Finally got the call

It was all like dreams come true today. I finally got shortlisted in the final merit list for the IAF. This is like the begining of the dream run.

My quest began long before in the High School when i decided to join the defence forces and was always fascinated by the uniforms and the pride in those medals and batches and all the fancy ranks the get. This was the reason which made me join the NCC Army wing in school. I used to bunk tution classes for all other sbjects to hide my tiredness out of the tirying biweekly parede of the wing. Though our school was not that strict in this area, my interest kept me on toes in this area. Even after trying so hard and giving my full, i never made to any fancy rank then availabe to us at that age. This made me a bit discouraged. I think because of this reason i left the track and concentrated on my academic performances, which did not improve much. i finished my metricullation with average marks and average college for the junior college. Just after my class 10th examination, i also apeared for the SPI, Aurangabad, interviews, but my dull personality failed me there too. It was then that i decided to give up all the possibilities of me getting into the defence services. I finally decided to move towards the most promissing career option of engineering. I started my preparation for the craze examinations IIT-JEE and AIEEE. As usual i couldn't do much in these and somehow ended up in NIT, Calicut.

I think the will of getting into the defense services was still there somewhere in my heart. I had a respectable job in hand, but couldn't control myself when i saw the ads of Indian Army and IAF. I applied for both. It was adrenaline rush when i went for the SSB and then was like dumped in the deepest hell possible when i was screened out of it. I lost myself and all the confidence in me left me. The ray of hope again showed itself when the letters for the AFSB slided under doors. But then i did not have any confidence left in me to stand in front of any officer. God helps the needy and always in the worst possible condition, and i was in one. Doors opened from all the directions when I met Col. Dorle and Cpt. Chaphekar who guided me through, both spritually and technically. It helped me and i cleared the AFSB interview.

Then came the medical test. The first day itself came very hard on me when i was decleared overweight and eye defects. I again lost all hopes and literally cried all the other nights till the last day. Then i was again tested for the eyes and was decleared fit. It was now just the weight of over 12.5 kgs which was between me and my long term goal. I was given 1 month to loose it all. It was this time when all my friends and family and GOD turned to help me and guided me to loose this 12. I did not leave even a single stone unturned and finally climbed down to 62. I was in heavens when i was decleared completely fit.

But that was not over. It was the final merit list which was to decide my fate, and all i could do was to wait and wait and wait. It finally came today on 15th of december and i hada sigh of relief when i saw my name in the merit list. GOD YOU ARE GREAT!!!!! And now waiting to join the Air Force Acadamey to start a new phase of my lyf in the new year.

WELCOME 2010, COME FAST......