Thursday, 28 July 2011

Discipline: The Essence of Military Life


Discipline is nothing but set of rules which if followed, can instigate order and decorum. This is an important attribute in every human being life and many parents aspire to instigate the same inside their child to ensure a proper grooming and behavioral excellence in their kid. Discipline is the essence of military life. It is the secret formula to their years of success and leadership quality of soldiers . Soldiers are trained through a complete training course from the first day they enroll themselves in the camp. A strict training process and supreme discipline make them fierce fighters who are ready to fight against the wrong and save the country from any external violence. Fighters like Napoleon, General Patton are supreme examples of the military life. It is because of their competence and soldiers on time ( in german Soldaten auf Zeit ) that they have succeeded in achieving success.

The word discipline has many parameters which is necessary and mandatory in time Bundeshwar soldiers ( in german Zeitsoldaten Bundeswehr ) but also share benefits in the civilian life. It is through discipline that one can decide on the credibility of a soldier. A soldier is denoted as a bad professional if he lacks in the qualities and he only is denoted well when he follows the discipline and decorum taught by the seniors. Order and obedience is the main skills that are infused in all aspiring soldiers in every military school from the first day. In military life you need to know to respect the rank of others, accurately follow orders, be self sacrificing and put the interest of the team at the primary level and give ones complete self that is hundred percent in their work. It is the discipline in military life that teaches one to do what he claims to do and never go back on the word given. It is also required to be proud of every activity and take the responsibility of the consequences of own actions as well as the followers. It is mandatory to obey orders and rules and regulations. Lastly it is also required to maintain proficiency, physical fitness and do the correct thing.

Military life infuses the essential behavioral attitude which is the basic foundation for any successful military officer or any unit. Disciplined leaders set a standard which inspire every person to follow the leader. Nobody wants to follow a weak leader and that’s why disciplined warriors have more value in front of their peers and also to the outside world.

Thursday, 21 July 2011

War Compensation for the affected Soldiers

For any country, the defense force or the soldiers form an important part. Since times unknown, human has been involved in warfare with a desire to take a control of others' land and many other reasons. Modern world is no more different. From time to time history has witnessed many wars between different nations which bring about drastic affects in the nations involved. The two such most drastic events were World War-1 and World War-2. This saw a total change in the map of the world and different boundaries. But what were affected most was the people during the war. There were soldiers fighting for their respective countries and even so many innocent lives went away. Many people including soldiers lost their limbs and became handicapped forever. Although there was nothing that could compensate equally for the loss, war compensation (in german Abfindung )and transitional aid provided by the respective countries was a step ahead in ensuring a proper care.

Since soldiers and other people were affected during the war for the nation, it becomes a responsibility of the government of the nation to take care of the families of the impacted. Many people who became handicapped could not even take care of the livelihood for their families. The transitional aid (in german Übergangsbeihilfe) provided by the governments was aimed at ensuring the basic shelter to the families of the affected and some money to take care of the basic living things. Aim was just to support the basic needs of the people in the times of transition for the country by ensuring minimum needs of food, cloth and shelter. The transitional aid had been meant to support the life in the country in the times country is recovering or transitioning from the disaster. Different countries today follow different war compensation schemes to compensate for the loss to their soldiers. This may vary based on the level of injury or loss to the soldier and his family. The war compensation (in german Abfindung ) may include an assured amount of money or concessions at different places in the country. The families of soldiers might be entitled to buy things at a discounted price. This all has been done taking in consideration the difficulties and risks involved in the job of a soldier.

Transitional Aid for the Victims of War

As a human instinct, man has always tried to invade with a strategy to expand their kingdoms. This range back from the ancient times, with a desire to take over others' rightful property by power. What have changed with modern times is only the weapons used for the war. A war is just another catastrophe for mankind and it has many destructive after effects including loss of soldiers, countrymen and loss of property. History has seen many civilizations wiping out as a result of war and many civilizations booming up because of this. The war may be due to an internal threat in the country or an attack from a surrounding nation in an attempt to take control over the land. As a result of war, there are many soldiers and countrymen who get completely disabled or die fighting for the country. To compensate for the loss, the country gives the war compensation and the transitional aid.

As has been seen in the history, during an emergency phase of the country when the country is in war with another country, the affected people in the country are given a transitional aid (in german Übergangsbeihilfe ) in the form of shelters and some amount of money as war compensation to carry out their livelihood. During this period, it becomes the responsibility of the government to assure the basic living things for the affected people. There might be cases that during war many soldiers get physically handicapped and may even die fighting for the nation. This again becomes a responsibility of the government to take care of their families. Different nations have different rules and policies in this regard to give away the transitional aid to the families of the soldiers and other affected people because of war. This might be in the form of money or giving concessions at various places of daily needs. There are different compensation (in german Abfindung ) schemes provided by the government of the country to cover different levels of injuries for the family members of the affected. Although nothing can compensate the loss of a person or any body part, this assures that the families of the affected people continue their journey of life without any interruption.

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Punctuality – the real time management test

Time management is the key for every success. We tend to forget this simple line every time we show laziness towards our daily work. What we are lacking is this time management and the result is that we are found wanting to complete any particular work in a stipulated duration. This may sometimes run us to difficult period of untimely scolding from our mentor in various fields and in turn leaves us stressful. This also reflects how poorly we manage our time and also nonexistence of essential organizational expertise by keeping any work or individual in stand-by due to the fault caused on your counterpart.


Time is like gold dust today and when we fail to perform any stipulated task in the given stipulated time in gives a negative impact of ourselves in front of others. For example, if you keep on waiting your client for hours then the client would get bored with your bad timing sense and may not take part in future dealings no matter how skillful you are. These may found you wait in every sphere evens during a military training program. If you are late even for one single moment or being late in attending these programs, will directly put an affect to your platoon ending the drills and other exercises off-late and the whole schedule gets affected due to you. So, punctuality is must everywhere.


If punctuality is the root cause then try to uproot the problem by taking necessary measures designed by you. Always, you should try to complete any work in advance or if you have given a fixed time of meeting, please try to leave your home or office in advance so that you reach the meeting at the right stipulated duration. This will give a positive feeling to your client and also help you to get positive feedbacks and you can be a role model for others. During a military training program, the instructor demands the best possible behavior from your side and that is being on time or soldiers on time ( in german Soldaten auf Zeit ). If he doesn’t get it then he may be forced to take strict disciplinary action against you.


Military training has become like a craze among different cadets now-a-days to stay fit and healthy. Gone are those days, when these trainings are being done inside the military campus. Today these young man and woman who join the military training schools all over the world is put to perform hard drills and exercise in an open field under the supervision and guidance of a particular mentor. These cadets are being performing many physical exercises on the best of their strength, to stay fit. These training programs are being conducted within a fixed duration one of them is time Bundeswehr soldiers ( in german Zeitsoldaten Bundeswehr ) and if any cadet fails to attend the minimum punctuality level to be on time is deprived of attending the on going training programs.


Last but not the least the minimum punctuality level also helps in motivating a cadet to go to hardship through these training. They are being waked up early in the morning and are made to do exercises and dills from day after day. As a result most of the cadets left wanted in completion of their task due to lack of body strength. It’s a world for survival of the fittest and those cadets who are the fittest complete the training and the others are found wanting. That is why punctuality is being regarded as the real time management test for everyone including the military cadets also. It’s better said than done!!

Importance of punctuality in military Training

Discipline is being considered as a primary requisite in each military academy in the world. Especially, during any military training discipline is being required. So, show how well disciplined cadet you are infront of your senior military officials you should be punctual. Punctuality plays a vital role in making any cadet a full fledged military official. Military training is considered as one of the toughest assignment to crack. The road of performing all the drills and exercises will not be so easy for you. So, as to make you feel comfortable and perform all your drills easily various military trainers and sergeants are available during the whole process to guide you through.

The transformation of leading a disciplinary military life from a casual civilian life is pure hardship. Therefore, cadets like you are forced to take part in these toughest drills and exercises, so as to make you and others like you a disciplinary cadet within a limited time frame. There are lots of training sessions being organized in various military campuses especially to make you a combat fighter through these military training programs one of them is time Bundeshwar soldiers ( in german Zeitsoldaten Bundeswehr ). You should also bore in mind that these senior military officers are not being appointed to make friendship. So, you must follow their instructions is the best disciplinary manner. If you take them for granted or if in any way break the punctuality among the whole platoon, then seriously you are in deep trouble. The next moment you will find yourself running 100 rounds of the military campus in the scorching sun as a punishment.

You may get negative marking from your military trainer also. So, as to stay away from these you need to follow a simple step, e.g., punctuality. Being soldiers on time ( in german Soldaten auf Zeit ) will automatically make a mark for you on the eyes of your trainer. He can motivate the platoon, by giving reference to how discipline and punctual are you. These have many negative reputations as many military stories being spread as a cheap publicity against you. So, stay away from these cheap publicities. Always remember that these military training programs are specifically designed to remain discipline. So the hour for the training varies to transform an average person of today like you to a disciplinary of tomorrow.

Time is the primary key during these military training programs. Punctuality helps you to learn that only. It is also being regarded as a special norm in performing the training. No cadets are allowed to break these norms. If he tries to break these norms then he may face harsh military action, even a court marshal. Unpunctual cadets are not being allowed in military. Being late can been excused one or two times, but if you are late always, prior noticing your seniors, clearly shows your negative attitude which these officials ill-effort to tolerate. You should remember that you are a member of your platoon and coming late from you side can affect in the performance of your whole platoon. They may be stay awaited for long which can be like a punishment.

So, try to be punctual during the entire training procedure and once you become a full fledged military official then you will realize and also mark a difference among what you were earlier before joining the military and what military strictness had done to you today. I am sure you will forget all your hardship days of training and relish the present moment.

Friday, 15 July 2011

Types of helps offered by government in catastrophic situations

Recently the whole world witnessed the natural calamity that struck Japan in the form of Tsunami and earthquake. Cities were washed away, lives devastated, everyone around the world prayed for the safety of Japanese people. The whole world united in a string of offering support to the people in need there. Everyone’s heart went to them and wanted to do their bit of support offering to them. The nuke plants playing spoiled sports worsened situation. But the whole world stood united to fight against this natural disaster faced by one of the most technically advanced countries. It was very difficult to offer any kind of compensation ( in german Abfindung ) to those who have lost their families or loved ones during this tragedy. The loss occurred could not be re-filled with anything else, but with best wishes and consistent efforts of Japanese people, today we see a stronger and powerful nation, which is undeterred and unshaken. The world took note of courage and confidence with which this nation faced one of the most devastating natural disasters. There are various types of aids offered to people by the country’s government for overcoming the tragic loss. People have to claim this help from the government.This type of help may include monetary help, food packets and/or temporary shelters, which are called transit camps. Transitional aid ( in german Übergangsbeihilfe ) is mainly for the families of descendants. Those who have survived can claim this type of help from the government by giving the account of loss which has occurred. Any kind of compensation may not fulfill the vacuum created due to the loss, but it is an effort to reduce the intensity of the loss. Another case where claim can be placed from the government is the war scenario. Here, the disaster in certainly not natural but manmade. Any government is responsible for well being of its own people. Offering the citizens their due aid after getting the account of loss occurred during wartime is a mandatory service. Government is functional for looking after its people and it is mandatory to offer relief funds to the people hit by natural calamities or war.

Peace and happiness may not be returned to the shattered families, their loss may not be fulfilled by the aid offered, but it certainly helps in reducing intensity of tragic incident.

Wartime victims and families of soldiers brave aftermath of war

Any type of loss, be it life or wealth, is very difficult to cope up with. It takes lot of time and courage to brave such situation. Natural calamities always come unannounced. One is expected to face it with full courage and guts, as these situations may not be foreseen and people are helpless. One has to bow down before the whim of nature. These catastrophes lead to huge losses in the form of life, money and property. This requires lot of re-structuring of society and for this reason needs lot of monetary support. Other form of catastrophe is the war. This is another destructing side of human beings which adversely affects the other individuals. Many civilizations are emerged or wiped out due to invading strategies for expansion of kingdoms. Right from ancient times, defending or attacking, the animalistic instincts of humans for taking over other’s rightful property has taken a form of war. Earlier this form was used mainly for protecting oneself from the wild animals. But later on it was also used for other purposes. Many tribes, cultures were wiped out due to this trait. It is still very much persistent, many countries break war on each other for their specific purposes.

Any war has huge loss of innocent lives. There could be soldiers, countrymen (who unwillingly get involved into war), properties and the list is huge. Once the war gets over, war compensation ( in german Abfindung ) is offered to all the soldiers. Many soldiers get handicapped, many die or many become dependent on others for their bread. These soldiers fight or brave their life for their country; thus it becomes the responsibility of the government to take care of their families and them.Transitional aid ( in german Übergangsbeihilfe ) in the form of money, concessions at various places, shelter provision and many more is offered. Apart from this many policies for well being of their families in case of their demise are also offered by government. Many countries have their own sets of rules for such helps for its citizens. A transitional period is very crucial for citizens of any country which faces emergency. Sometimes concerned government puts in efforts to provide permanent shelters for the affected people. But during recent years, a trend has been observed that the government provides such shelters only in the case of huge natural devastations. Wartime permanent shelter provision has been eliminated.