Discipline what for and why necessitated in the military, armed forces, police - A point of view

I. GENERAL:

WHAT DOES DISCIPLINE MEAN? DEFINITION AND MEANING.

1) The word 'DISCIPLINE' which 'Generally Being Used By And In Every Human Being In The Society; In The Service Cadres And In All Other Activities Concerning To Or Dealing With Human Or In The Animal Nature which are controlled and commanded by humans' include moral turpitude; unbecoming of a Member of the Society or a Uniformed Force. For our better understanding, the word Discipline indicates restriction, control, contain, and bring the person(s) into the thresh-hold of an organised set up by way of Rules and Regulations, Directions and /or Orders, Command specified as per Constitutional provisions/Articles, the Law, the Act, and so on;

2) This aspect of Discipline varies from person to person in a given situation, Department to Department, Institution to Institution; profession to profession; Group of Service to other Group of Services employed or working in different Ministries and various Departments.

DISCIPLINE, thus include:

• A process of controlling one's behaviour and actions, either through self-motivation or through teaching, learning and punishment;

• In respect of Legal Profession – after basic study, future lawyer had to decide which discipline of law he would study, from whom he or she can get the best of knowledge and professionalization in the specialised matter they can firmly and with authentication can deal with;

• At Home- Parents sometimes choose to use discipline techniques like reward, appreciation, or by way of awarding petty and ignorable punishment to their children which also involve grounding them or taking away their allowance, harsh words in the shape of punishment;

• In the Kennel: DOG SQUAD, in order to discipline a dog, one has to teach it some basic rules such as learning to obey its master's command and obligation to do what the Master expects; Some other animals, like elephants, horses, monkeys and other pet animals are being made to learn discipline;

• Discipline is a way of controlling the children's behaviour and attitude towards the other In Schools and kindergartens:

• In Education-Discipline is a Branch of Knowledge typically imparted to the students which vary from Institution to Institution?

3) DEFINITION- DISCIPLINE:

1) Thus, we can define and elaborate 'Discipline' as a means of teaching appropriate behaviour that increases his/her ability to manage his/her own behaviour-(physical and mental) without making complications and avoid some of the possible negative thoughts into action;

2) Discipline is an action or inaction (do or not to do) that is regulated and trained in accordance with a system of governance, regulating the human behaviour or animal behaviour;

3) Discipline is further more can be more demarcated as a set of desideratum  to think good thoughts which require effort to apply to each activity, knowledge, study or observation- in self; groups; crowds; classes; fields, industries; societies; sports, games; Commercial or Business; Flights; Military; Children; time management; Deindividuation/self-awareness in groups, factories; Social-Psychology, Behavioural Sciences; Sociology.

II. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE 'DISCIPLINE' IN THE FORCE?

1) Discipline, in other words, "systematized 'INSTRUCTION' by way of training of the people enlisted in a Force to obey a set of Rules already formulated by way of “Code of Conduct or Behaviour".

Discipline is otherwise a person's 'Controlled Behaviour'- mentally and physically in a given situation, place or work spot/job resulting through or from the TRAINING imparted to them.

This is nothing but a training imparted to be obedient or self-controlled for the work in the Force duly encompassed with adopted/adapted behaving in a controlled way; it is to create Confidence and loyalty to the serving Force by way of obedience, DISCIPLINE thrives on honesty, on honour, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them, the Force cannot live with integrity and devotion to duty.

Discipline is nothing but a learned behaviour, customized behaviour making oneself to suit, modifying earlier thoughts and action , something to suit to a person or task which otherwise works umbrella in service matters and in dealing the work-load.

2) By way of Discipline, the personnel, having entered into the 'FORCE' 'Service' after stipulated period of training, engraves-meaning permanently fixing the words, designs in the mind to develop a mindset to accommodate themselves to the Force Conditioning-with regard to physical appearance, fitness, working order, physical and mental state of the mind set BEING MEMBER OF THE FORCE.

To be more specific, one is made---to "Be in one's own limits"; this aspect DISCIPLINE can be ELOBORATELY debated in the 'Behavioural Sciences';' Soft Skills'; 'Psychology'.

3) DISCIPLINE DIFFERS FROM PERSON TO PERSON, if they are placed in different Category of working, or from rank to rank:

As per RANK and Designation, each member of the force shall be assigned a certain type of duty, powers, responsibilities, authority and procedure to do the job entrusted to each such individual or to the group or to the group leader, commander, or in-charge of the group, platoon, company, battalion, and so on;

III. MILITARY AND other CENTRAL ARMED FORCES and POLICE DISCIPLINE VARIES FROM OTHER CIVIL SERVANTS DISCIPLINE:

MILITARY, in Latin meaning- militaris (miles, meaning "soldier") which now connotes any activity performed by armed force personnel. 

The Indian Armed Forces (Hindi: Bhāratīya Saśastra Senāeṃ) are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.

The existing Indian military legal system contained in the Army Act, 1950, the Air Force Act, 1950, and the Navy Act, 1957; in essence, a replica of the British Indian Army Act of 1911. The provisions contained in the three service Acts are not similar and simultaneously every Branch have their own set of DISCIPLINE.

The Military or Armed Force is a PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the State/ Country ...It typically consists of branches such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and in certain countries the Marines and Coast Guard, International Border Control Forces under the control and command of the Defence Ministry. 

The task of the military is usually defined as defence of the State and its citizens, and the prosecution of war against another state. The military may also have additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within a society, like the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate, economic interests, internal population control.

In broad usage, the terms "Armed Forces" and "Military" are now often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage is having its own distinction and sometimes made to interpolate and to specialize symmetry in which a country's other armed forces to signify as Military Forces;

IV. THE 'FORCE DISCIPLINE':

In addition to the Military, and the State Government Police Forces, in India, there are many a number of Central Armed Para-Military Forces, Central Police Forces established and controlled by different Ministries, like the Defence, Home, Railways. To quote some, the BSF (Border Security Force); CRPF; CISF; RPF; Coast Guard; ITBP.

Every Force is having its own set of Act, the Rules and Regulations. Any citizen of India having enlisted and appointed to a particular designated Force shall be imparted one year training which include practical training emphasis made on the DISCIPLINE AND PENAL LAWS, RULES AND THE CONSEQUENCES THEREOF IF THEY VIOLATE OR ACT IN A DIFFERENT AND UNBECOMING MEMBER OF THE FORCE. THE RULES ARE MADE ONLY TO BE DISCIPLINED AND LEARN TO OBEY THE COMMAND AND TO ENFORCE THE DISCIPLINE AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE FORCE.  

If any Member of the Armed Force of the Union of India, violate any of the Disciplinary norms and procedure, OR TRY TO EFFACE THE FORCE or found to be guilty/NEGLECT OF DUTY, violation of the Rules, they shall be dealt with under Discipline And Appeal Rules formulated in the Force.

• All the Rules, Regulations and Orders or Direction are formulated and issued subject to the PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE-309-311 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA and to such Rules as the Central Government make under the Act; any Superior Officer MAY dismiss, suspend or reduce in rank any enrolled member of the Force whom he shall think remiss or negligent in the discharge of his/her duties or unfit for the same; or MAY award any one or more punishments to any enrolled member of the Force who discharges his duty in a careless or negligent manner or remiss, careless or moral-turpitude , who by any act of his/her own renders themselves unfit for the discharge thereof; the punishments' include:

i. Fine to any amount not exceeding seven days pay or reduction in pay scale;

ii. Confinement to Quarters for a period not exceeding fourteen days with or without punishment, drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty;

iii. Removal from any office of distinction or deprivation of any special emolument.

Provision of APPEAL is prescribed and DISPOSAL OF THE APPEAL is prescribed in the Force Rules duly giving reasonable opportunity to the person so affected by such Order.

V. DISCIPLLINE &*ARTICLE-309;311(1),(2),(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:

Provisions contained regarding regulation of recruitment, conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or of any of the State Govt. The GOI (Business) Rules, 1961 has been taken into account by the GOI while demarcating the Forces to work under different Ministry- like the Defence, Home and the Railways.

VI. Discipline and other provisions connected thereto:

• In general certain Acts of the UOI are made applicable/inapplicable to the Police Forces/ Central Armed Para-Military Forces including the RPF, like 'The Police ( Incitement of Disaffection) Act,1922'; 'The Payment of Wages Act,1936'; 'The Industrial Dispute Act, 1847'; 'The Factories Act,1948'.

• By way of 'DISCIPLINE',  in the central armed forces, government  had made a step ahead for establishing 'SECURITY COURT' by synchronising as like that of 'COURT MARTIAL' IN THE MILITARY.

VII. RESTRICTIONS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS

1) 'Member of the Force' is considered always to be on duty and liable to be employed in any part of India or abroad, and that their work shall be confined and regulated with certain defined restrictions respecting right to form Associations, etc.

2)  Herein, again, Discipline include RESTRICTIONS IN RESPECT of certain Rights like TO FORM ASSOCIATION WITHOUT THE PREVIOUS SANCTION IN WRITING OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OR OF THE PRESCRIBED/NOMIATED AUTHORITY;

3) Thus, so long as any Member continues to be in the Force, they cannot be a member of or associate in any Trade Union, Labour Unions, or in any Political Associations or activities; 

4) They- Force Member- cannot become member of / or associate themselves with any Society; Institution; Organization; Association which is not recognized as part of the Force or which is not connected to or purely a social, recreational or religious nature;

5) They- Force Member- cannot directly communicate with the Press, Media or Publish or cause to publish any letter, book or document except that such publication or communication is in the BONA FIDE DISCHARE OF DUTIES, having WRITTEN PERMISSION LETTER FROM THE HIGHER RANK SUPERIOR OFFICER;

6) ABOVE ALL, MEMBERS OF THE FORCE ARE BARRED / FORBIDDEN to participate or address or take part in any demonstration organized by persons for any political purposes or motivation, etc.

VIII: Just to have a little change in our discussion, the following quotes also could determine why and for what one should adhere to the DISCIPLINE:

• We can afford all that we need; but we cannot afford all that we want;

• We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

• Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.

IX. CONCLUSION

DISCIPLINE IN THE FORCE, OR IN ANY OTHER FORCES, OR ORGANISATIONS SERVES as the boundary wall , a forceful submission of the person to the entry of his/her life in that particular DISCIPLINE- IT IS LIKE that of 'LINE OF CONTROL', 'commences through Disciplinary Control, Command of the personnel being enrolled into the Force, who were at the entry stage itself are taught what is and what should be the manner in future they have to abide and follow the DISCIPLINE AND RULES CONNECTED TO THE FORCE, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS DONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE FORCE AND ITS PERSONNEL AND NOTHING ELSE.