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The Life of an NCC Cadet
personality and mainly acquires leadership
qualities.
During the three years of your training
program, you start your first year as a
fresher and you'll be given a basic rank.
Every weekend you will be having Unit
parades and classes involving both technical
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Being an NCC cadet, you get to experience have already mentioned, it's not just about
and explore all the important aspects one physical activities and drills, it's also about
can get during their life. Be it trekking, character development and enhancing your
mountaineering, paragliding, parasailing, knowledge in fields like general knowledge,
scuba diving, kayaking, safari, etc. Oh! The current affairs, aerodynamics and principles
list goes on. By the way, what's NCC ? of Flight (Air wing), Map Reading and
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a Weapon Training(Army Wing), Seamanship
voluntary movement and the Indian Military and Naval warfare & Navigation (Naval
cadet corps of the Indian Armed Forces. The Wing).
training program is for 3 years for college Apart from this, we have activities like firing
students like us. We get the Basic Military (.22 rifle, SLR, INSAS), Flying Aircraft (co-
Training and also experience what it is to be piloting), scuba diving, swimming, boat
in the Indian Armed Forces. pulling, mountaineering, trekking, para
Being a NCC cadet, you are of course courses, cultural events, tent pitching, group
unique and different from the rest of your discussions, extempores, public awareness
college mates. To be in NCC is being campaigns, etc.
unique, dedicated,hard working, punctual, In NCC, You can join any one of the three
disciplined and most importantly learning wings - The Army, The Navy and The Air
what is life as it shows what is to be an officer Force. Unlike most of the Military Institutions,
in the Indian Armed Forces. It inculcates young girls can also join NCC. There are
the attitude of never giving up, builds self- various different camps like Combined
esteem and self confidence, develops your Annual Training Camp (CATC), Republic
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