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In fact, the Army has attracted young men from several In fact, the Army has attracted young men from severalother streams, including journalists and scientists. Jackson Jose, who worked as a reporter for a leadingEnglish daily here after doing a course in journalism from theAsian College of Journalism, is an officer now. Asked how he felt, he said "I am thrilled." "A life in the Army is adventurous. I chose journalism asit was adventurous too, though not like the army," he toldPTI. Another journalist who worked for an English daily,Prashanth Vijaykumar, from the city, has also opted for theolive green. Akshay Patil, a junior scientist in the Defence ResearchDevelopment Organisation left his job to join the Army. Interestingly, there are also young men and women fromfamilies of serving defence personnel like that of Lt ColonelRajendra Yadav. Uma Yadav, his daughter who passed out of OTA is his"latest family member" to become a commissioned officer. "My daughter completed her BA LLB (Honours) fromIndraprastha University, Delhi and I am very happy that shechose the Army. You will not be able to get anywhere else, thesatisfaction you get when you serve the Army," Lt ColRajendra Yadav said with joy writ large on his face. The graduates were among the 269 Officer Cadets,including 217 Gentleman cadets and 32 Lady cadets, besides 19Gentleman cadets and one lady cadet from friendly nationsincluding Afghanistan, Bhutan, Lesotho and Fiji, who werecommissioned as officers, following completion of a vigoroustraining course at the OTA, here yesterday. PTI VGN APR ROHDV

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