Name – Himanshu Negi

Regimental no- UK/18/SD/A/118577

UNIT – 29 UK BN NCC

GROUP - Dehradun

DIRECTORATE – Uttrakhand

MY NCC EXPERIENCE

I am Himanshu Negi . I joined NCC during my engineering from Graphic Era

University. At school level NCC is call "Junior division NCC" and at college level

it is call "Senior division NCC". My personal motivation to join the NCC was the

awesome sight of the many Republic Day parades, Independence day parades and

the inspiring uniformed NCC cadets I witnessed during my childhood. I enquired

about the roles played by a NCC cadet in the society, I got motivated by what I

learnt and decided to join the NCC to dedicate my contribution to my

country. NCC was the turning point in my life. It changed me from a common

person to a special person. It taught me leadership, time management, stress

management, team work which myself unique. This is my story of my

unforgettable NCC life.

Selection Process

There we more than 120 participants in the selection round. I thought it

would be a very tough competition and was really scared. But I gathered a lot

of motivation and courage to compete in the selection process. We were

divided into teams of twelve and the following were the rounds for the

selection,

To run a 400 meters ground 8 times.

More than 20 push ups.

100 meter sprint

Minimum 6 pullups

Shuttle Run

General knowledge Test

I was the fourth candidate to complete all the rounds in my team. Now the

team was split again into two. The first 3 winners of each team were grouped

I and others were grouped II. I was categorized into group II and I assumed

that I will be rejected. But my seniors said,” All the volunteers are members

of NCC. Nobody is getting rejected in this selection process. This

competition and selection round was held only for showing your physical

fitness and stamina”. After listening to those complimenting words I felt

relaxed and happy. They also said that the students those who attended the

early morning parade punctually from 5:00 am to 7:30 am will become

permanent members. I took this seriously and managed to be shortlisted

among the students from my college into the NCC team.

GRAPHIC ERA NCC ( 2018 – 2021 )

First Fall in

We had to wake up at 5:00 AM everyday, and assemble at 6:00 AM in the

college premises for exercise for one and a half hours, participate in some drill

related activities During the training process I learnt drill, co-ordination, team

work, Physical fitness, stamina and also developed a bond with my team mates and

seniors. The real forever connection with them sprouted when we attended camps.

My First Camp ( Combined Annual Training Camp, Dehradun)

This was a very difficult and memorable camp in my life. It was a 12 days camp

conducted defence colony This camp was conducted during our mid term exams. I

was scared about how I was going to manage and excel in both my college exams

and camp events. In that camp we had competitions like drill, tent fixing, volley

ball and night duties.

The competition was held between the colleges of Dehradun. We were the

runners previous year. So our seniors trained us with full potential to shape us

enough to win the league this time

“The discipline that I learnt at NCC is still being implemented in my

daily life. The training we got was rigorous. We used to get up at 5 am

and go for morning walk do exercise then have breakfast – and we could

not be choosy about what we were eating, we had to eat what they would

give, and it was very basic. But you get to learn a lot, you learn to keep

your surroundings clean. After breakfast, I would go for my physical

training – rifle shooting, march-past ,NCC classes My arms used to bend

at the elbow during march-past then go for lunch after lunch we had time

to fresh up then evening games are conducted like kabadi,running

competition etc I learnt many in this 12 days camp is adjustment

,punctuality. when we wont come on time we use to do push ups that was

a task for me to do . then finally dinner time .

Now main duty starts ...morning was just an exercise type ..night duty

starts they allot particular places to do duty SO this was done 12 days ..

The life as a cadet is one of the best experiences in my life . During the

night duties, we were instructed to guard the camp office and college

main gate for 3 hours. While guarding I realized the difficulties and

efforts faced by the brave soldiers of our country while guarding in its

border, facing harsh temperatures, terrain and looking out for potential

threats for the country.

It teaches life as it is and shows how it is to be an officer in the Indian

Armed Forces.

It inspired me and increased my respect for the Indian Army, Navy, Air

force.

KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS ( 26TH

july 2019)

Met Capt. Dharmveer (Veteran)