We need a Op-Force "Safron Corp" in the Pakistan Army. Not of the actual troops on a day to day basis, but the officers. From lowest commissioned officers and NCOs, all the way up to generals and even a mock Indian Army Chief, played by one of our corp commanders. They would eat, sleep, live as the Indians do. The goal would be to understand how the enemy thinks. As a rotating position (for at least 1-1.5 years) in an Army officers career, into and out of this flag officer force, it would be the best way to get into the mind set of the enemy. Going through this kind of training would also teach junior officers the differences between the enemy's bark and its actual bite. This would also be great for Psychological and Intelligence forces.
Dear @FuturePAF
The response is exclusively to your post here, and may please be read only in the context of your post here.
Your assumption that the above is not happening, may not be entirely justified. The basic structure of the forces, including the rules and regulations, remain the same. You have the system available to you and you know it quite well. Having said that, every nation's armed forces build up a Psychological Profile of the opposing forces' leadership, in addition to the doctrines and ORBAT revisions as applicable.
Every officer of the opposing force is tracked and profiled to the best of own abilities, especially the one's deemed to be the 'rising stars'. Often, a professional profile can also be beefed up by the officers authoring various articles/papers in various professional periodicals/pamphlets in addition to getting the general impression by means of 'low grade intelligence' i.e. reputation in troops, subordinates and peers. Be rest assured, your forces are doing the same. You can take a cue from the reports of 'spies' being caught on and off in Indian media.
Having said that, the biggest challenge remains in not only acknowledging your relative weaknesses and strengths, but also sensitizing the same to your junior leadership, thereby, creating a class of leadership across the forces at all levels, that are sensitized to your handicaps, understand your strengths and are able to work with the information as available, without presuming, assuming or appreciating capabilities/situations that may remain of dubious credibility.
A war is prosecuted with the Leadership (the political aspect and the masters of raison d'etre of the war), the Armed Forces and the Population, in complete sync with each other and undertaking all necessary actions towards a common objective. If you were to just go around PDF itself, you shall be able to appreciate the problem that you face - a dissonance between what is and what is being projected. The gap, if I may, is quite disconcerting to note.
@MastanKhan has been very categorical over certain aspects in his first post on this thread. While he has taken an example of PAF and emphasized on the differences between PAF and IAF, if you were to take a step back and appreciate all the aspects that support a successful prosecution of war, you would be able to appreciate the situation more clearly.
No amount of Psy-Ops yields dividends, if it creates an environment of misinformation for those who need to be working in conjunction with each other to achieve a satisfactory outcome.
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Hi,
Why do you think I pushed for pak military to go to Yemen---. It could have created 8-10 divisions of battle groups---comprising of ground---air and naval units---
Your rationale has some logic, but it, the decision to not send in your troops, remains one of the most sensible decisions undertaken in recent memory. You have adequate combat experience being gained by troops in various restive regions of the country.
I disagree. Yemen is a political war where actually "winning" by Saudis would be to manage the Shia Yemenis like Shia Saudis. Getting involved in that political mess is a can of worms that would have caused blow back in Pakistan.
Every war is the result of a desire to achieve political objectives that are not achieved through a diplomatic/political engagement. But, like I said earlier, remains a very sensible decision. The question is, till when will Saudi Arabia remain okay in not calling in the markers?
In karachi we got ppl from every corner of india.
We have a Goan Gentlemen's Club for fksks.
Can you extrapolate it to the idea as being espoused by the member?