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The rules of getting more power have changed drastically from the old days. In the old days, if you wanted more power, you put a bigger engine in your car. Now, forced induction started to be the only way to get more power because of environmental demands. There are two ways when it comes to forced induction. You either use turbos or a superchargers.For me I would prefer using a supercharger for these reasons.1-ease of installment. whenever you want to install a turbo or a supercharger kit , you will notice that installing a supercharger kit is relatively easier than a turbo kit if you had a naturally aspirated engine2- Superchargers can provide all the boost available at very low RPM which means you will have a lot of power whenever you need it. You will not have to care about the lag associated with turbos.3-superchargers are more reliable than turbos. due to the fact that installing a supercharger is mainly straight forward, It is easier to repair and the chance of things going wrong are slim.The last thing, and this is very personal, The sound that a supercharger makes is way better than turbo sound. Don’t get me wrong I love the turbo whistle and the sound of the blow off valves but I love the supercharger whine.It is well-known that both superchargers and turbochargers have their points of strength and points of weakness and picking one of them is mainly a personal thing so some people will go the other way and get a turbo kit and that is very understandable.

Super cars are usually made with performance having the priority over practicality. In the past two years, many super cars started to become more practical and easier to drive daily. For the Lamborghini AVENTADOR, it is considered a bit of an old super car with its style and size which means it’s a bit of a pain in the in the neck to drive every day. Although The AVENTADOR is one my favorite Supercars, It is a bit hard to drive in daily basis for these reasons:Gearbox: with the introduction of the AVENTADOR in 2011, Lamborghini started selling the car with a single clutch automated manual gearbox that replaces the old E-gear. At high speed, this gearbox is great because it’s very fast and responsive. At low speed, it is horrible. The moment you want to fill a blank in traffic it gets jerky and doesn’t know which gear to select. Shifting manually would not make it any easier because it will rock you back and forth.visibility: it’s a super car which means it’s low so visibility is very poor. The view from the front is great but the blind spots are very big because the AVENTADOR doesn’t have small quarter windows to aid visibility. The biggest blind spot is in the rear because the small rear window/engine cover is not an actual window but three plates of glass.Dimensions: The Lamborghini AVENTADOR is not a small car. It is too big, too low and wider than a Range Rover Sport. That makes maneuverability a nightmare.Comfort: The AVENTADOR is a performance car which means it is fitted with stiff suspension to limit body roll which makes the ride almost unbearable. Add that to the harsh transmission and you are in for a nice ride.the last thing is that Supercars depreciate more the more miles they have on the clock. They also need more care with more miles.bottom line is that you can drive the Lamborghini AVENTADOR every day if you don’t care about all the reasons above. Personally, I think if you are not going to drive the car, you don’t really need to buy it.

I will tell you all the benefits which a short service commission officer enjoy on retiring after completing short service commission tenure which is 10 years or extended further to 14 years (4 years of extension). Provident Fund and CSD facility is merely few small benefits which they get compared to the list of benefits they get after serving in Indian Army. Limited CSD facility is available for Short Service Commission officer with a smaller cap of purchasing limit as compared to Permanent Commissioned Officer.Rest of The benefits are as follows.Matured Provident Fund which is hundred percent non-taxable. (Couple of years back, government had made taxable but then took the decision back in case of defence services provident fund)He gets matured fund of Army Grant Insurance Fund. The premium which he had contributed throughout the service years get back to him with interest rate compounded annually.Leave Encashment. Government sanction has been accorded wef 01 Jan 2006 that accumulation and encashment of leave will be limited to 300 days and maximum of 30 days to be accumulated in a calendar year. Benefits of encashment of leave to SSC Officers will be admissible either at the end of tenure of SSC as also after the second tenure, where this occurs after a break, such that the overall limit of 300 days during the entire service is not exceeded. It means, if throughout the service SSC officer has not used 300 days of leave then he can encash this in form of salary. The calculation of salary is based on the last drawn salary - which means he will get the salary for 300 days unused leave on the rate of the last drawn salary. For example - a short service commission retiring as Major in 10 years of service today with total salary of 1.4 Lakhs will draw additional salary for 300 days of unused leave which was authorised to them.Medical Entitlement. Under Ex Serviceman Healthcare Scheme [1](read as ECHS) - Short service commission officers are entitled for free limited medical treatment for the veteran and his spouse. No other dependents such as kids and parents will be entitled for the free medical entitlement. Following are the medical entitlements which a short service commission officer can enjoy as veteran.(a) Free medical OPD check ups including medicine from ECHS polyclinic.(b) Unlike Permanent Commission Officers - Short Service Commission Officers are not entitled for treatment at Armed Forces Medical Hospitals.(c) Even if the ECHS polyclinic is run by military - then also short service commission officers will be referred to ECHS empaneled private hospitals. There are almost 2000 private hospitals empaneled with ECHS with provide medical treatment to veterans. The permanent commission officers can get treatment both in armed forces medical hospital as well as in the empaneled private hospitals. (List of ECHS empaneled private hospital https://www.echsbpa.utiitsl.com/ECHS/guest.do )(d) If the Short Service Commission retired officer visits an ECHS empanelled private hospital then - the need to pay the charges for OPD or investigation or treatment. The SSC veteran can seek reimbursement through ECHS and the reimbursement will be @ rate of 75% for officers who served more than 10 years and @ 50% for officers who served for 10 years or less than 10 years. The veteran (both SSC and PC) can also get the treatment in any private hospital which is not on the panel of ECHS in case of Emergency; they can pay medical expenses to the hospital and can clam the same at the rate mentioned above. This is applicable for both Veteran and spouse.5. Retention of Accommodation. SSC Officers on retirement are entitled to retain the Goverment married accommodation including accommodation hired by the officer on rent-reimbursement basis (but not his own house) for a maximum period of three months at last duty station or at any other station in India where the family of the officer is residing in separated family accommodation when posted in field area.6. Assured Decent Last Rite Scheme. This is a voluntary scheme run by Indian Army wherein individuals are required to register at time of retirement with ADLR office and they will be assured of an honourable funeral which a soldier deserves. The ADLR staff assists in organising decent last rites of the soldier. An expenditure of additional Rupees 5000 /- is also made by the ADLRS staff in order to take care of the mourning guests present at funeral. Chief of Army Staff also sends a wreath which is laid by the serving officer in ceremonial uniform on behalf of Chief of Army Staff.7. Travel and Baggage Allowance on Retirement. The officer proceeding on retirement, besides Composite Transfer Grant allowance is also entitled to free Conveyance including free conveyance of baggage for self and members of the family, personal conveyance from the last duty station to their permanent home address as recorded in official documents or to the place where they and their families are to settle down permanently, even if it is other than their declared home town in India. The Short service Commission officer retiring will have to expend and then claim. This claim is for move on retirement.8. Honour of Wearing Medals. A short service commissioned officer after retirement can wear their full medals or miniature medals on civil dress on occasions specified below. The Short Service Commissioned officer is not authorised to wear uniform, unlike permanent commissioned officer, JCOs Granted with Honorary Commission and JCOs.(a) Official parties at Rashtrapati Bhawan/Raj Bhawans.(b) Invited to official function by Embassy, Delegation or High Commission.(c) Army functions including ex-servicemen’s rallies or re-unions.(d) Attending durbar or other function in honour of the National Day.(e) While called upon in aid of civil power.(f) While visiting any Military Headquarters or Formation or Unit.(g) While calling on or meeting senior service officers and local heads of thecivil administration of and above the rank of Collector/Deputy Commissioner.(h) While serving on the personal staff of a Governor.(j) When serving on the personal staff of a former ruler.(k) When attending State or military funerals.9. Resettlement Scheme. A short service commission officer also enjoys resettlement scheme which is applicable to Officers, JCOs and ORs. Director General Resettlement empowers the retiring defence service personnel with additional skills through training courses and assist them in selecting a second career through employment or self employment. The DGR organise resettlement training in Government/semi government and private institutes for retiring personnel. They also lease with corporate and private sector and retiring personnels get greater employment opportunities with attractive pay cheques. A short Service Commission officer will get a resettlement course with ranges from short courses of one to three months duration and maximum upto 6 months. The courses of resettlement offered are as follows.(a) Executive MBA of 6 moths duration at IIMs and other elite Business schools of India.(b) Corporate and Industrial security, safety and intelligence management.(c) Modular programmes such as - Retail,Entrepreneurship, export import, supply chain management, seafaring, management of academic institutions, independent director course and clinical research.Through DGR resettlement scheme, Short Service Commission Officer has the opportunity to get absorbed post retirement in Government Organisations, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporate Houses, Private Sector, Central Armed Police Force and Para Military Forces. As these all organisations sponsor various resettlement courses and on the finish of course they absorb the retiring officer.10. Facility of Army Welfare Placement Organisation. In 1999, Army Welfare Placement Organisation cam in place which is over and above Resettlement facility given to retiring Officers, JCOs and Other Ranks. It is a Non-Profit Organisation and provides a scope post retirement to Officers (Permanent Commission and Short Service Commission), JCOs and ORs of Indian Army and Indian Territorial Army which is also extended to the wives and children. AWPO provides career guidance and provide placements in corporate sector which is based on educational qualification, experience highlighted in resume and appointment and responsibilities hooded, experience in various roles. The resume is forwarded and accordingly the corporate sector give a call for interview and absorb the suitable veteran. In my recent interaction with Officer-in-Charge of AWPO of Delhi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad - I was told that Short Service Commission Officers retiring after 10 years of service get a package of 50 to 55 Lakhs per annum and those SSC officers who have experience in EME, Signals, Engineers, Army Service Corps and Army Ordinance Corps get a better package by the corporate companies such as Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance, DLF etc at much higher rate which varies from 50 Lakhs to 80 Lakhs approx per annum.11. Allotment of Surplus Vehicle of Army. The retiring Short Service Commissioned Officer can also get Royal Enfield 350cc bike at Rupees 19,373/- , car such as Mahindra 4X4 Gpsy or Jonga from Rs 40000 to 50000, or can buy Buses or Trucks of Army which cost between 1 to 2 Lakhs only and utilise them to establish a fruitful logistics business. (It is applicable to all the retiring ranks). These vehicles are generally in surplus with Army with a run of 1 lakhs Kilometres or 10 years of vintage after which they ain’t used for military duties.Now, you know that if you are retiring as Short Service Commission after serving for 10 to 14 years in Indian Army then what retirement benefits you will get.Footnotes[1] https://echs.gov.in