NCC Revamp Suggestions – Part 2 : Rejuvenating NCC Human Resources

NCC REVAMP SUGGESTIONS – PART 2

NATIONAL CADET CORPS (NCC)

HOW TO REVAMP NCC

Musings of Veteran Vikram Karve

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Continued from Part 1 – IS THERE A NEED TO REVAMP THE NCC…? 

URL: http://karvediat.blogspot.com/2021/09/does-ncc-need-revamp.html

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Part 2

Rejuvenating NCC Human Resources

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An organization – especially a military oriented organization like NCC – has three facets:

1. “Hardware” (Infrastructure)

2. “Software” (Management/Administrative System)

3. “Skinware” (Human Resource)

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In my opinion – the weakest aspect of the NCC is the “Skinware” (Human Resource)

If you are really serious about improving the NCC and motivating and empowering young NCC Cadets – my suggestions to rejuvenate the NCC “Skinware” are as follows:

1. Young motivated Army, Navy, Air Force Officers must be posted to NCC – all military officers posted to NCC Units must be below the age of 30 – in top physically fit condition, professionally savvy and full of “josh” – to bond with and inspire the young NCC Cadets.

2. Military Officers posted to NCC HQ must be below 45 years of age – and should be agile, full of zest and look physically fit – all officers and personnel posted to NCC must be in top Medical Category SHAPE1 (S1A1) – and – they must be professionally sound and highly motivated in order to be “role models” for young NCC cadets who are of impressionable age.

3. NCC must be treated as a “prestigious” appointment for bright career prospects at all levels. NCC must not be used as a “dumping ground” for Superseded Officers, Re-Employed Officers, Low Medical Category (LMC) Officers and “Unwanted” Officers – or a “Compassionate Grounds” or Pre-Retirement “Resettlement” Posting.

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Do you know how many Director Generals of NCC (DGNCC) have become Army Chiefs…?

If you look at the list of DGNCC since inception of NCC in 1948 – you will observe that only one – the first DGNCC Col GG Bewoor – became the Army Chief. And – he was a young Colonel when he was DGNCC.

After 1948 – though the rank of DGNCC has been continuously upgraded – and is now held by a Lieutenant General – not a single DGNCC has become an Army Chief (probably not even an Army Commander). This speaks volumes of the importance given to NCC.

At all levels – barring a few exceptions – a posting to NCC is usually considered “end of the road” as far as promotion prospects are concerned.

Also – NCC has 3 Wings – Army Navy and Air Force – therefore – it is appropriate to rotate the post of DGNCC between Army, Navy and Air Force – rather than keep it the exclusive preserve of the Army. There is saying that an organization is as good as its Top Leader – and – domination of a Tri-Service Organization like NCC by one service is not desirable. Rotating the post of DGNCC among Army, Navy and Air Force will impart a Tri-Service Flavor to the NCC and will promote better “Jointmanship” in the NCC which is especially relevant with the advent of Tri-Service Theatre Commands.

It may also be desirable to restructure and decentralize the NCC Organization to make it more dynamic and effective than the present top-heavy Delhi-Centric hierarchy.

I will elucidate my views on these aspects in Part 3 of this series.

To summarize – in my opinion – NCC does not require more money – NCC requires better people – as elucidated above in Part 2 – and systemic changes – which I will discuss in Part 3 of this series.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT – RETURN ON “INVESTMENT” (ROI)

Dear Reader – please ruminate on these two questions:

1. What “ROI” does the government expect from NCC…?

2. What “ROI” do NCC Cadets expect from NCC…?

The two principal stakeholders who “invest” in the NCC are the government and youth who join NCC (cadets).

NCC is funded by taxpayers’ money – and all citizens pay taxes in some form or the other – so – the term “government” includes citizens as well.

On the other hand – youth who join the NCC as cadets “invest” their time.

What Return on Investment (ROI) do they expect from NCC…?

Think about it – Dear Readers – and – do comment and let us know your views.

We will discuss this aspect too in a subsequent post in this series.

In short:

Is NCC giving “a bang for the buck”…?

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VIKRAM KARVE

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