CHIEF, YOUR SERMON WAS LITTLE TO EARLY, AND THE CIVILIAN AUDIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.
Now since the Nations civilians have been given some insight into Army's "Buddy" system, causing total and more confusion and ambiguity into the minds of the most. I feel, that as a Combat Soldier, I should give clarity to this ambiguous understanding of Army's "Buddy" System.
The very nature of Army Combat Camaraderie requires Combat Officers and Combat Soldiers to collaborate with each other with strength of professional competence, with best physical fitness and with equal mutual respect, whenever they operate as "Buddy". The Buddy system generates close relationships between combat colleagues leading to increased combat efficiency, best military result/output, motivation and happiness. But the Army Training always ensures, that combat officer and combat soldier, when operating as "Buddy" only become familiar with each other and never become/ behave like friends, a very important aspect.
The Buddy system, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Nation, is only and is always applicable in Combat fighting Arm of the Army, because these are the actual Die Hard, Brave Hearts, who understand the value of life, the pride, the dignity of each other and each others strength and weaknesses. The Combat Officer and his Buddy Combat Soldier, live during thick and thin and are trained to fight and protect each other in actual military combat operations.
The Buddy System is not and should never be confused as Officer and his Servant arrangement. A misconceived notion, of this unique concept, by most in the Non Combat outfit of the Army; this system has been deliberately misunderstood and misused by these Officer/JCO's, as their house Servant, an arrangement to replace the civilian maid. These Non Combat Arm of the Army, the outfit which totally lack the basic understanding of a Soldier, his self respect and his pride, misuse soldiers as their servants at home, destroying his dignity, pride and his worth as a Indian Army Soldier.
Ladies and Gentlemen of India, this malaise, the blatant and brazen misuse of Soldiers, willingly or unwillingly; by those in power should stop immediately, without waiting for any formal drastic orders from the Government or awaiting major disaster to happen, because no amount of explanation, justification and cover would douse this fire now.
The very nature of Army Combat Camaraderie requires Combat Officers and Combat Soldiers to collaborate with each other with strength of professional competence, with best physical fitness and with equal mutual respect, whenever they operate as "Buddy". The Buddy system generates close relationships between combat colleagues leading to increased combat efficiency, best military result/output, motivation and happiness. But the Army Training always ensures, that combat officer and combat soldier, when operating as "Buddy" only become familiar with each other and never become/ behave like friends, a very important aspect.
The Buddy system, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Nation, is only and is always applicable in Combat fighting Arm of the Army, because these are the actual Die Hard, Brave Hearts, who understand the value of life, the pride, the dignity of each other and each others strength and weaknesses. The Combat Officer and his Buddy Combat Soldier, live during thick and thin and are trained to fight and protect each other in actual military combat operations.
The Buddy System is not and should never be confused as Officer and his Servant arrangement. A misconceived notion, of this unique concept, by most in the Non Combat outfit of the Army; this system has been deliberately misunderstood and misused by these Officer/JCO's, as their house Servant, an arrangement to replace the civilian maid. These Non Combat Arm of the Army, the outfit which totally lack the basic understanding of a Soldier, his self respect and his pride, misuse soldiers as their servants at home, destroying his dignity, pride and his worth as a Indian Army Soldier.
Ladies and Gentlemen of India, this malaise, the blatant and brazen misuse of Soldiers, willingly or unwillingly; by those in power should stop immediately, without waiting for any formal drastic orders from the Government or awaiting major disaster to happen, because no amount of explanation, justification and cover would douse this fire now.
