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Published on October 30 2006, Page 1
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HT ONLY IN - Defence forces lose over 2,000 officers
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 FROM GENERALS and rear ad- mirals to lieutenants, officers at all levels are quitting India’s armed forces, worsening an al- ready severe manpower shortage. Figures made available by the army and the navy reveal that 2,712 officers sought discharge over the past five years. Of these 2,061 were al- lowed to leave. The air force refused to provide figures, saying the infor- mation “may be indica- tive of morale (and)… will prejudicially affect the security of the State”. The figures are the first such publicly shared estimates by the armed forces. According to official records, many offi- cers are dissatisfied with their professional growth and leave for better options. “There are a large num- ber of people seeking bet- ter opportunities outside the army, which is a sad thing, be- cause obviously they are leaving the profession that was their first choice,” General (retd) V.P. Malik, former army chief, told the Hin- dustan Times. “On one side are the material aspects like pay, al- lowances, etc. On the other are the prolonged periods of service without much respite in field ar- eas, like insurgency-affected places, when they may have to be separated from their families.”
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