Indian Special Forces

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

That was 4 Para. Training with Green berets. Unit specific purchase.

Unit specific purchase and COs fund is the biggest fraud of Indian Army.

Centralised testing and procurement should be done.

Make groups of some units and procure for their regional needs.

Like for deserts induct unit specific things..for mountains according to their needs and for jungles their needs.

 

[IWIarad11]

Unit specific purchase and COs fund is the biggest fraud of Indian Army.

Centralised testing and procurement should be done.

Make groups of some units and procure for their regional needs.

Like for deserts induct unit specific things..for mountains according to their needs and for jungles their needs.

You and I both know one thing. Doing things that make sense, still cost less, are uniform, etc. is dogshit for some people

 

[Jedi Operator]

Navy VBSS , Ex- SEACAT 2023.

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianDefense/s/4xvYcBY65S

Pics 3 and 6 are kinda old, have seen them before

 

[Jedi Operator]

Unit specific purchase and COs fund is the biggest fraud of Indian Army.

Centralised testing and procurement should be done.

Make groups of some units and procure for their regional needs.

Like for deserts induct unit specific things..for mountains according to their needs and for jungles their needs.

Oh and all of this should be common sense, different battalions are treated as different regiments all together, as that's their own unit

 

[hkdas]

View: https://x.com/adgpi/status/1899019589742117349?s=19

 

[username unkown]

Unit specific purchase and COs fund is the biggest fraud of Indian Army.

Centralised testing and procurement should be done.

Make groups of some units and procure for their regional needs.

Like for deserts induct unit specific things..for mountains according to their needs and for jungles their needs.

You and I both know one thing. Doing things that make sense, still cost less, are uniform, etc. is dogshit for some people

Main problem is middle man we known those already overprized in ear comms which were 1000$ army bought it for 3400$
And I am sure with with thier other line up it is same story or even with some other company same case during bulk purchase cost is supposed to go down not 3 times

To improve procurement they need to eliminate middle man from entire process

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Main problem is middle man we known those already overprized in ear comms which were 1000$ army bought it for 3400$
And I am sure with with thier other line up it is same story or even with some other company same case during bulk purchase cost is supposed to go down not 3 times

To improve procurement they need to eliminate middle man from entire process

Isnt there a system where Govt purchases directly from US govt?

 

[username unkown]

Isnt there a system where Govt purchases directly from US govt?

Thats govt to govt deal

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

View: https://x.com/goreunit/status/1898970810309648830?s=46

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Most likely - but still - Dont have or we just not seen it before? - there used to be a time when VBSS and MARCOS looked the same.

View: https://x.com/in_hqenc/status/1898977453479207398?s=46

 

[vampyrbladez]

Interesting read on an AWOL officer from 2014


Maj Sharyf Bhonsle, a Special Forces Officer of the Indian Army belonging to the 2 Para(SF) was reported missing in August 2014, following his failure to report back after his vacation to Spain and Norway. He had proceeded on leave on June 23 and was to report back on Aug 18. He was holding the appointment of ADC to the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Lt Gen Nirbhay Sharma (Retd) at the time of his disappearance.

As a mandatory procedure, officer travelling abroad are usually asked to seek permission for the same from the Military Intelligence(MI) Directorate. Unfortunately, Maj Bhonsle had flouted such regulations while proceeding on his leave in June. As it is, he was posted outside a military establishment , thus curbing any scenario of a follow up from authorities to ensure such a measure. As on Oct 2014, following inquiries into the matter by roping the Indian Embassy in Madrid, the Court of Inquiry(CoI) declared him a ” Deserter” . He has not contacted anyone from his family nor has informed any of the officials. His last known location was in Norway, where he had been seen participating in Base Jumping activities.

On a popular Base Jumpers forum, few users had in fact claimed that they had met the officer concerned during the course of his base jumping expeditions. A number of theories and possibilities have surfaced , including a user claiming that he had heard somewhere of an inexperienced base jumper enthusiast who had misstated his skydiving experience to get into the First Jump Course(FJC) at Kjerag, Norway. The jumper was believed to have made a passing reference to his roommate at Kjerag about going AWOL from Military. Moreover, the person in context wasn’t seen by any of the jumpers after he left Kjerag, nor was he seen at any of the popular jump camps nearby again.

Spoiler: BLOG

https://findfictionfact.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/missing-major/comment-page-1/

I found some more information about this guy being an RIMC, Dehra Dun alumni from 2000.

Spoiler: RIMC

https://rimc.gov.in/activities/Chronicles 2000.pdf

I'm not sure if the following LinkedIn account belongs to the former Major.

Spoiler: LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharyf-bhonsle-b6850a1a?originalSubdomain=in

He was mentioned and photographed in a blog from 2011 by an Indian Army Officer from the Medical Corps. He has published what is virtually a psychological profile of the guy.

Having passed out from RIMC with flying colours, this lad went on to be the runners up in Mr. NDA and also the Best sportsman of that year. Story repeated in IMA and he became the only cadet ever to win the title of Best sportsman in NDA and IMA. He also was adjudjed Mr. IMA. For some people winning is a way of life and Sharyf stands tall by doing things just right by doing perfectly well in all his courses and also bagging the Best All Rounder trophy in the Commando Training in Belgaum. When asked about how it felt, he says, “I’ve been lucky – thats it.” With a massively swollen leg because of an absess, running a 40km and coming in excellent is something that only the direct descentants of Maharaja Shivaji Bhonsle could do, which by the way he is.

Vital Statistics :
DOB: 11 Jan 1988
Favourite color: Black
Favourite movie: Blood Diamond
Favourite sexual position: ****(On request)
Favourite passtime: Facebook
Favourite book: Catch 22
Ambition: To do as much as I can.
Quote: There is no problem so big that cant be run away from. (By – he doesn’t recall)
Love to me is: Something only some get to feel and something some think they know.
Biggest asset: My sense of humour and my free spirit.

Spoiler: BLOG

Meet Mr. Awesome

The first thing you cant miss after having even the minuest conversation with the para-commando Lt. Sharyfsinh Bhonsle is his liberal use of...

docshibs.blogspot.com

Looking at the blog one can easily figure out a couple of things about the guy :

• Disillusioned with the military/ Anti War
  • Blood Diamond is a Leonardo Di Caprio movie from 2008 about an ex-Rhodesian Army mercenary realizing the futility of war and conflict
  • Catch 22 is a satirical book/movie described as ' the absurdity of war and military life through the experiences of Yossarian (main character/ anti hero) and his cohorts, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.
• Non-conformity to order
  • His quote 'There is no problem so big that cant be run away from. (By – he doesn’t recall)' shows he was capable of ditching and running
  • He was purportedly a free spirited individual and that is at odds with a life of regimentation and heirarchy
• Confirmed bachelor (this one is a huge speculation)
  • He describes his favorite sexual position as a four letter word 'on request' which could be 'anal'.
  • He was adjudged 'Mr. IMA' so it shows a propensity to grooming and conduct.
  • He was an ADC the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and generally ADCs are well groomed and good looking.

Finally I have some conspiracy theories to peddle about his disappearance :

• Died in a base jump accident and body was never recovered from Norway so was declared MIA
• Killed by Pakistani ISI/ terror organizations abroad in a botched kidnapping like Commander Kulbushan Yadav (retired)
• He was turned by foreign intelligence services and later defected like Major Rabinder Singh

My theory :

• He was secretly gay and was found out.
• He was to be charged under section 45 for "behaving in a manner unbecoming of his position and character expected of him" or Section 46 (a) which says ''any person guilty of any disgraceful conduct of a “cruel, indecent or unnatural kind” will, on conviction by court-martial, face up to seven years in jail'' of the Army Act
  
  
• Bear in mind that Sec 377 was not repealed/written down until 2018. (The timing makes sense)
• In December, 2013, the Supreme Court of India ruled in Suresh Kumar Koushal vs. Naz Foundation thatSection 377 of the IPC should not be decriminalized by the court, but by Parliament. The court overturned the Delhi High Court's 2009 judgment that had decriminalized consensual sex between adults in private.
• He was denied premature retirement unlike another openly (now retired) gay Indian Army officer.

So finally, I decided to leave the army. But I would be lying if I said that my being gay was not one of the reasons. And though it was not the top reason, the fact is I had got tired of my colleagues and more than them, their wives, constantly asking me why I hadn't got married yet. And in early 2010, after my second request for premature discharge was accepted, I left the army.

Spoiler: URL

Opinion: I Was An Officer In The Indian Army, I'm Gay And Very Proud

I feel that since I served in the military, my story can touch the lives of gay men currently serving - perfectly fine, professional, fit and disciplined officers and soldiers - who are being forced by homophobic policies to hide themselves out of fear of discrimination/persecution.

www.ndtv.com

• He knew his career in the forces would not be advanced and his APR was ruined.
• He planned his escape and bid his time and disappeared during the Heliboogie Festival (Base Jumping) in Norway, 2014.
• Thereafter he joined the French Foreign Legion (highly valued as a serving SF officer), possibly Foreign Parachute Battalion for a 5 year term to earn French citizenship.

Anyways take all this with a bucket of salt and remember my motto "Noli quicquam serio".