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 according to the planning, and soon we finished the planning for the obligation ahead of schedule. In the morning, after dinner in the hotel, we commented and debated the report "CCTV reporters explain the true nature of making faces" we just saw, and discussed where to go for a walk in the future. One of our Indian guides passed by, saying that tomorrow is the beginning of India's annual conscription, and asked us if we wanted to go and see it. We male journalists and cameramen were certainly willing, so we readily allowed it without consulting several female journalists in the same industry, and waited. These women began to complain that they had brought the brochure of their trip to India, which was introduced by most book reviews. Let's say that they were not energetic enough to allow them to accompany them all the way tomorrow. On the day of conscription, nearly 6, "hot-blooded youths" aged between 18 and 2 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, at that time, we were really shocked by the ostentation and extravagance, and what made us even more unimaginable was the later oral interview process, which really made us feel helpless to describe with pen and ink, so that after I came back, I quickly posted the pictures of the oral interview process of Indian conscription in the space of most of my meetings, in fact, I wanted to post our interview process, but I chose this recruitment without thinking. At 5: 4, because the gate was not opened for a long time, the emotions of the crowd began to get violent, and some people even planned to take shortcuts and squeeze into the military station through the small door. Witnesses said that at that time, the ostentation and extravagance was very messy, and the gendarmes on duty tried to maintain order with batons. The chaotic crowd suddenly stepped on the cement board on a sewage pool in the process of pushing and shoving, and more than 7 people fell into this 4-meter-deep pool for a while. Because the density of people who fell into the water was actually too high, the water in the pool was extremely turbid, and the relief staff and a large number of police officers arrived late after nearly an hour. Except for those who finally fell into the water, at least 23 people were killed on the spot, and more than 1 people were injured and hospitalized. Some local media quoted witnesses as saying that the total number of people who perished has actually reached 37.

After the tragedy, many witnesses blamed the authorities for poor protection order and relief, which was the basic cause of the tragedy. About 1, young people immediately rushed to Lucknow Motou in anger, set fire to the vehicles of the authorities, 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 India's conscription, and many hot-blooded youths often "die before their ambitions are rewarded". In 1999, at a recruiting station in Bihar, more than 5 applicants were trampled to death because of the large number of applicants and the disorderly order at the scene. In 21, another insurrection occurred in West Bengal, in which two people were crushed to death while recruiting. The frequent accidents and casualties have a lot to do with 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 they have people who are several times ahead of their expectations to apply, they are always caught off guard and have no time to dominate.

Because of the good pay, long retirement period and not too bad social position, the attraction of joining the army is actually higher in India. Although the number of young people who are willing to join the army in India's big cities is beginning to decrease, in some economically underdeveloped States and regions in India, especially Tunzi, joining the army is always the first choice for many young people who have no way to find a job. When it comes to the recruitment by the authorities, the candidates always flock to it, but the number of places is limited and the competition is fierce. Everyone strives for the top. If the on-site management is slightly relaxed, tragedies are often inevitable.

India has been following the British colonial recruitment system since it became independent. Because India has been investing heavily in national defense, compared with many developing countries, soldiers are better paid. Some local people said that Indian soldiers usually earn six or seven thousand rupees a month (equivalent to 12 yuan to 14 yuan), and they can also enjoy certain discounts and subsidies in medical care. In addition, if they don't make big mistakes, many soldiers are eye-catching to 5 years old. This means that once you join the army, you should not be able 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 harsh on the premise of promoting soldiers to officers, the vast majority of soldiers are basically expected to be promoted. However, the Indian army has a post of "junior appointed officer" between officers and soldiers, which makes soldiers feel that they still have "looking forward". These "junior commissioned officers" are usually the backbone of veterans, and most of them are promoted from non-commissioned officers who have retired for a certain number of years and have certain military common sense. Retirement means that excellent "junior commissioned officers" can't enjoy the same remuneration as regular officers, but their monthly salary will increase. On the whole, in India, which has hundreds of millions of poor people, joining the army can be regarded as a future for the poor, so it is no coincidence that many YMCAs are attracted to joining the army.