Exodus in uniform: Stress forces more than 51,000 paramilitary men to quit in just five years as army battles to keep up to strength

In the line of fire: Morale amongst soldiers is not particularly high, according to sources

The country's paramilitary forces are battling alarmingly high attrition rates. In around five years, as many as 51,201 personnel out of approximately 7.26 lakh have hung up their boots.
The number of those who have preferred to trade their uniforms for civvies is close to the total strength of Assam Rifles - the oldest of these forces.
The extent of job disaffection is particularly worrying in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Border Security Force (BSF).

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