Dimapur, Oct. 15 (EMN): Cadet J Jackson of 1 Nagaland Air Squadron NCC cleared his Services Selection Board (SSB) and got selected for Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai through ‘C’ Certificate special entry scheme.
A defence release on Tuesday stated that the NCC cadet joined OTA, Chennai, for pre-commission training. On successful completion of training at OTA, Chennai, the cadet would be commissioned to Indian army as commissioned officer.
NCC cadets of Nagaland are undergoing training at various locations across Nagaland. The aim of NCC is to develop qualities of character, courage, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure and sportsmanship and the ideal of selfless service among the youth to make them useful and patriotic citizens of India.
NCC also aims to create a human resource of organised, trained and motivated youth, to provide leadership in all walks of life including the armed forces and be always available for the service of the nation. The NCC cadets are given intensive training in drill, health and hygiene, social service activities, leadership, personality development and firing, the release added.
The cadets are being trained by their teachers, who are trained as associate NCC officers, with assistance from Army and Air force personnel. The NCC activities of ten thousand cadets in the state are being coordinated by NCC Group Headquarters, Kohima, and the department of Youth Resources and Sports, Government of Nagaland.
