Japan can't recruit soldiers. Why is the recruitment scene in India so hot?

Some time ago, our station sent a group of people to India for an interview, including me. After arriving in India, we carried out the interview obligation in an orderly manner as planned, and soon we completed the planning of the obligation ahead of schedule. In the morning, after dinner in the hotel, we commented and debated the report "CCTV reporters explain the true face of faces" we just saw, and discussed where to go for a walk in the future. One of our Indian tour guides passed by and said that tomorrow would be the beginning of the annual conscription in India, and asked us if we would like to go and have a look. Of course, we male journalists and cameramen are willing, so we readily agreed and waited without consulting several female journalists in the same industry. These women began to complain that they had brought brochures for their trip to India, which was introduced in most book reviews. Suppose they don't have enough energy to allow them to accompany them all the way tomorrow. On the day of conscription, nearly 6,000 "hot-blooded youths" aged between 18 and 20 came from all corners of the country and queued up at the entrance of a conscription station in Lucknow, anxiously looking forward to the oral examination of the main seat of the army. To tell the truth, the ostentation and extravagance at that time really shocked us, and what made us unimaginable was the subsequent oral interview process, which really made us feel unable to describe it with words, so that after I came back, I quickly posted pictures of the oral interview process of Indian conscription in most of my meeting spaces. In fact, I wanted to post our interview process, but I chose this recruitment without thinking. At 5: 40, because the door was closed for a long time, the crowd began to become violent, and some even planned to take a shortcut and squeeze into the station through the small door. Witnesses said that the ostentation and extravagance was chaotic at that time, and the gendarmerie on duty tried to maintain order with batons. In the process of pushing and shoving, the chaotic crowd suddenly stepped on a concrete slab on a sewage pool, and at one time more than 70 people fell into the 4-meter-deep pool. Because the density of people overboard is actually too high, and the water in the pool is extremely turbid, rescuers and a large number of police arrived late after nearly 1 hour, at least 23 people died on the spot, and more than 10 people were injured and hospitalized. Some local media quoted witnesses as saying that the total death toll has actually reached 37.

After the tragedy, many witnesses accused the authorities of ineffective protection orders and relief, which was the basic cause of the tragedy. About 65,438+0,000 young people rushed to Lucknow Motou angrily, set fire to the authorities' vehicles, and clashed with the police officers who arrived, and several others were injured.

In fact, in recent years, there have been too many casualties in Indian conscription, and many hot-blooded young people often "die before their ambitions are paid." 1999, at a recruiting station in Bihar, more than 50 candidates were trampled to death because of the large number of applicants and the chaotic scene. 200 1 There was another accident in West Bengal, and two people were killed during conscription. Frequent accidents and casualties are closely related to the poor order of the authorities to protect the recruitment site. However, the authorities also have their own complaints. They complain that Indians are actually too enthusiastic about joining the army, and every time someone is several times higher than they expected to apply, they are always caught off guard and have no time to dominate.

Because of the good salary, long retirement age and not too bad social status, the attraction of joining the army is actually higher in India. Although the number of young people willing to join the army in India's big cities began to decrease, in some economically underdeveloped States and regions in India, especially Tunzi, joining the army will always be the first choice for many young people who have no way to find a job. When it comes to government recruitment, candidates are always flocking, but the quota is limited and the competition is fierce. Everyone strives for the first place. If the on-site management is a little lax, tragedy is often inevitable.

India has been following the British colonial conscription system since its independence. Because India has been investing heavily in national defense, soldiers are treated better than many developing countries. Some local people said that Indian soldiers usually earn six or seven thousand rupees a month (equivalent to RMB 1.200 yuan to 1.400 yuan), and they can also enjoy certain preferential treatment and subsidies in medical care. In addition, if you don't make big mistakes, many soldiers will go on strike until they are 50 years old. This means that once you join the army, you should be unable to support your family, and you don't have to worry about finding another job after a few years.

In addition, although the Indian army is very demanding on the premise that soldiers are promoted to officers, most soldiers are basically expected to be promoted. The Indian army has a post of "junior appointment officer" between officers and men, which makes soldiers feel that there is still a "rush". These "junior noncommissioned officers" are usually the backbone of veterans, and most of them are promoted from noncommissioned officers who have retired for a certain number of years and have certain military common sense. Retirement means that excellent "junior noncommissioned officers" can't enjoy the same remuneration as regular officers, but their monthly salary will increase. Generally speaking, in India with hundreds of millions of poor people, joining the army can be regarded as the future of the poor, so it is no coincidence to attract many YMCAs to join the army.