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  A TRIBUTE TO SANGAM JHA   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   24/XI/2022   My heart is heavy as I pen these few lines in remembrance for a very dear friend, a fellow ‘Cheetah’ of 66 Course NDA, Brig Sangam Jha (Retd). He breathed his last yesterday. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. May God grant strength to the family to bear this loss.   Sangam, you left a little too early. It was only yesterday that we were together in NDA, Charlie sqn. A tall, fair, lanky, smart, soft-spoken Bihari from Sainik School Taliya. A good buddy and above all a simple and down to earth soul. ‘Jha ji’ as we all used to call you so fondly, you were known for your soft spoken and friendly way of life.   How hard you tried to be a ‘terror’! It was beyond you. Because you just couldn’t be one. It was not in your nature. You were a gentleman personified, unlike many Biharis I encountered. Sangam, your soft approach was loved by one and all. I am sure the juniors would vouch for it.   I remember you were good at

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  SHORT SERVICE VS AGNIVEER   LT COL NOEL ELLIS   18/XI/2022   ‘Agniveer’ caught my attention again due to a WhatsApp forward (attached). It has been accepted and implemented. When the ‘Ucch Sena Adhikaris’ of the present have given a green signal, we veterans can only crib and lump it for whatever it is worth.   The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Who will eat it? Not the retirees of the next few years. Who shall bear its brunt? Obviously, all those who are going to serve beyond that. We now can only hope that this scheme which the forces have ‘adopted’ or were ‘forced to adopt’ becomes a success.   The idea probably germinated from Short Service Commissioned Officers. Then why shouldn’t we have ‘short service jawans’? A physically and medically fit man or woman is picked up, trained, tuned psychologically to the vagaries of the forces, and then given a choice at the end of their ‘bond’ to say goodbye or continue, depending on their performance.   Five y

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