Army officers resigning

·         On May 1, 2008 Defense Minister AK Antonly informed the Rajya Sabha that at least 2076 Army officers resigned or took premature retirement between 2003 and 2007.

·         The number of resignations or premature retirements during the period in the Air Force was 793 and in the Navy 780.

·         3474 Army officers had applied for premature retirement or resignation between 2003 and 2007 and of them 2076 were permitted to leave service.

·         In the Air Force, 1269 officers had applied while in the Navy, 954 had applied for leaving the job