Retirement from Armed Forces brings an added responsibility as the civilian society, irrespective of the place one lands, expects an exemplary conduct from ex-servicemen as they come with a disciplined background with skills acquired during the service.
They expect them to take lead or contribute for the welfare of the society. Since all servicemen are imbibed with the spirit of service to the nation and as such even after retirement, they look forward to such avenues where their expertise could be utilised to help society in different ways. Considering the spirit of the ex-servicemen, the ex-servicemen’s league has sought requisition to the State Government to use the strength of ex-servicemen to use their strength for rehabilitation and rebuilding of the State that witnessed the natural disaster in the last month. Since Uttarakhand has considerable population of the ex-servicemen, their strength should be used for carrying the relief works in the disaster-hit areas of the State.
Brig (Retd)KG Behl, Patron, Dehradun Ex-Services league (DESl), said that since in defence forces most of the personnel retire at a younger age, they are physically and mentally fit to assist the Government or other organisations in a befitting manner. Though Uttarakhand has one of the largest concentration of ex-servicemen and their dependents, it is observed that their services are not being fully utilised.
“Since they are trained in different fields, their services can be utilised wherever they may settle down,” he reiterated, adding that the State Government should not miss an opportunity in rehabilitating and settling disaster victims by taking the help defence personnel ex-servicemen. He said that the since all servicemen are imbibed with the spirit of service to the nation and as such even after retirement, they look forward to such avenues where their expertise could be utilised to help society in different ways.