As far as I know, cat-2 is already in use for the special category officers in IA. The promotion in this case depends on the availability of vacancies, plus ACR (for obvious reasons).
Trust me, its not about the heart break, but the treatment meted out to them once they fail to clear the promotion list. There's a visible discrimination, be it in the parties or in the work handed over to them.
I know a special forces officer who was posted to education dept. The man was shattered, for he felt the army considered him useless. A man who was involved in some high profile operations, does not deserve this.
Definitely not!
Hi there!
I am definitely sure that when it comes to
bravery awards, army hands it to soldiers who deserve it.
I can not say so about other medals (of lesser value) like
VSM (vishisht seva medal).
But bravery awards are a different story altogether, so far there has never been any controversy regarding this. You can check the list yourself; the number of jawans might be more than that of the officers.
I hope someday sahayak system will be abolished.
FYI- we do have seniority based promotions in Indian army. But that is applicable to special category only.
The issue is this!
And only this!!!
There's a fair amount of discrimination which the superseded officers face, if anything, this exacerbates the situation.
I am not opposed to promoting officers on the basis of their ability, and maintaining a strict ACR.
Many of the superseded officers have moiled for IA, and are mavens in their respective fields, but they were denied a chance for promotion when they did not massage the ego of the seniors. Might sound brusque, but I am not exaggerating. Trust me.
I wish I had some officers from IA to prove my point, but for obvious reasons they don't join this forum. Many 're apprehensive.
Albeit, I would like to know how it works in PA. Tagging you
@Icarus , hope you can throw some light on this issue.