Two cadets of NCC Directorate Gujarat make it to Army, Air Force Officer training

NE NEWS SERVICE

AHMEDABAD, AUGUST  23

Two cadets of NCC Directorate Gujarat – Swapnil K Gulale of Surat & Jayduttsinh P Sarvaiya of Bhavnagar – have been selected to join Army & Air Force, respectively as officers, a Defence release said.

“Swapnil joined through NCC Special Entry Scheme which allows the cadets to report directly for the interview on account of holding an NCC ‘C’ certificate with A/B grading whereas Jayduttsinh cracked the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) for becoming an Aeronautical Engineer in Indian Air Force.

Both cadets will join for gruelling training  at their respective academies at OTA, Chennai and Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad,” the release added.

Swapnil K Gulale

Swapnil K Gulale, an NCC Cadet of 5 Gujarat Batallion and student of Sir P. T. Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat will pass out as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army after completing 49 weeks of training.

Senior Under Officer Jayduttsinh P Sarvaiya from PDPU  got success through Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT).

Earlier, another NCC cadet from PDPU, Cdt Joshi Achal Dharmendra Kumar had joined Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala for permanent commission in the Executive Branch (General Service) of the Indian Navy.

Jayduttsinh P Sarvaiya

These boys have credited their success to their training as an NCC cadet, as well as support from college and family. NCC has helped them to develop discipline, character, comradeship, and a suitable environment  to take up a career in the armed forces.

Cadets are actively participating as well as spreading awareness on Atma Nirbhar Bharat, blood donation to supplement dwindling blood supplies in hospitals, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, plantation drive, and more recently in Fit India movement. Their efforts have been widely appreciated by authorities as well as the public at large.

The selection of these cadets will provide motivation to the youth of Gujarat to join the Armed Forces.