“The fact is that that today there are many avenues open to boys and girls and the Army is not one of the preferred ones amongst young people. The money they are getting for the kind of tough job they are doing is very, very meagre. Most importantly, the respect in society for the armed forces has gone down,” said General (retd) V P Malik, who was the Army Chief during the Kargil war.
The Army, which has high hopes from the Sixth Pay Commission, feels it is time that the situation is tackled and concrete steps are taken to prevent further deterioration.
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