And here I was under the mistaken impression prompted by ruminations of ex servicemen , no doubt , especially those who've served on the LAC , that experience is related to maturity which one starts gaining post 30 which assuming a jawan joining at age 18 will have 12 years of , unlike the Agniveers who'd be out by the time he's 22.
Besides isn't the maximum age of active service by the jawans still 35 on the LAC or has there been a reduction considering by 30 they suffer from significant deterioration in health after serving at those heights ?
A platoon is always led by a experienced NCO (Havildar & above) with actual field experience who will guide the newcomers. Experience part is not an issue.
Even during Galwan the most gallantry awards went to fierce young bloods < 25 in age, infact there was a study in Army which concluded that most gallantry awards for bravery goes to soldiers age 25 years or below throughout multiple wars.
After 30, a man gets a family, and become risk averse & put less effort in general.
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IMO I see Agniveers getting out at 22 a win-win. Its like a demo of short-term military service akin to what China & Israel does. Jobless & aimless youths of our society taking tiktok reels, its better to spend 4 years in military, learn discipline and earn some hard cash.