Katradhu Vaan Alavu - 1

THIS EPISODE IS DEDICATED TO MR SHYAM

Halo Buddies ! I am Senthil EG Iyappan. This Episode, I have decided to start due to the initiative of Mr Shyam. How am I going to proceed and end - Definitely, it is a Million Dollar Question. The topic has the impact on Kadal Ganesan Sir's the just concluded Episode. Indeed it is an excellent one and every one of us welcome those such episodes. While I will make all out efforts to make the Episode good, I am not very sure how this is going to come up. May God Bless.

It was in the 'Late Eighties', I was doing my Final B Sc (Maths) from Namakkal Arignar Anna Government Arts College (AAGAC - Madars University) and it was very difficult to get a job, I mean a decent one be it in a Public Sector or Private Sector. Having seen my brother, a Post Graduate, a jobless for a long time, I was scared. Hence, I was compelled and forced to get into a job at the earliest. That was the time, my friends gave the information about the Recruitment as an Airman to the Indian Air Force and got an application for me as well. We were a total of six friends, including me, applied for the selection test. I just had an idea about the IAF to some extent.

In Oct 87, I got a call letter for the written test. Some of my friends got the dates earlier and some later. Every one including me was very sure that I would not get selected, as every one other than me was either having NCC Certificate or Sports Certificate or atleast did show a great interest and passion for the Sports (Even today - I am not much interested in Sports barring Cricket). In a total of six, three got rejected in the written examination itself. Later in the Medical Test two, one each was rejected for over weight and the under weight. But contrary to every one's expectations, only I got selected ?!?


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