Not all, but some. First step is to become highly competent at your job. If you're incompetent, no amount of political savvy will get you ahead. Part of your job is understanding your structural environment, meaning knowing who you should follow, who you should avoid, whose career you should attach yours to. read more
So as for Politics and all else, specially the credo of the Indian Army, read this - Field Marshal Chetwode’s Address to the First Course at the IMA on 10 Dec 1932, has come to acquire immortality as the closing passage contains the words which have become the credo of the Academy – indeed of the Army itself!. read more
There are strict limits on the partisan political activities that active-duty members of the military can participate in. Learn what they can and cannot do. There are strict limits on the partisan political activities that active-duty members of the military can participate in. Learn what they can and cannot do. read more
Politics by tradition wasn't discussed in the wardroom but there was a lot of opposition to the Vietnam war; being liberal was a pretty comfortable stance, and most junior officers didn't plan on a military career. read more