RE:Informing the Family
by Suresh on Oct 03, 2007 04:22 PM Permalink
This is the standard operating proceedure. Immeditaly after the call, the local group commander (in this case the GOC-AP) will send a senior officer and his wife to the family of the slain soldier. The offcial protocols soon follow. In fact the Indian Army (and the other services) follow the British system of informing the next of kin first, followed by a public announcement. What surprises me is that there is no statement from the President, Prime Minister (he is unfit in any case), or even the Defence Minister.
