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Looks like you guys are quite impressed by the fact that your soldiers get 'free' booze (or someone said they can get it by paying 50% lesser), fortunately our Ration Scales do not include 'Booze' and stuff.
Wow! Doesn't happen in India at all! The political class in general, and much of the bureaucracy treats the Defense Forces with a fair amount of contempt and a couldn't-care-less attitude! That's because the Defence Forces aren't a vote bank that would have an affect on the fortunes of political parties.my brother-in-law served the army for 18 years, when he retired he was given a plot of land and was put in piority list when he went to find a government job
Its not free booze but subsidized booze..and it acts as an extra income for rtd soldiers who buy their 'quota' and then resell to outsiders at a rate slightly lower than market rate. Its illegal but Army turns a blind eye to it.
Its not free booze but subsidized booze..and it acts as an extra income for rtd soldiers who buy their 'quota' and then resell to outsiders at a rate slightly lower than market rate. Its illegal but Army turns a blind eye to it.
Its not free booze but subsidized booze..and it acts as an extra income for rtd soldiers who buy their 'quota' and then resell to outsiders at a rate slightly lower than market rate. Its illegal but Army turns a blind eye to it.
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What is it with you people that you would try to attract shyt from everyone? 'Pakistani army get posting in the gulf countries and there the pay is ' is not something to drool over.I have heard from my friend whose family is in Pakistan that the officers of Pakistani army get posting in the gulf countries and there the pay is . Is it true , can some one throw some light on it.
But you forgot the biggest perk! Free rations for officers whether in field areas or peace time locations! There so much that one can feed a family of four without batting an eye! Even for veggies it's a binge! For example, for breakfast you get six eggs, bread, butter, jam, cheese and so on. Non veggies get cholesterol!!!! I mean too much mutton and chicken!! Jeeez!During NDA training, no one gets anything except for little pocket money. It is only in the last year, in IMA that they get Rs 21000 monthly as stipend. On commission, they get around 24000 as basic pay, and then DA is added to it. Add to that housing allowance, travel allowance, technical pay(if one is a BTech - Rs 5000 per month), high altitude allowance(Rs 6000 per month), Rank Pay(depends on rank), Foreign posting pay(10,000 - 50,000 per month depending on location), etc etc.
Also add to that a highly subsidized Insurance of Rs. 25,00,000 + an account in CDA that pays compound interest(good luck finding something like this anywhere outside). Travel and moving charges are paid by Army for every posting.
So the perks are good.
Yeah. My bad.
Also, i think soldiers can get LED TV's, laptops.....and other high end stuff at subsidized rates......amirite?
What is it with you people that you would try to attract shyt from everyone? 'Pakistani army get posting in the gulf countries and there the pay is ' is not something to drool over.
Don't know about laptops, but yes you can buy grocery,electronic stuff etc at a very subsidized rate from canteens..but the problem is that the choice is very limited ..its not like shopping in say Big Bazaar.
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I think he was referring to the postings in Middle east armies.
But you forgot the biggest perk! Free rations for officers whether in field areas or peace time locations! There so much that one can feed a family of four without batting an eye! Even for veggies it's a binge! For example, for breakfast you get six eggs, bread, butter, jam, cheese and so on. Non veggies get cholesterol!!!! I mean too much mutton and chicken!! Jeeez!
Cheers!
I think he was referring to the postings in Middle east armies.
Wow! Doesn't happen in India at all! The political class in general, and much of the bureaucracy treats the Defense Forces with a fair amount of contempt and a couldn't-care-less attitude! That's because the Defence Forces aren't a vote bank that would have an affect on the fortunes of political parties.
And who takes the cake is none other than the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, President Pratibha Patil who even avoids meeting war veterans and has even refused an audience with ex servicemen!!
So that's the story in a nut shell. Now doesn't that suck to hell and high heaven?
The food the jawans,JCO,NCO's get is amazingggg..... spicy and delicious sometimes officers go to eat in their mess.