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If you dream of getting into Indian army and serve your country, following will help you in your mission.
4. FACING SSB INTERVIEW
6. ARMY RANKS
AS A PROFESSION -WHAT THE ARMY OFFERS
If you are looking for the following attributes in
your profession,
(a) Professional Advancement
(b) Job Satisfaction
(c) Job Security
(d) Economic Stability
(e) Social Status
(f) Quality of Life
(g) Variety and Adventure
Then Army is the profession for you, as these in the
Army, compare far more than favourably with any other service.
Lets see actually what army offers...
Professional
Advancement
The promotional avenues available to an Army officer
are:-
By Time Scale
1. Captain
2. Major
3. Lieutenant
Colonel
By Selection
1. Colonel
2. Brigadier
3. Major
General
4. Lieutenant
General
5. General
JOB SATISFACTION
Lack
of job satisfaction leads to tremendous frustration and results in job-hopping.
Jobs in the civil world whether with the government or the corporate leave one
with no alternate avenues if stuck with a frustrating portfolio or set up.
On
the contrary, the sheer variety, sense of purpose, responsibility and pride,
negate any job dissatisfaction in the Army.
JOB SECURITY
For
an effective career, a long-term strategy is essential and this is possible
only if continuity and job security is assured. The Army has been structured to
ensure that its personnel work with unhindered dignity. Additionally, statutory
rules and regulations exist to safeguard the interests of the servicemen
adequately both while in service and after retirement.
FOREIGN COURSES
AND POSTINGS.
The service also offers opportunity for courses and
postings abroad. The India Army is renowned all over the world and interaction
with foreign armies is extensive. Service with UN Forces provides exposure and
travel opportunities across the globe.
ECONOMIC
STABILITY
Consequent
to the Sixth Pay Commission salaries have shot up. While the pay and the
allowances of an Army officer may superficially appear to be at par with other
Central government services, and may be less than that offered by the corporate
sector, the quality of life and non-inflationary nature of the perks, which the
Army offers outshine the other services. Government job entitles you to many
hidden perks, which you may NOT quantify while calculating remuneration. Apparently, there are about 61 types of facilities,
benefits and allowances that are applicable to Army in general. In
fact if one were to work out the remuneration of a service officer vis a vis a
comparable job in the private sector, on the basis of ‘cost to company’ you
would be astounded to find the returns of an Army man to be more if not the
same. Some of these perks which are not quantified in terms of cash and are
immune to inflation are as follows in case of a Lieutenant, which is the
starting rank.
The
above are entitled as per service conditions and qualifications acquired.
Cadets at the IMA, OTA, Cadet Training Wing at CME, MCME, and MCTE get a fixed
stipend of RS 21000/- PM.
POST
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
> PENSION AT 50% OF LAST
PAY DRAWN
> DEATH CUM RETIREMENT
GRATUITY
> FREE MEDICAL
TREATMENT INCLUDING DEPENDANTS
> CANTEEN FACILITIES AS
BEFORE
> INSURANCE COVER
> RESETTLEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
> MBA PROGRAMME FOR
RETIRED OFFRS
QUALITY OF LIFE
As an Indian Army officer at 21, you’d be looking at a
lifestyle that one cannot imagine in any other profession, so early in life.
What compromises “Quality of Life”? On one hand is a job with a thick pay
packet but with the drudgery of 9AM to 9PM schedule, no avenues and time for
extracurricular activities, no scope for adventure and excitement, no social
status, lack of family life, threat of being terminated with a month’s salary,
working in suffocating environment with no self respect and honour. On the
other hand is a job which offers you challenge, adventure, excitement, honour,
prestige, self respect, whole some family life, safety and security for the
family and to top it all the love, respect and esteem of our great India. In
the somewhat chaotic social and economic conditions that prevail in our
country, Army life is an island of sanity and social order that is the envy of
our countrymen. Quality of life is an important attribute of Army life, and has
no parallel in any other service. Some of the intangibles, which go to make the
quality of life in the Army, are:-
(a) Service of the motherland.
(b) A profession to be proud of
(c) Opportunity to travel and know the
country and its people/culture/flora and fauna
(d) Opportunity to serve and represent the nation
abroad
(e) A pure and noble profession
(f) Honour and social status
(g) No stagnation, a new challenge every day.
(h) Opportunity for growth
(i) Sports and adventure activity
(j) Messes, clubs and institutions
facilities
(k) Education facilities – Both school and
professional colleges for children
(l) AWWA hostel for girls in metros
(m) Army
ensures your physical and mental health.
(n) Quality of
life ensured not only for officers, but also families.
VARIETY AND ADVENTURES
Variety and adventure are the spice and romance of
life. No profession has the kind of recreational and adventure facilities to
offer as the Army does; from membership of the best clubs in country to horse
riding, swimming, golfing, mountaineering, trekking and sailing. Posting to
exotic stations gives one an opportunity to see India and its different
cultures, in all its vivid glory. You may also get a chance to go abroad on
course or on posting. So, if one is looking for a profession, which goes beyond
being a mere job, accept the challenge and join the Indian Army.
PROFESSIONAL
ENHANCEMENT
The
Army affords a very open, impartial and transparent avenue for professional
enhancement. For a professionally dedicated officer with sincerity and
dedication, the sky is the limit. Salient aspects of professional enhancement
are as follows:-
(a) Opportunity for higher study in
prestigious institutions both in India and abroad
(b) Deputation in various scientific
institutions in the country including DRDO, DGQA, LRDE, BEL, ITI and host of others
(c) Foreign assignments
in the UNO and Indian embassies/missions
(d) Foreign assignments in connection
with the procurement of advanced technology and weaponry and training to handle
and maintain the same
(e) Promotions solely based on
capability and free of any extraneous consideration
SOCIAL STATUS
IN SERVICE
All
of us have our own opinion about what constitutes “social status”. However it
is an undisputed fact that the status of a ‘warrior’ has stood the test of
time. History and society have both held the soldier in esteem and offered him
a unique status in society. By joining the Army, one becomes a member of an
exclusive and elite brotherhood, which is the envy of one and all.
POST RETIREMENT
Even
after laying down the uniform, Army officers continue to have the status of the
most respected citizens of our country. This added to their ingrained code of
conduct and ethical values enable them to occupy a special social niche in
society. Since he is much fitter due to the active lifestyle he has led, a
second career or lateral absorption in parallel employment is always eminently
feasible. His do or die attitude and mental agility ensures that he never
really grows into old age, but continues to contribute and thus remain a valued
member of society.
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