War cannot be won by 'guest soldiers': Defense experts

New Delhi, Dt

Defense experts have sharply criticized the 'Agneepath' scheme introduced by the central government to recruit troops for all the three wings of the army. Most defense experts believe the plan would prove detrimental to the military. Brigadier (retd) v. Mahalingam says that no army can win a war on the strength of guest soldiers. This plan is a big mistake.

Brigadier (retd) v. Mahalingam said that no army could win the war on the strength of guest soldiers. It makes the army worse. This is a big mistake. If a guest soldier escapes in a panic, it can have a detrimental effect on the unit and cause panic in the unit, which cannot be controlled. No soldier likes to be called a coward. He fights to save his and his unit's reputation in any bad situation. But you can't expect this from a young man who has been in the army for four years. It cannot quickly form alliances with troops, allies, units. Because he knows he's only been here four years. War can be won not by the number of soldiers and weapons but by the passion of the soldiers.

Defense expert PK Sehgal said that this is a very bad plan of the government. Young people who join the army under this scheme will be disappointed after four years. Providing employment to these young people in normal life after four years of service can be challenging. It takes 2-3 years for the army to prepare a good man. Agnivir will be trained for only six months. How can these people be good soldiers. It would be more harmful to deploy firefighters at the border. They will not have the passion of the Man Behind Mission, which was in the old soldiers. Their training was more.

He added that the Agneepath scheme was being introduced with two motives of saving unemployment and government money. The government wants to provide jobs to millions of youth before 202. Second, the government wants to reduce the burden of salaries and pensions in the defense sector. However, history has shown that we were attacked when our army was weak. We have fought five wars, losing the war against China because of government policies. In all other battles, we won because the weapons were weak, because the morale of the soldiers was strong. This plan is detrimental to the security of the country.