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The Drill Square is, in fact, metaphorically
compared to a potter’s yard where clay of various
hues and textures are treated and finally shaped
into a homogenised work of art. Meticulous
tutelage is provided by drill instructors, considered
the best in the Armed Forces.
The three principles of drill — steadiness,
smartness and coordination — are drilled into the
persona of the cadet through a well-structured
lesson plan and a cadet imbibes the qualities of
endurance, uniformity, military bearing, pride
in self, turnout and implicit obedience to orders.
Not surprisingly, therefore, the acid test from a
cadet’s point of view is not physical training or
academic tests, but the much loved and loathed
Drill Square Test or DST.
Passing this test entitles a cadet to the two Ls
that he craves for — the Maroon Lanyard and
Liberty (the privilege of going on day-out pass to
Pune city)! He becomes part of an elite club for
attaining the basic standards of drill, worthy of an
officer cadet.
Far from being an individual regimen, drill is at
its best during the Drill Competition every term,
during which the winning squadron bags the
most glamourous trophy at the NDA.
FACING PAGE:
Drill ustaads
demand: Cadet,
aisa stamping karega
ki zameen mein
daraar aayega!
ACADEMY TRIVIA
academy
phantom
The Adjutant
450x150
metres
Dimension
of Drill
Square
1.2 km 99¾ ft
Perimeter of
Drill Square
DRILL
SQuare
MAST
Belongs to
Old INS Delhi
Height of mast at
Drill Square
ACADEMY
LIMELIGHT
Horse buried in Drill
Square
ACADEMY
FREEZER
Bridge between Drill
Square and PTT
Academy Surya
Namaskar
Folded wings of aircraft
in Drill Square
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