Thread by @samar11

The #Agneepath scheme was rammed down the throats of the military, former CDS Rawat was leery of it, former army chief & govt's own minister V K Singh said he was not consulted. @SushantSin calls out the govt's claims & reveals the dangers
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"Despite the Army being short of more than 100,000 soldiers, only 46,000 men are being contracted this year. This will not even make up for the soldiers retiring this year, further increasing the shortfall. But it will end up saving some money for a paisa-pinching govt"

#Agneepath will affect "technical training & experience required for the men who serve in the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy or the sub-unit and unit cohesion in the Army", which will be "challenged in utilising these short-term contractual soldiers"

In another column, a former naval aviator & test pilot explains how the #Agniveers, with their 4-yr stint will be of little use to the Navy, where skills are acquired over years & where they will likely be consigned to the most menial jobs timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/a…