As seen a public forum complaint on BUTMAN in the army I have a suggestion about BUTMAN service in the military.
Batman service in the military is an unwarranted tradition taken over from the British Indian Army. When an England born British Officer was appointed to unfamiliar Indian Territory serve in the British Indian Army, a butman servant, a sepoy, was assigned to help the officer.
Today in India one JCO one butman and one officer one butman we have over 100,000 butman which a HUGE WASTE OF MANPOWER supposed to be competent soldiers on duty and its expense. They are recruited for soldiering but not to be like a maid servant. Once a butman he became lazy to active soldering and lost their soldier mentality of abilities and the career.
The butman are today over the Manpower of an Army Command under a senior Lt General over 100,000. About 5% of the Army manpower is used as butman it is HUGE BIGGER NUMBER of soldiers supposed to be in the service of the core of soldier.
(Please note: Soldier strength in a Brigade 3000, Division 10000, Corps 30000, and Command 100000. Total soldiers taken now for BUDMAN service is more than the strength of a COMMAND). It is like a Cruel Fun in the system.
If at all BUDMAN service to be sustained, In order to reduce the butman wastage I suggest the following:
1. One butman for 10 JOCs. May be no butman to a JCO below age 45. (instead of one butman to One JCO currently )
