Why do people choose to become a soldier?

To serve your country One of the most common reasons people join the military is because they feel drawn to serving their country. This sense of duty, or a “calling to service,” can arise from patriotic family values or the desire to do something meaningful.

Is the Army a good career?

The Army is a good career for certain personality types. There is more structure and protocol than you’ll find in many civilian jobs. You’ll move around as assigned, and you and your family may not have a choice where you go. There is the risk of being deployed in times of war.

How do I join army?

For a Permanent commission you have to join the National Defence Academy or the Indian Military Academy. You can take the NDA entrance exam right after class XI. Clear the UPSC exam and a 5-day Service Selection Board interview, pass your medicals, and you’re in NDA.

Do military get paid well?

In addition to basic pay, troops get generous tax-free housing allowances as well as bonuses, special pays and more. Overall, military pay raises during the past 18 years have slightly outpaced the growth in average civilian wages (as defined by the government’s Employment Cost Index).

How can I become a Indian soldier?

Soldier Clerk/ 10+2/Intermediate exam pass in any stream 17½ – 23 Yrs Store Keeper Technical (Arts, Commerce, Science) with 50\% marks (All Arms) in aggregate and min 40\% in each subject (Core subjects). No stipulation of marks for higher qualification.

At what age can you join the Army?

17
You must be at least 17 to enlist in any branch of the active military.

What motivates Americans to join the Army?

Americans join the Army for plenty of reasons: for country, family, and honor. According to a new study of enlisted soldiers, however, a core motivation is relatively simple: for money.

What is soldiery person?

The type of person who can relatively easily be convinced to become a soldier by a recruiter. The type of person who has difficulty finding employment elsewhere. The type of person who finds it acceptable and often even preferable for others to make all their important decisions for them, in lieu of thinking for themselves.

Why do people choose to serve in the military?

As someone who has served and currently have a son who is serving, the reasons are very complex. Some people like the lifestyle. The military can be very comfortable place. They cloth you, they feed you, everything is taken care of.

What makes people enlist in the military?

A RAND Corporation exhaustive survey of 81 soldiers between E-1 and E-4 suggests that the choice to enlist is influenced by two overlapping factors: institutional ones like family and duty, and occupational ones like professional development and job stability.