We were a part of Combined Annual Training Camp organized for the NCC cadets of 8 Andhra Battalion from 18th to 27th June 2009 at B.R.R. Degree College, Jadcherla. All the cadets were accommodated in the tents set up in a school nearby.
The camp was formally inaugurated by the Camp Commandant Colonel. Yog Raj Pathak. In his address, Col. Y. R. Pathak detailed about the different programmes and trainings that a cadet has to undergo in a camp and the use of such camps in making a cadet competent to face the demands of the 21st century. The schedule of the camp was very rather tight and every second was thoroughly utilized. The focus was mainly on training the would-be-soldiers in the area of warfare, fire fighting, trekking, rock climbing and community service. The ‘walking tour’, as a part of trekking, was the highlight of the entire camp. We went 16 kilometers on foot to a protected forest area called as Mayuri Nursery. Some of the eminent personalities paying visit to the camp included Sri. Rajeshwar Reddy, M.L.A. of Mahaboob Nagar.
To inculcate in us the value of community service, we were taken to a ‘Home for aged’, where we met many old people, heard their stories and distributed sweets to them. On the 8th day of the camp, Colonel. Narasimham visited the camp to oversee the progress. In the cultural evening organized on the same evening, he distributed the prizes to winners and lauded our performance. On the final day, a small get-together was organized and all the participants were given the participation certificates. We bid adieu to each other with a hope to meet in the next camp.
- B. Chandra Harsha Vardhan Reddy & N. Koteshwar X – A
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