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Ray · 12-11-2005, 02:05 AM

Here is a wish-list for the Indian Armed Forces:

1. Doctrinal:

- Understand and codify war termination procedures very well (i.e. at what point will we have achieved our objectives and what effort would we have expended towards that end). Work backwards from those lessons to codify what military actions we are now geared towards undertaking and what we need to improve uopn.

- Communicate the lessons learnt in our successes (1971), failures (IPKF) and partial successes (Op. Parakram) to the political leadership so that all decision makers know exactly when to use the armed forces for intervention and/or coercive diplomacy.

- Invest in military to military relationships with all neighbours (except Pakistan!) to be "clued in" to the happenings.

- Make political leadership understand the value of foreign bases in the event of quick and pre-emptive intervention. Offer this as an alternative to the need for strategic air-lift, as also a deterrent to enemy action.

2. Strategic:

- Nurture more organizations like the USI, which brings contributions from non-military and foreign personnel, in order to visualize the challenges of the next 15-20 years.

- Streamline procurement procedures (GSQR, trials, price negotiations) to have a full pipeline of various equipment at various stages of induction.

3. Operational: Invest to achieve

- Information dominance on the battlefield (we 'see' farther and clearer than the enemy), in the operations planning room (we analyse the data and form the correct picture much quicker than the enemy and thereby anticipate his next move before he anticipates ours) and in the open media (our version of the events rules the air waves)

- Responsive logistics (logistic concerns integrated into the mission planning, instead of being horned in post-facto) which means that the ASC commander anticipates the needs of the next battle.

4. Manpower:

Attract talent by offering incentives like

- Deputation in civil corporations during peace-time tenure, teaching human resources management and materials management in premier management institutions.

- Opportunity to leverage military experience in the civil sector in the 40-45 age group for officers.

5. Tactical:

- Size & shape standardization of logistic containers, quick turnaround of supplies at each transportation node, RFID tags that can be linked backed to Bde HQ for real-time picture of stores.

- Significant investment in vehicle recovery, field repair and field ambulances.

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Ray Postmaster General *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-20-03 Posts: 26,149 Country:	Here is a wish-list for the Indian Armed Forces: 1. Doctrinal: - Understand and codify war termination procedures very well (i.e. at what point will we have achieved our objectives and what effort would we have expended towards that end). Work backwards from those lessons to codify what military actions we are now geared towards undertaking and what we need to improve uopn. - Communicate the lessons learnt in our successes (1971), failures (IPKF) and partial successes (Op. Parakram) to the political leadership so that all decision makers know exactly when to use the armed forces for intervention and/or coercive diplomacy. - Invest in military to military relationships with all neighbours (except Pakistan!) to be "clued in" to the happenings. - Make political leadership understand the value of foreign bases in the event of quick and pre-emptive intervention. Offer this as an alternative to the need for strategic air-lift, as also a deterrent to enemy action. 2. Strategic: - Nurture more organizations like the USI, which brings contributions from non-military and foreign personnel, in order to visualize the challenges of the next 15-20 years. - Streamline procurement procedures (GSQR, trials, price negotiations) to have a full pipeline of various equipment at various stages of induction. 3. Operational: Invest to achieve - Information dominance on the battlefield (we 'see' farther and clearer than the enemy), in the operations planning room (we analyse the data and form the correct picture much quicker than the enemy and thereby anticipate his next move before he anticipates ours) and in the open media (our version of the events rules the air waves) - Responsive logistics (logistic concerns integrated into the mission planning, instead of being horned in post-facto) which means that the ASC commander anticipates the needs of the next battle. 4. Manpower: Attract talent by offering incentives like - Deputation in civil corporations during peace-time tenure, teaching human resources management and materials management in premier management institutions. - Opportunity to leverage military experience in the civil sector in the 40-45 age group for officers. 5. Tactical: - Size & shape standardization of logistic containers, quick turnaround of supplies at each transportation node, RFID tags that can be linked backed to Bde HQ for real-time picture of stores. - Significant investment in vehicle recovery, field repair and field ambulances. __________________ "Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination." I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. HAKUNA MATATA