RE:Army has problem from inside then from outsiders.
by EI Abraham on May 17, 2008 02:22 AM
Batman service in the military is an unwarrated tradition taken over from the British Indian Army. When a British Officer was appointed to serve in the British Indian Army, a butman servant 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 and the spending. They are recruited for soldiering but not to be like a maid servant. Once a butman became lazy to soldering and lost their career.
The butman usage today is over the Manpower of a Army Command under a Lt General over 100,000.
In order to reduce the butman wastage I suggest the following: 1. One butman for 10 JOCs. ( instead of one butman to One JCO currently )
2. One butman for 3 officers up to Major. ( instead of one butman to one officer )
3. One butman for officer above Colonel, as is now.
It is also highly advisable to start a separate service :BUDMAN: like of NCE ( Non-Compatent Employee) from locals that they shall not move or travel with the units.
At any rate, I think it a cruel fun, HUGE waste keeping over 100,000 budman and I do not think, any way, butman is not at all needed up to rank Major. ( OR EQUALLENT OF MAJOR IN THE NAVY & AIRFORCE )
