ISSUE 11 | NOVEMBER 2019
BC: Share some of your army training
experience, or if you can share with
our readers about a DAY ROUTINE IN
ARMY TRAINING?
SR: the schedule continues round the
clock. Physical Training is carried out
in the morning. The day is used for
professional training, afternoon rest
and evening we have games. Followed
by night training. It's streamlined as
per the location of the unit. Perfection
is our motto.
BC: Did you get any privilege to fight
for the country in any of the wars?
SR: I joined the battalion after the was
but I did get chance to serve opposite
the area, my battalion had captured in
1971 war.
BC: It's very weird question but I want
to ask as a civilian, like we have clubs
in riding and we share brotherhood
amongst each other (most likely), does
different Regiments or Battalions in
army share brotherhood feelings?
SR: Yes, But the brotherhood shared in
the army is different for it relates to life
and death and victory is our goal. We
are very close knit with every unit of
the army. Our Brotherhood is
complete.
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BC: Do different battalions meet in any of the
events?
SR: Yes, we meet for training, games,
professional competitions etc.
BC: In riding we do share kind of riding
competitions and riding events, does that
happen in army?
SR: Yes, we have professional and sports
competitions. Competitions helps units excel
in various fields including profession and
sports.
BC: Tell me any of your funny or sad incidents
in army while you served?
SR: Loss of lives of our soldiers is the saddest
part. One of my JCOs lost his life while arming
explosives. He was blown to pieces.
BC: Do you miss your army friends? Are you
guys in touch?
SR: We do miss each other. But most of us do
meet once a year in yearly get togethers.
Needless to say, in today's digital world it has
become easy to remain in touch.
BC: In movies we see, when a postcard or a
letter comes from a family or near dears,
soldier gets emotional; in-particularly soldiers
wait for the letters while on duty. Is it true in
reality? If you want to share any of the letters
(contents) with us sent
by your wife or friends, and how was your
reaction while reading it then?
SR: There are areas in the frontiers where
even today telephone communication is
not available. Letters from family and
friends are a big source of motivation.
Imagine the joy getting a letter written not
only from ones wife, parents but also by
your young child or receiving their
birthday celebration photographs in the
remotest place.
BC: If you want to share how rankings are
there in any battalions?
SR: The Battalion is headed by the
Commanding Officer who is a Colonel and
below him are the other officers heading
different sub units and JCOs heading the
lower sub units.
BC: How does our defence system work - I
am not asking the confidential stuffs but
as a curiosity; and might be our readers
would want to know about that?
SR: In short, the President of our country
is the Supreme Commander of the armed
forces. The armed forces functions under
the Ministry of Defence which is headed by
the Defence Minister. The three service
chiefs work under him. Below that are the
respective Command Headquarters, Corps
Headquarters, Division Headquarters and
Brigade Headquarters. Battalions are
under the Brigade Headquarters.