Will you jump???

Now here is another true incident...

Before launch of Bangladesh campaign there was a need for a successful military operation.
To do this it was decided that troops would be air dropped.
But the problem was that troops were required in large numbers,and the men who were qualified in para jumping were not enough. To overcome the shortage of men it was decided by then general of Indian army later known as Field Marshal Sam Manakshew to pick up the bravest soldiers who could do this operation even without training. The bravest soldiers are from the Gorkha unit .

Thus the general addressed a large gathering of Gorkha troops telling them about the gravity of situation and how they would have to “jump off from a aircraft in enemy territory”.
But even after giving a motivating speech only 17 men out of a gathering of a thousand plus agreed to do so. This disheartened the general who himself was from a Gorkha unit and he felt that either he could not motivate his men or they were afraid.
Just to give it a last try he gave a demonstration to the the men about how a para jump is done, details on wearing a parachute,how it is opened etc.
After that he again asked for a show of hands from all those who would volunteer to go for the operation.
This time he was amazed to see all men with their hands raised. The general was extremely pleased to see this  ........patting himself for giving such a successful motivational speech the general asked one of the Gorkha soldier's "were you afraid earlier?" …to which soldier promptly replied “no sir we were not afraid,  but we did not know that we had to jump wearing the parachute. That is why only 17 men opted to jump.Had we known we have to jump with parachute we all would have said yes the first time itself”.

It was a big question even to the general .... what had those 17 men thought before opting for an operation where they were willing to jump from aircraft even without a parachute??…Bravest of the brave the Gorkha.

Sir, Yes Sir!!

The National Defense Academy is known for its extremely rigorous training schedules.The cadets are grilled over three years to inculcate officer like qualities and high endurance levels. The young 'officers in the making' are expected to follow strict rules and regulations and maintain decorum at all times. Flouting rules result in 'simple' punishments like- 'rolling' the whole day(means you cannot use your feet,just roll  everywhere), or maybe another punishment could be to stand on each other's shoulders for half a day,or maybe climb the Sinhgarh fort mountain and be back(22 kms) in flat four hours.So you can imagine how well the cadets are expected to follow instructions.
They have extremely strict instructors known as 'Ustads', who are acclaimed to be heartless and so you have no choice but obey(or else you had it).
Orders passed by any senior in the hierarchy are final and binding(no scope of questioning).

Now the cadets are expected to be in proper uniform at all times,which means that it has to be washed,starched and ironed,or else you get ticked off 'bigtime (no such luck called 'warning letters').

So one day a senior officer came for inspection to the squadron(a wing). During drill he expressed an idea that baffled the Ustad and the cadets, he said that the cadets worked too hard and that ironing clothes was a waste of time,so they would be allowed to have creases in the uniform. Naturally the cadets were overjoyed, though i doubt if the drill instructor aka Ustad shared similar sentiments(all he could say was Sir,yes sir!!)

The next day the senior officer came back for inspection and was surprised to see the cadets still in immaculately starched and 'IRONED' uniforms. On enquiring about it, this is what he learned.

A notice had been issued the previous night by the Ustad, that read.

"All cadets are allowed to have CREASES in their uniforms but they cannot exceed more than TWO in number,one along the front of the pant and one along the back."

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The Life in the Army

'The life in the army
they say is mighty fine
They give you Rs.100
and take back ninety-nine.'

"The clothing that they give us
They say is mighty fine
Well, me and half my regiment
Can all fit into mine!!!

Oh, Man I'm tired of this army's life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

They say that in the army
The coffee's mighty fine
Well, it's good for cuts and bruises,
But it tastes like turpentine!

Oh, Man! I want no more of army life
Gee, Ma, I wanna go home!

These are the lyrics of a famous song 'Life in the Army' that they sing in the forces.The song is an interesting one.But believe me some of it is actually true and its not uncommon to come across some really 'stuck-up' situations;and well its the army afterall, so you simply gotta stick on!! :)

Enjoy the song...

The famous soldier - BEETLE BAILEY!..

Knowing one when you face one

So one day you are standing at a curb minding your own business when suddenly you hear a bellowing voice calling out "Hey you Civilian, come here!"... at first you ignore it but then you realise that the voice was directed at you when he calls out again. Now don't be surprised or confused, because its just an army personnel summoning you. Don't get offended either( poor guy's anyways frustated 'Sirring' around his seniors). Simply identify him as being an army guy.

5 ways to recognize an army guy
1) He'll refer to you as a "Civilian".
2) He'll walks with his chest out, stomach in(as if he's been holding his breath since eternity)

3) Minimal or no hair on the sides of his head(more like a 'katora cut',officially known as a crew cut)

4) He'll repeat the words "sir,yes sir" a zillion times on the phone(if you ever happen to hear a conversation)

5) No matter what time of the day,he'll wish you a good morning,good afternoon or good night(even if he's just beaten you up and there's absolutely nothing good about the day, its an automatic playback from his head).

 

Hope you don't have a problem next time.  :)