post I said it was upto the government to improve the pay and service conditions in defence.
Perhaps you played your communal card a little early here; yes india is home to people of other religions than yours; and you can bait them all you want;but that does not solve the real problems we have
When the best and most dramatic reason an underpaid junior officer gets to give on his career choice is that other people would one day , die for him - i thought that would strike some people as strange.... but I guess i could be wrong
but think -armies require non-commissioned ranks too ; and these reqiuire real people - as real as you and I.....
RE:there must be a better reason
by sabyasachi ghosh on Jan 25, 2008 12:30 AM Permalink
you Concerned??????!!!!! How would you rate this concern on a scale of 1-10? Now imagine the entire army quits and starts working like you do... now rate your concern in this situation? Make any sense? Anything that takes to motivate them to keep YOU safe, let them be. Concern?? hah! Dont care a dead rats ass for your concern!
RE:there must be a better reason
by David Jacob on Jan 25, 2008 12:52 AM Permalink
"Anything that takes to motivate them to keep YOU safe, let them be. Concern?? hah! Dont care a dead rats ass for your concern!'
It may have escaped your notice that socialism is dead; salaries and money are important things in the world; that officers do apply in some numbers to resign their commissions for jobs elsewhere
yes it is something to be concerned about.
BTW, I am not familiar with the asses of rats,dead or otherwise -which are obviously the objects of much interest to yoour good self.
RE:there must be a better reason
by Onie on Jan 24, 2008 11:22 PM Permalink
You have misunderstood the quote. Deliberately or not, I can't say. He is saying that he is going to be in career that commands the kind of fierce passion that makes men put their duty before their lives. Contrast that to the disillusionment and demotivation that is so common in the corporate sector. That is the point, not a gleeful anticipation of causing future deaths.
