ANTECEDENTS OF PREMATURE RETIREMENT OF JUNIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS/OTHER RANKS FROM ARMY IN INDIA

Abstract

Every organization's greatest challenge is the ability to retain competent or skilled personnel. The Army has its own set of difficulties. The Indian Army invests a lot of time and money into converting a teenager from the rural background into a properly trained soldier. A soldier's true potential must be utilized before he or she retires. A huge increase in the number of JCOs / ORs leaving the Army has been attributed to changing lifestyles of those outside the Armed Forces, as well as additional professional choices. In the Indian Army, this results in a loss of experience and expertise, notably among JCOs and ORs. The study examines the primary reasons for JCOs/OR taking premature retirement by mixed method approach. The study highlights that the JCOs / OR are considering the option of Premature Release in view of a variety of reasons. Social commitments and looking after their land are one of the reasons for the Premature Release of the JCOs / OR.