These pictures are enough to motivate the young aspirants who want to join the Indian armed forces. A cadet from the national defence academy seen carrying his injured buddy on his shoulder for 2.5 Kms to finish the race. It’s one of the basic pillars of what the Indian Army calls the Warrior Ethos: “I will never leave a fallen comrade behind.” After these pictures were circulated on our social media, it has got appreciation from many young aspirants, it has also sparked the josh inside the young blood.

In 2018, The sixth term cadet, Chirag Arora, spotted a junior who had collapsed due to exhaustion and was in no position to complete the run on February 10. “Without caring about his own timing, Chirag lifted the junior cadet and carried him on his back to complete the run. It may seem like a small gesture but reflects a soldierly quality,” said an officer posted at the NDA where cadets are groomed to become military officers.

“The boy is from my own squadron and embodies the army’s spirit of leaving no man behind. He did the right thing,” said Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler, PVSM, VSM who is the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Command now.