my experiences in I A F

I served air force from 5th april 1965 to 30 th august 1989, nearly 24 and half years. i left M. Tech studies in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore to join military. My father was ispiration for me to join air force. He was a freedom fighter. During Quit India moment , he was imprisoned. He was president of Andhra students congress, a student wing of Indian National Congress.

I do not remember when i started admiring Adolf Hitler, but it was at an young age of 10 years or so. Those days, in schools, Auxillary Cadet Corps ( ACC) was introduced, while in colleges, National Cadet Corps (NCC) was introduced. I am talking about 1956. my father, who was also my head master, enrolled me as the first candidate in ACC in our high school. Till trained instructors were available, he used to teach us the military drill and conduct our parades. Those days , the words of commands used to be in English. Like, '' ATTENTION, STAND AT EASE, STAND EASY, '' etc. Subsequently, while I was in engineering college, I was in NCC. Thus, for me wearing uniform of a force started at an young age. Discipline , punctuality, hard work, integrity became second nature to me.

Apart from these factors, the real impetus for joining military came during 1962 China war. Every young man"s blood boiled those days due to the thrashing we recieved by Chinese.