Compulsory Military Training - Notes for Group discussion for Airforce Phase 2 by Garhwal Sir

Compulsory Military Training

●it is a form of compulsory enlistment of local people in national service or military service. It is something that is going on from ages in some places, and really helped people. 

●In India also, some people are in favor of compulsory military training. They want the central government to seriously consider the proposal of military training in educational institutes.

Arguments in favour -

◆India faces the shortage of military officers, and the step could help the government to get the required number.

◆It will provide a morale boost and a stronger representation to the army brigade of Himachal Pradesh.

◆The restructuring of regiments by making military training compulsory will lower down the walls of differences between rural and urban India, the different states and the communities.

◆The compulsory military training will be a form of vocational training that will utilize some years of youth life for constructive purposes.

◆Military training will instill much needed discipline and patriotism in the hearts of young blood that are just blindly walking on the path of westernization.

◆It will provide a means to many young people who want to be a part of public enterprise but sometimes cannot fulfill the entrance criteria.

◆The past has shown that conscription has helped the countries like Israel and Switzerland during the tough times.

Arguments against - 

●The compulsory military training will create more and more powerful regiments divided on regional basis. India is not a place to implement such law.

●The compulsory military training that is worth anything will come with a cost, and the problem is who will bear the cost? The taxpayers’ money cannot be wasted like this.

●Anything that is made compulsory or forced is not liked by the people, no matter it is interesting or useful.

●The prime years of youth cannot be forced to spend in vocational training as these are the years to have fun in life.

●Forcing military training in India is like violation of individual rights as it will be like providing the service for any government whether the person supports it or not.

●The idea of compulsory military training is feasible only in countries that have a small population base.

●Many a times women are not made a part of such programs and then all the burden comes solely on men.

●It will not foster the national pride in people but will be considered as involuntary servitude and slavery.

●The efforts, time and money will be totally wasted as an unwilling and forced training will be inefficient.

●The simple decisions in India cannot be implemented due to political problems. 

Conclusion

◆Military training in India has to be perceived in many parameters. It has to be analyzed in terms of social, economic, political and national factors.

◆The idea of compulsory military training at first idea seems good but the problem is the country is not ready to implement such training at this level.

◆It will give one more reason to politicians to divide the country. Instead of encouraging the national spirit it will provide the people with an extra tool to make illegal forces.

◆Moreover, Indians have the right to select, and therefore in any case government cannot force the decision on people.

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