Secondary School Level

My aim in life is to join the Army. I always feel excited when I see an army officer smartly dressed and walking proudly, his head held high. His shining eyes, his smart, manly and confident manner show that we are in safe hands. No enemy is capable of hurting us.

I have known army life well. My brother is a senior army officer. I have often visited him. I have seen the peace time activities of these people. Of their war-time exploits I have heard from him and his fellow officers. It is really a very exciting life. What is more, it is a very clean life. Today, when no department is free from corruption, the Army is one profession where a man can remain honest.

The Army makes a man hardy, resourceful and confident. Right from his earliest life at the N.D.A. he is trained hard and effectively. On the one hand he is made a competent war-machine and on the other, he is trained to be self-dependent. He can face any situation confidently. Sense of patriotism is instilled in him. He is ready to do anything for his country.

There is never a dull moment in army life. An officer is sometimes in the deep jungles of Assam, sometimes on the heights and snows of Laddakh or Siachin. Sometimes he finds himself in the sand-dunes of Rajasthan and sometimes defending the vast sea-coast. In times of internal trouble and natural calamities, he is always called upon to rescue the people, whether it is the riots or strikes or floods or drought. His decorations and medals tell the story of his brave adventures which keep our country safe. The career of an army officer is tough, exacting and yet glamorous. It is my intense desire to be an army officer.