From cadet to officer
July 7, 2008 The army teaches us to behave valiantly under the most adverse of environment. During the service very rigid standards are set to maintain the character which is constantly honed through professionalism. About fifty percent officers are not even promoted to the rank of Lt Col, yet the unlucky ones take it in their stride. Also, only one person makes it to the top but no cribbing is ever visibly seen. We, almost the entire lot have been left behind in promotion at one stage or the other. But we do not wash our linen in public. Exceptions have lately emerged which hurt the image of the institution. -BRIG (Retd) A.Q. ANJUM, Rawalpindi, via e-mail, June 21.
