The beginning - joining NDA

Prelude

I know you all must be thinking "why has he not started his blog with this, why now'..... Because I am like that only..... Confused, just like I was in my 12th and college. College!! Well yes, I was in final year of BSc when I joined NDA.

Till 12th I aimed to become a doctor, thought of becoming a biologist, practiced electronics and dreamt of flying. My confusion ensured that i did not clear the medical entrance and had to join college in Shillong. My father was posted to Eastern Air Command.. The session for 1st year there ended in December and the 2nd year started in Feb, BSc was of 2 years only. so by default i reached final year within 6 months.

Horsing around - a tale of equestrian delights

 Author : Salil Prashar


NDA boasts of adventure sports/ sports facilities which would put any institution in the world to shame, like equestrian, water sports, flying etc. For similar facilities people in the civil world have to pay through their nose, but in NDA they are free of cost and compulsory to boot.

Thum khali ek do - Drill ki kahani

 Author : Salil Prashar

'Thum khali ek do'

Anyone who has gone in through the portals of any academy of any service is automatically transported back to those days on hearing this command.

Drill is a ritual which is blended by the academy into our fauji fibre..... The technique of blending is varied but follows the simple principle of "atomic restructuring using variable stress technology"..... Yani ki..... Boot. Boot sirf pehan ne ke liye hi nahi istemal hota, when planted properly it can be used to reorient your molecular structure. During drill if your boot is missing or its  'nail and naal' (nail here means nail and naal means more nails and not the punjabi wala naal) is missing you get a boot in the drill square from Drill Ustad.