Then again I agree with you 1001%
But army and SSG should not be used. It gave a negative image we all ready seen that. How much army trying but its negative image is growing just because of operation?
I agree with you officer think mentally is needed but this can be done by testing them in real life test simulations not solving papers.
There should be another force made from stat. that recruitment procedure not revolve around education but on tuff physical and mental exercises.
Omar, i don't understand how have you done your analysis without knowing how COIN operations are done. No where in the world the COIN operations are performed by para-military forces, if you look at history & all the counter insurgency operations regular forces with special forces have always been used. Colombian COIN, Sri Lankan COIN, Indian COIN, American COIN in Iraq & Afghanistan, British COIN against IRA etc etc all are done by regular forces as para-military forces or police are not equipped nor have the resources & training to do.
Yes agree, initially the PA operation was not liked by people & PA itself, but when you see such brutal suicide bombings, when hostile nations start supporting these groups & when PA & other LEA see its comrades getting slaughtered & killed brutally & ordinary people started to see body parts of fellow civilian people, the tide changed. Now the person who does not supports PA, is equal to a traitor or is just like the TTP thugs.
I am sitting in my home & hearing the booms of artillery fire, with each boom my heart beat doubles & a wave of fear goes through the body, if i am feeling such, just imagine the people who have went through hell due to these murderers.
And do you think the army guys are enjoying this whole war ?? Do they want their bodies to be brought in coffins to their homes or in pieces ?? Do they want to get martyred by the hands of such people ?? they had joined the army to fight the real enemy. But this has now become a war for Pakistan, it has become our war.
And i think you have no Idea how army works nor how cadets are selected otherwise you won't be emphasizing on educational qualification. Just to clear it up, army selection is not done only based on the educational qualification of a person. ISSB tests are designed to see the mental capabilities of the future cadets, their team work spirit, problem solving capability, situational awareness, leadership qualities etc etc. I was a regular guy got less then 60% marks in FSC & got selected in ISSB, brother was even less bright then me in studies but got selected, so many other guys barely reaching the 50% or 55% required marks in FSC/FA get selected. So i don't know why you think that only the top scoring guys get selected, which is not the case. Plus army is not just about studies, it has practical applications too, the studies help in making a good leader out of the officer, as without knowledge he may not make good decisions & this knowledge about war comes through studies & dear army from the start to the end is all practical. An officer goes through different phases & matures with the time into becoming a good leader, who leads his troops in battle or any other situation required.
Would advise you to get a thorough knowledge of how the army works & what assignments an officer has to do through out his career.
Without knowing anything about the army mechanism & then guessing or commenting is wrong.
