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Causes of Deaths & Injuries During Military Training : Awareness ,Prevention & Accountability - Col Vinay B Dalvi
Introduction Ever since I was personally entrusted with the training of young cadets in military academies like IMA, NDA & OTA for 9 years I took special care for their physical well-being with full accountability and responsibility of the entire staff at my disposal besides personal interaction and involvement with their parent sqn / coy commanders. Hence, even after 20 years of association, whenever I see an injured cadet at MH Kirkee or CH SC, my mind vividly goes back to
Col Vinay B Dalvi (Veteran)
Oct 24, 202512 min read
Ragging In NDA:" A Mockery of Training ! " Say Veterans
Editor's Note A recent article authored by Nixon Fernando published by MVI triggered several spontaneous responses that have strongly recommended discontinuation of ragging in NDA and other military academies, based on their personal experiences as cadets, especially in NDA where they were ragged under the garb of toughning up and grooming, including promoting the concept of 'beg borrow or steal', which goes against the very spirit and ethos of the NDA Prayer. The responses
MVI Desk
Oct 18, 202510 min read
The good, bad and ugly of ragging: should the NDA alumni condone it?
From the debate about ragging so far, it is evident that many contradictory perspectives have emerged. We have a definition from the dictionary, we have another from the supreme court and we had one participant even arguing that it is a good thing. And then there is this dichotomy whether ragging is the same as unstructured training or not. And then there are arguments that what may be ragging in a civil set up, could actually be a much-wanted thing in a military context. Whe
Nixon Fernando
Oct 16, 20255 min read
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