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By: NotReallyAnonymous

NotReallyAnonymous — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:39:23 +0000

It looks like even the army would have us thinking on the lines of Sawant’s article. A kiosk outside Army Recruitment Centre South in Bangalore actually says it: “MISSI N CAREER”.

By intent or a case of a missing O?

By: savie

savie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:39:11 +0000

Hi, I am a journalist married to an army officer. My advice to young independant and strong headed women is, “NEVER MARRY AN ARMY OFFICER.” They may make great husbands, but the stinky organisation will expect you to become wives who spend their time pleasing the wives of senior officers.
I had great pride for the army and wanted to provide mental strength to my officer husband. So I gave up my job where my salary was much more than my husband’s and joined him in a small town where he is posted. I found an alternative to work from home. My husband supports me, but the army has only been discouraging me, cos they want me to be active in “ladies’ activities.” These activities include ladies meets, attendance at shops which are inaugurated every time a senior officer’s wife visits, so called welfare activities where ORs’ wives are forced to dance and sing. If the jawans’ wives refuse to participate, their husbands are punished and told to control their wives. Even my husband was told by his senior officer, “you should know who wears the pants.” He is warned that his career would be harmed if I dont take orders from their wives.
The ladies advise me “we should accept our fate. We can be only hosuewives or teachers.” Why don’t they bloody hell understand that times have changed. We live in the 21st century and we need not resign to our “fate.” Well, they may not for the army still lives in the 18th century.
Thankfully I have a husband who stands by me and considers my career as important as his. You may not be that lucky. Think twice before marrying an Indian army officer.

If the army wants more officers to join them, they have to come out of the British mentality and catch up with the changing world.

By: The Rational Fool

The Rational Fool — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:16:30 +0000

The motto for the rest of the armies around the world:

A babe in this life is worth 72 babes in the after-life

By: Kannan

Kannan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:18:08 +0000

Pathetic suggestion by Sawant..After reading the quote I feel disgust in the patronizing attitude towards women as well as men in uniform.But I strongly feel that for military personnel in insurgency affected areas, they must internally arrange “cathouses” like private american contractors do for their troops in Iraq & Af-Pak theatre. I think it will reduce Shopian type incidents. It is not a politically correct thing to do, but I can only imagine what will happen to guys who wont get “action” for months on while being shot at and IEDed at every corner of the road. Cathouses can be done humanely like in Texas and Amsterdam..with good incentives to willing participants and not necessarily in WWII Japanese type of way..

By: scritic

scritic — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:26:05 +0000

Plus it’ s a little condescending to women in general, no? Assuming that all they want in life is to marry some (good-looking) guy and settle down?

By: Oldtimer

Oldtimer — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:24:14 +0000

My friend in the navy married a real stunner. We used to ask him if he was having difficulty keeping his uniform on.

By: Pragmatic Euphony » Sunday Levity — PYTs & army’s officer shortage

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:55:50 +0000

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