<p>India's defence and security establishment has decided to go for common annual confidential reports for all senior officers of the armed forces soon, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.</p>.<p>They said the decision is largely in sync with the government's plan on theaterisation process that is aimed at bringing in jointness among the three services.</p>.<p>At present, the selection system for officers for posting in combined or tri-services positions is based on parent service-specific parameters.</p>.<p>"Recent cross-services postings of a large number of officers was one such step," one of the persons cited above said.</p>.<p>"Furthermore, over a period of time, employment of officers in tri-services organisations and environments will only increase as the armed forces progress towards joint structures and organisations," the person said.</p>.<p>"As a result of this, a need was felt to synergise the appraisal system for undertaking the tasks in tri-services appointments which have been identified in the armed forces," he said.</p>.<p>The people cited above said the common annual confidential reports for senior armed forces officers will begin from this year.</p>.<p>Initially, common confidential reports (CR) for two and three-star officers of armed forces have been approved to be implemented.</p>.<p>The implementation timeline is approximately three to four months, they said.</p>.<p>This reform will prove instrumental in the path towards achieving commonality in procedures, assessments and lead to better outcomes, thereby contributing to jointness and integration, they said.</p>.<p>"This step will lead to better identification and selection of officers for tri-services appointments in the command, staff or instructional channels, based on their suitability," the person added.</p>
<p>India's defence and security establishment has decided to go for common annual confidential reports for all senior officers of the armed forces soon, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.</p>.<p>They said the decision is largely in sync with the government's plan on theaterisation process that is aimed at bringing in jointness among the three services.</p>.<p>At present, the selection system for officers for posting in combined or tri-services positions is based on parent service-specific parameters.</p>.<p>"Recent cross-services postings of a large number of officers was one such step," one of the persons cited above said.</p>.<p>"Furthermore, over a period of time, employment of officers in tri-services organisations and environments will only increase as the armed forces progress towards joint structures and organisations," the person said.</p>.<p>"As a result of this, a need was felt to synergise the appraisal system for undertaking the tasks in tri-services appointments which have been identified in the armed forces," he said.</p>.<p>The people cited above said the common annual confidential reports for senior armed forces officers will begin from this year.</p>.<p>Initially, common confidential reports (CR) for two and three-star officers of armed forces have been approved to be implemented.</p>.<p>The implementation timeline is approximately three to four months, they said.</p>.<p>This reform will prove instrumental in the path towards achieving commonality in procedures, assessments and lead to better outcomes, thereby contributing to jointness and integration, they said.</p>.<p>"This step will lead to better identification and selection of officers for tri-services appointments in the command, staff or instructional channels, based on their suitability," the person added.</p>