Combat dynamics are rapidly evolving: CoAS

The dynamics of combat are rapidly changing due to fast-paced developments and disruptive technologies, making the battlespace more complex and contested, said Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande, who was the reviewing officer (chief guest) at the spring term Passing out Parade (PoP) at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Saturday. The secret to success would be technical mastery, mental acuity, critical thinking, and quick reactions. “Your path does not end with your commissioning in the Army,” Gen. Pande addressed the newly commissioned Army officers. “As military commanders, you (cadets) must be focused on training and preparing the men and women under you for combat. The Army chief stated that “the profession of soldiering is the noblest of all professions, as it gives one the opportunity to don the uniform and serve one’s motherland with selfless devotion.” As previously reported by TOI, IMA has discontinued the colonial-era tradition of transporting the reviewing officers and other guests in horse-drawn buggies, per the direction of the military.