Dear Veteran,
I am happy to learn that you have opened a blog to discuss on
various issues of retired/serving soldiers. It is no doubt an ideal
attempt to do some benevolent deeds for the veterans. On One Rank One
Pension, my opinion goes like this. In lieu of fighting for more, we
should try to get whatever is donated by the GOI immediately then we
should fight for the equality. All are very well aware that now a
days the prices of consumer commodities have sky rocketed. All the
veterans are running short of their monies. By the time we may win the
bargain, many of us may not be there to taste the smell of the fruits.
So I go with the saying "Something is better than nothing".
Please do send your comments on my opinion.
Further with regards to PBOR, why are we not commenting on us
alone? When I visit any Military Establishment viz CSD, MH etc, the
phrase PBOR is highlighted on the counter. Ealier there were three
counters Officers, JCOs and ORs but now a days it has become a fashion
to write Officers and PBORs. Should we not write to the concerned
authorities for degrading us by our own brethren.
Next point which I would like to share is that those who are
reemployed in the civil group C and D services, have been given two
years ante date seniority for promotion above the peers who joined
directly from schools/colleges (irrespective of their service they have
rendered in the armed forces). How far this is also justifiefied when
now a days one can come out with pension after serving twenty years of
military service. This rule is way back to 1986 when one used come out
of military service after 9 years. We should give proper attention on
this also.
Likewise there are lot more anomalies with regard to the lives of
the ex-soliders. We should concentrate only one issue i.e. fighting
unitedly irrespective of the rank, creed and colours. Then only we may
succeed in our goal. Otherwise there are many culprits to divide and
rule the mass. Hope, you are agreeable with me.
For today here I am
Ex-W.O. N.N. Mukhopadhyay