{"id":1439,"date":"2020-12-07T20:40:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defencewardsmatrimony.com\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2020-12-07T20:40:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T15:10:24","slug":"indian-defence-life-merits-and-demerits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defencewardsmatrimony.com\/blog\/indian-defence-life-merits-and-demerits\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Defence Life-Merits and Demerits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working for the armed forces offers several financial benefits such as defined pension and health insurance, it being a central government job is the biggest advantage but there are a few challenges as well. We will take a close look at some of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demerits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Accommodation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many serving personnel find it difficult to get an official family accommodation in metros like Delhi, Mumbai or Hyderabad. Similarly, changing schools mid-term due to transfers is a major challenge that the armed forces personnel face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortage of modern equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Retd Army officer Vinay Biala agrees with defence experts when they say that the infantry needs new and more lethal weapons than assault rifles, the carbine, light machine gun (LMG), the sniper rifle and the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). An Infantry officer himself, Biala is one of those who says, “we are happy to work with what we have”. It’s the generosity and commitment of such officers which often go unappreciated by bureaucrats and the government. Unfortunately, many of the weapons currently used by the troops are of 1960s vintage. The frequent Air Force MIG crashes only add credence to the situation the personnel have to deal with on the ground. There is already danger hanging on them by virtue of the nature of the job, and if there mode of defence turns out to be obsolete, how can we expect them to survive attacks, a question several governments have failed to act on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequent Transfers<\/strong>
Owing to the nature of the job, frequently being relocated usually leads to leading an extremely disturbed life, as both family life<\/a> and children’s education are adversely affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Retirement Age<\/strong>\u00a0
Early retirement age creates a sense of insecurity since it is not feasible to complete all familial responsibilities and commitments before retirement. Unless you are technically qualified, there are no employment avenues outside. For Navy and Air Force personnel, they are still technically qualified and can manage to get jobs, but for the majority including infantry soldiers, it\u2019s a very difficult situation to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modest Salary and Career Prospects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything has changed. Industry packages now go up to crores and the pay in defence has gone down compared to the civilian counterparts over the years. In 1991, the pay of a defense officer and the ones who joined the industry was almost the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merits <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Skills and training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army is one of the best places in the world to learn skills that matter in real life and also applies to the workplace. They are known not only to be a highly disciplined<\/a> organization but they know how to ingrain such attributes into their soldiers. Valuable skills that are applicable to the workplace are taught in the army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remuneration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remuneration, or take home pay, of an army personnel<\/a> is often misunderstood because people focus on basic pay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remuneration in the Army is divided into four different types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n