We dont join the armed forces because

[Aberforth]

People don't want to join the army today, not because they are scared, materialistic or un-patriotic. Rather it is because they are well aware that Indian military personell are underpaid, overworked and treated like dogs, usually in the Army. The equipments are sub-standard, as is exemplified by the AK-47s and 56s of Indian commandoes compared to Dragunov snipers and AK-60s of LTTEs and ULFA. Another example - the Indian Air Force lost more of its pilots in peacetime accidents than a First World air force does in wartime. Thanks to mass media and intenet, today we realise that "Be an armyman - be a winner" advertisements ignore what is met by the eye.

 

[DigitalDude]

I was an Under Officer in NCC Army in my college.. had dreams of joining army but a major surgery applied sudden brakes on my life and turned it 180 degrees




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[teknoPhobia]

Don't meet physical requirements

 

[mobilogist]

i tried twice to get into nda, but i haven't qualified both the times. but i will join the army now (if possible) in technical core.

 

[techx]

when u join the armed forces will be half dead dring the tuf training period and die a painful death after training by the hands of some one who have gone nuts for some reasons.

Truely speaking not a single one will join army i they saw the real training process involved. I saw it from my childhood days because i got admission to a prestigious school running inside a real army training head quarters. If u see The punishment they give , it will chill u upto ur spine. I saw it in real. And I decided it is not gonna be my source of bread

 

[eagle_y2j]

when u join the armed forces will be half dead dring the tuf training period and die a painful death after training by the hands of some one who have gone nuts for some reasons.

Truely speaking not a single one will join army i they saw the real training process involved. I saw it from my childhood days because i got admission to a prestigious school running inside a real army training head quarters. If u see The punishment they give , it will chill u upto ur spine. I saw it in real. And I decided it is not gonna be my source of bread

and plz stop saying I am from a prestigious school inside army headquaters this doesn't make any sense and one more thing Army is not for chickens who are scared of punishments as they do have a habbit of making mistakes .

I did not join the armed forces because I don't see any future for me. Neither is there an incentive strong enough. I tend to be practical, which is why a false sense of nationalism that we Indians term 'patriotism' doesn't work for me. I realised ages back that I'd serve my nation better if I help Indians get a better life than joining the army which will never let my skills develop. India doesn't have a top notch military force and joining the army as a cadet isn't going to help any more in this age of strategic nuclear technology and highly specialised military forces - two fields where India hardly stands out.

nothing to comment about your understanding of "Patriotism" but dude plz refresh ur current affairs as in this nuclear and specialised military force world our army is too an hard nut to crack