Are we to assume before Agniveer , previous recruits had absolutely no technical expertise or sub standard knowledge ?
He's the commandant of the AOC , the centre which trained the first batch of Agniveers . What do you expect him to say ?!
He gave you a logical argument, and this is your reply? His ideological leanings are irrelevant here.
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This defeats the purpose of the Agniveer program. After a certain age, they won't be able to go to college, get a degree, and build a better life. Basic training is not difficult; every mature nation with conscription operates in this manner. We dont lack human resources. Army is not an employment generation program.More than 60 percent Agniveer Soldiers will be absorbed as permanent soldiers or their tenure will be extended to 8 or 10 years
It is not easy to train soldiers so frequently and In large numbers every year
Replacing them after 4 years is a huge waste of trained manpower
The announcement of the new decisions will happen when the 4 year earlier deadline is just around the corner
The Government has time till End of 2026 to announce changes to this scheme
Agniveer: Retention Period, Age Limit May Rise As Armed Forces Review Scheme
An officer said selecting trainees in 6 months and adding 3–6 months of special training leaves Agniveers for only 2–2.5 years, sharply increasing training costs
I would go so far as to say that the recruitment age should be lowered to 16 , candidates for special tasks identified during basic training so that they receive specialised training for another 6-8 months before being deployed in peace time locations preceding their deployment on the LoC & LAC.More than 60 percent Agniveer Soldiers will be absorbed as permanent soldiers or their tenure will be extended to 8 or 10 years
It is not easy to train soldiers so frequently and In large numbers every year
Replacing them after 4 years is a huge waste of trained manpower
The announcement of the new decisions will happen when the 4 year earlier deadline is just around the corner
The Government has time till End of 2026 to announce changes to this scheme
Agniveer: Retention Period, Age Limit May Rise As Armed Forces Review Scheme
An officer said selecting trainees in 6 months and adding 3–6 months of special training leaves Agniveers for only 2–2.5 years, sharply increasing training costs
There can be no comparison with earlier recruitments. The 21st century wars are a different ball game. It is not about numbers by which we won 1965,1971 and probably 1999 wars. Contactless warfare in the digital era means that future wars will be fought with artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, stand-off weapons, cyber space and space-based ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) playing a key role. Recruits need to be tech-savy. It wasn't the case before. That's why there was no written test for army recruitment till Agnipath scheme was introduced.
Who told you we won those wars on account of numbers ?
Yup. I can see that happening in Ukraine such that there are hardly any soldiers on the frontline as per latest reports only drones & tanks & aerial vehicles be it FAs or hptrs.
I think you need to read up more on what were the procedures for recruitment earlier before the Agniveer system was implemented.
