Desertions from the Army

The Army is facing one of the biggest peace time crisis, perhaps since its inception.Young officers have been deserting the Armed Forces, in particular, the Indian Army when their applications for premature exit from the services were rejected.TIMES NOW has confirmation from highly placed sources that since 1991, 52 officers on short service commission with the Army Medical Corps have been declared deserters. That is, about one officer is deserting the armed forces every four months. More shockingly, 35 of the 52 officers declared deserters abandoned the services within a year of joining.Though there have been cases of jawans deserting the armed forces reported earlier, the disturbing trend of young officers reported to be leaving the Army for more lucrative jobs in the private sector, is on the rise.There are atleast ten known cases of officers who have deserted their posts from other corps of the Army too.The Armed Forces, however have chosen to play down this shocking new henomenon. The Adjutant General's office refused to answer our queries for confirmation.