Nobody who has ever donned a green beret would know how difficult it is to explain the Infantry as an arm.
Although, 'The Ultimate' requires no illustrations, here is a kaleidoscope of snippets which would to a certain extent, conjure up the vista of the soul and spirit of the Infantry...
*You never chose Infantry, rather Infantry is when destiny chose 'you' over the rest.
Infantry is:-
- When a cold and shivering jawan gets you a cup of hot tea on a patrol break at 13,000 feet.
- When you meet with an accident and the first thing you check is the
serviceability of your legs.
- When you speak the language of your boys.
- When you sit from dusk to dawn in an ambush on Valentine's Day, you know infantry is giving you the red rose.
- When you are a master at pump stove, lanterns, solar lights, bukharis and travelling in trains without reservations.
- When you know more about cramps and cold injuries than your average doctor.
- When a girl in the pub is indicated by clock-ray method.
- When only your Sahayak can dig out the thing you want from your
rucksack.
- When your pain submits to your will.
- When you find it funny when your relative says he's going on a holiday to a hill station.
- When your Arm ie Infantry, is a matter of discussion during marriage proposals.
- When you do not believe in ghosts but do believe in Peer Baba and other high altitude babas.
- When you know the real meaning of camouflage, in field, in parties, in unit routine and in your own house.
- When you can live, anywhere, with anybody, on anything that nature can offer.
- When you know this LMG will be resited by everybody up the ladder, till it comes back to where you had sited it initially.
- When somebody asks, "Do you play Golf?" and you look at the brass on your shoulder and say "Not yet!"
- When you are the biggest consumer of foot powder, DMP oil, water sterilization kit, ORS packets and Meals Ready to Eat in the Army.
- When you gave it all that you have got, and some more.
- When you are the only one to get trained in bayonet fighting. And
expect it to happen.
- When your girlfriend thinks you are Rambo, Commando, Gladiator and Braveheart, all rolled into one. Your Commanding Officer however,thinks you are none.
- When you get lost in a multiplex with signboards but are at ease in a jungle with a compass.
- When you can die for what you have lived .
HAPPY INFANTRY DAY.
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