There is nothing complicated about being a soldier. You serve your country with a simple-minded purpose, to die for your country if so required. No other profession in the world can equal the commitment of the soldier to his (or her) call of duty, the acceptance that your life is forfeit to the nation when the nation calls for it. Whether you are an ordinary sepoy or an officer in any of the fighting arms, infantry, armour, artillery and, one daresay, engineers, you awaken with the morning reveille, and land on the parade ground, whether to do Physical Training (PT) or drill depends upon the schedule. The first sense you get, even as the rising of the sun heralds the dawn is one of camaraderie, up and down the ranks.
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