A woman officer in the Indian Air Force decides to marry a junior, non-commissioned officer- how does the IAF deal with this problem? It decides to conduct a survey among’ lady officers’ across the country. Pragmatic asks: Isn’t it appalling that Air headquarters should even contemplate a survey to decide the private affairs of two individuals?
Linked by kuffir. Join Blogbharti facebook group.Notwithstanding the sudden love for voting and survey in the services, this raises a very obvious query. Why the IAF, that boasts of egalitarian norms, not conducting a similar survey among the subordinate staff of the IAF? Even these guys are a party to the problem. Either their opinions don’t matter or their views will be too uncomfortable for the “egalitarian” IAF to digest.
One can safely predict where this is leading to; the opinion survey will not agree to such marriages and the IAF, respecting an individual’s right, will allow her to quit the IAF and marry the Sergeant. This is a perfect via media solution for a hoary, outdated organisation trying to protect its MCP turf. The staff officer at the Air headquarters, who initiated this brilliant idea, will be feted for his ingenuity and “smartness”.
Well I do agree with you. It’s matter between two consenting adults and these pea brained Air Officers at Air HQ were more than willing to give proof of their stupidity. By the way when did we start voting in armed forces. Well Kudos to the love birds. I do hope that they do stick it out in IAF only. I know of one incident between one Lady Medical Officer and an Leading Aircraftsman at Tambaram a few years back. I guess both were hounded out of Air Force. Just hope this does not happen again.