dosto!
Let's get back to the main topic. There are plenty of threads on "how pak army should fight Talibs".
The author of the essay is no doubt a good hearted sincere-to-Pakistan army officer.
However he fails on one particular account in his essay, as he doesn't realize "there is a big cultural difference between Pakistan and USA".
So he may have a point that US military is not involved in factories and businesses. But it is true upto a very limited scope.
US military is part of the "Unites States' Military Industrial complex", that consumes an ever increasing whopping $600 to $700 billions a year (roughly 20% of the national budget). The amount is only slightly less during peace time .
While the low ranking US soldiers do not make much money, the US officers have "UNLIMITED" opportunities. Most of the sharp minded officers end up working on "Cream puff" jobs with factories and businesses in the "Defense sector".
And that is no different from Pak army officers working in the Pak industry.
Some people may say that US officers go to industry "after retirement". But the "retired officer" in the US is pretty much the same way as active duty US officer. Here is how.
US army does not keep all of its officers on "active status", that's true. But these "reserve status" officers enjoy all the facilities offered to the active status officers. The most expensive of such facility is the health care and the monthly paycheck.
The same "non-active" reserve officers "double dip" or even "triple dip" for their benefits. They can draw pensions from the army job even in their late 30s and early 40s, then they get all the benefits from the industrial sector jobs.
Many critics of Pak army do not understand Wester military industrial complexes and the cultural differences between the West and the Pakistan. And they end up criticizing Pakistan and Pak army due to their simplistic approach (aka ignorance)
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Every warrior nation rewards their officers double and triple times. How this reward comes is really dependent on the local culture.
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It is not just the USA or Pak, even the good old Ottomans rewarded their soliders BIG time.
The word "Sipahi" is a Turkish word meaning "landed Lancer". A sipahi in Khilafat Usmania got a large tract of land in return for his services to the Turkish cavalry (mostly as a lancer).
In Pakistan there is culture of big mansions and lots of servants.
In USA there is a culture of beach houses, suburbia, and double and triple pay checks. Pak army officers get rewarded according to Pakistani culture, and on the other hand US army officers get rewarded according to the US culture.
That's why there is no need to beat up on Pak army just because you may not know the differences in cultures.
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Just sing along the famous Noor Jihan.
----- Mereya dhol sipahia tenon Rub dia Rakhan
And pray from our soldiers who are sacrificing their lives, so that we all can live free of Talib or Indian- Hindu oppression.
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