crpf samachar may_ june-2012 - Central Reserve Police Force
crpf samachar may_ june-2012 - Central Reserve Police Force
crpf samachar may_ june-2012 - Central Reserve Police Force
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2 - A good Commander-<br />
- Has upright character.<br />
- Shows courage, competence and concern for<br />
troops.<br />
- Communicates well with troops<br />
- Shows camaraderie without being familiar to<br />
6 ‘c’s of leadership<br />
3 - Confidence in training<br />
Morale of a soldier is high who believes that he<br />
is well trained.<br />
4 - Confedence in weapons<br />
Soldier must be confident and conversant<br />
with his equipment.<br />
5 - Cohesion<br />
One who is bounded well to his platoon, coy and<br />
feels all members of the unit stand for him develops<br />
confidence. One who identifies himself with his<br />
group has high morale. Morale depends on group<br />
character more than on individual personalities.<br />
6 - Care of Family<br />
A soldier who believes that his family is well<br />
taken care of has high morale.<br />
7 - Conviction<br />
<strong>Force</strong> member needs to be convinced about the<br />
importance of the individual and collective role<br />
of his unit for achievement of a larger goal. It is<br />
the responsibility of commanders to enthuse and<br />
generate conviction in troops.<br />
Assesment of morale<br />
Generation and maintenance of morale of<br />
troops is an important command function.<br />
Commaders must be well versed with symptoms<br />
and signs of low morale so that they can conduct<br />
assessement of morale.<br />
ebZ&twu <strong>2012</strong><br />
Listing<br />
Attention to the following questions should be<br />
paid-<br />
1 - Do the troops feel they are well trained?<br />
2 - Do they feel their weapons are adequate?<br />
3 - Do they want to get at insurgents?<br />
4 - Are they proud of their units?<br />
5 - Do they have suggestions for improvements<br />
of their units?<br />
6 - Do they have any worries of their home?<br />
7 - Do they feel importance and have self respect?<br />
8 - Are they proud of their commaders of unit<br />
level?<br />
Observing<br />
Pay attention to the following behavior ---<br />
1 - Are they ready to volunteer for special<br />
duties<br />
2 - Are they frequent violators of displine?<br />
3 - How many of them are AWL?<br />
4 - How many of them are in Quarter guards?<br />
5 - What is the rate of STD?<br />
6 - How do they dress and turn out?<br />
7 - How much is the sick report?<br />
Medical Matters<br />
8 - How do they receive and react to the bad<br />
rumours?<br />
9 - Are there any fight (conflict) based on<br />
religion, communal differences, race or<br />
language?<br />
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