Whenever we think about Officer Like Qualities in short OLQ then we think what is it? We have heard it many times but what is it really? No one has the answer. So, what should a defence aspirant do. He would always be confused about it. So, here we are to answer your all queries about OLQ.
OLQs are the qualities which should be surely in officer. There are some qualities which a person can get by applying it to their daily routine but some qualities person get it by his/her birth and that can't be get in a short period. So we advice candidates to focus on them from staring it would really be beneficial in getting advantage in SSB. There are 15 qualities that should be in Army Officer and that are as follows:-
OLQs are the qualities which should be surely in officer. There are some qualities which a person can get by applying it to their daily routine but some qualities person get it by his/her birth and that can't be get in a short period. So we advice candidates to focus on them from staring it would really be beneficial in getting advantage in SSB. There are 15 qualities that should be in Army Officer and that are as follows:-
- EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE :- very general mental capability that, among other things, involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly and learn from experience. It is not merely book learning, a narrow academic skill, or test-taking smarts. Rather, it reflects a broader and deeper capability for comprehending our surroundings—"catching on," "making sense" of things, or "figuring out" what to do .
- REASONING ABILITY :- An Army Officer has reasoning ability or you can say he should have logical concept about the situation. Suppose it is raining outside then logic says everything about would also be wet and if you would go out then you would also get wet.
- POWER OF EXPRESSION :- It is the capability of a person to express him by using only his/her gestures. During secret operation or commando mission Officer and Jawans uses their power of expression instead of talking. So, it is important for an Officer to have capability of power of expressing himself/herself and also have the capability to understand it.
- SELF CONFIDENCE :-The socio-psychological concept of self-confidence relates to self-assurance in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc. Person can increase their self confidence by believing in himself/herself. According to studies a person with fit body have high level of confidence as compared to other. So, doing regular exercise and running can help in increasing your self confidence. But always believe in yourself and your decisions.
- DETERMINATION :- Determination is a positive emotion that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve one’s goal. Empirical research suggests that people consider determination to be an emotion; in other words, determination is not just a cognitive state, but rather an affective state. In the psychology literature, researchers have studied determination under other terms, including challenge and anticipatory enthusiasm; this may explain one reason for the relative lack of research on determination compared to other positive emotions. So determination plays an important role to get advantage in SSB. An Officer can not accomplish any mission without the power of determination. So I advice candidates to work on it.
- ORGANIZING CAPABILITY :- An officer have to lead the men from the front so an Officer should have organizing capability. Suppose you are an Officer and your team get struck in enemy's area so an Officer should have organizing capability to reorganize their team and can again counter attack on the enemy.
- INITIATIVE :- Weather it's a war or social life an Officer always be an officer. An officer should have power of initiation. Since an officer leads from the front and he should have capability to initiate his/her decision and team weather it's a war or social life.
- COURAGE :- Courage is the ability and willingness to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. Whole world knows very well how courage full our army is. In all wars we have showed our courage. It is the most important quality of an Officer and if you don't have courage then don't think to be a part of Indian armed Forces.
- COORPORATION :- Since Defence personnel used to get transferred to different parts of India and even abroad. So they have ability to coorporate with their staff members and even with the locals
- SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY :- A defence officer should have sense of responsibilities because Indian army is the most disciplined army in the world. Hence any irresponsibility from an officer of Indian Armed Forces is highly noticed and it also impact of their carrier also.
- Stamina ;- Stamina may refer to Endurance, the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue. Imagining an officer without stamina is ridiculous.
- Group Influencing Ability :- Group Influencing Ability or Leadership has been described as "a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". For example, some understand a leader simply as somebody whom people follow, or as somebody who guides or directs others, while others define leadership as "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". Indian Armed Force always seeks those candidates in SSB who have group influencing ability or leadership qualities and if you have it in you then you will surely be noted during your SSB interview.
- LIVELINESS :- An armed force officer always have to be any any situation without considering how hard is it. This not only increase their moral confidence but also of their teammates. It also increase confidence in them.
- SOCIAL ADAPTABILITY :- Since Defence Officer used to get transfer regularly at any part of India and also to the some toughest parts of India from hotter Thar desert to the sizzling Siachin glacier. So, they have capacity of social adaptability.
- SPEED OF DECISION :- From the worst situation of war to the day-today strategic situation an officer have to take decision frequently and it should it accurate also. So An Officer have speed of decision taking capability because any delay can cause greater damage sometime.
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