Loyalty, commitment to work and the willingness to take responsibility are the qualities that makes former defence personnel perfectly fit for many jobs. Startups, more associated with those just out of college, are no exception.

The jobs they fit into best are said to be logistics, human resources, management and administration, and security. With over 30,000 such personnel employed in Bengaluru alone, they are slowly gaining on the job front.

According to a senior IAF officer who has served for nearly 20 years, “Ex-servicemen who amalgamate into the work environment do so at all levels across all kinds of industries.” They are mostly capable of travelling to hostile environments without complaining, he added.

For Prashant Rai, a retired major, who owns three firms, ex-servicemen are the backbone of his business.................Read more

Source: The New Indian Express