This is cadet Himanshu Bhadouria of Rashtriya Military School Bangalore and I am here to share my Journey from a mere Dream to straight Recommendation. I come from a humble background from a small city Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. My father is an Ex Army personnel currently serving in the Defence Service Corps and had given almost 25 years to this. Being an Army brat unlike others, it has given me a privilege to live in the Defence Environment from an early age and that has brought a spark in me to join defence forces.

Since childhood I aspired to join the Indian Army. I grew up watching my father serving in Sikh regiment and it was his dream that I would go one step beyond him to become an officer one day. He once told me, “As a serviceman in the Army, I’ve always saluted my superiors. I am waiting for the day when I will get to salute you.”

Hello everyone, I am Anuradha Yadav from West Bengal. I did my engineering from B P Poddar Institute of Management and Technology. At college, I was into extra-curricular activities such as organizing events and managing teams. I have always been a very outspoken person. My father always wanted me to become a Civil Service Officer, but I had no clarity as to how to make my way through. Therefore, I wasn’t keen on pursuing it then. I belong to a civilian background and the exposure to defence came later in my life when I was in my 3rd year of college.