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  Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Senior Serving Officers Respond to the DMA’s Double Bogey! (Part-2) The debate over the 'contentious' development regarding the DMA proposed 'retirement' & 'pension' policy continues with 'bombshell' responses by two senior officers presently serving in the Indian Army.   5 Nov 2020     The recent letter by the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) on a revised 'retirement' & 'pension' policy has stirred the metaphorical hornets nest! With the proposed move irking several in both the 'Veteran' and 'Serving Fraternities', many of whom have vehemently opposed lopsided nature of these policy considerations in  Part-1   of this 'No Holds Barred' debate   by MVI. The debate over this 'contentious' development continues with 'bombshell' responses by two senior officers presently serving in the Indian Army. From the Editor :  It is important to point out that

    LETTER HEAD OF IESM   … Date:  07 Nov 2020 To, Sh. Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, 104, South Block, New Delhi -110011 .   REVIEW OF RETIREMENT AGE OF DEFENCE PERSONNEL AND REDUCTION IN PENSIONs   Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Ji,  1.    Proposal for reduction of pension for the premature defence retirees and increase in their ages of retirement is a serious retrograde step to further damage the noble profession of Arms. In this connection proposal letter is enclosed. 2.      If such illegal, demotivating, and demoralizing proposal is allowed to be implemented, it will make the military unattractive to the suitable youth to volunteer themselves for the profession. 3.    As it is, military profession, is the last option of the youth.  Introducing further down gradation, degradation, demotivation and demoralization policies will seriously damages the efficiency and effectiveness of our military.  Military Leaders at all levels of rank have to be bold, courageous scru