JOURNEY WITH SAF ACADEMY

DAY 3: AVERAGE CIVILIANS

All the cadets gathered on the training grounds to hear about the special announcement. But everyone was tired and were completely unaware about the news. 

Karan was contemplating whether he should really tell them or no? Are they ready for something this big? He sighed. Faizi was looking at Koel who looked a little tired, he passed a smile but she did not. 

Everyone was waiting to hear the announcement. What could it be? 

' Evening drill aaj jaldi shuru hogi ' Karan commanded. All were blank, they were already tired from the morning session and now, they have to practice more. Premji whispered to Sumanji,
' ye to aur vyayaam karva rahe hai ' and Sumanji replied,

' ye kaisa announcement hai?' in a sad tone. All the other cadets made faces and started whispering. Karan watched this and once again in a loud and clear voice,

' Kya hua, koi problem?' , he got no answer to which he asked the same question again. 
Hesitant to speak, Koel spoke up first,

' Sir, aapne kaha tha academy rules pe chalti hai aur rules ke hisaab se training time pe shuru honi chahiye aur time pe khatam ' by the end of the sentence her voice became low and Karan raised an eyebrow at hearing this. 

' Ha Sir, Morning drill se ab tak #tired hai ' Chitra supported Koel. 

All the other agreed, meanwhile Monami just looked down, wanting to avoid eye contact as much as possible. 

' jo log extra training ke naam se itna ro rahe hai, unhe mission me involve karna sabse badi stupidity hogi ' Karan thought. 
He commanded Sanjana to take over the drill and left to talk to Batra Sir. 

' Haa bhai, ab agar chu chay khatam ho gayi ho to drill shuru kare? ' Sanjana spoke in a loud voice and started the drill. 

IN BATRA SIR's CABIN 

' Sir, ye namune..I mean cadets, inko mission me involve nahi kar sakte. Ye log naa hi mentally aur naa hi physically iske liye ready hai. Sir, ye log extra practice ke naam pe itna ro rahe hai. I am sorry sir, par hume koi aur plan banana hoga.' he spoke showing his disappointment over the situation. But he wasn't expecting anything from these people. 

IN KARAN's ROOM

' kya lagta hai, kaise pakdenge in logo ko? ' Faizi spoke while looking at some documents. 
' No idea!! ' Karan replied blankly. 
' Search team ki taraf se aur koi information aayi?' he asked Faizi. 

' Nahi. Saare chuhe bill me chupe hue hai ' he replied. 
' Faizi, hum log kya kar rahe hai yaar?' Karan asked while deep in thought. 

' Kya matlab?' he asked while laughing a little. 

' We are Commandos, aur hum in namuno ko elementary level ki training de rahe hai. Huhh...' he scoffed. 

' Aap janaab ko ab bhi yahi lagta hai ki ye log nahi kar payenge ' Faizi asked while standing in front of him. 

He got up and looked away and replied,
' Faizi ye log kar payenge yaa nahi ye sawaal nahi hai, ye karna chahte hai yaa nahi, ye sawaal hai. Ek se badhkar ek namune hai sab. Rich spoiled brats, housewives, social media stars ya fir average log. Hum soldiers ki zindagi, humari lifestyle, humari choices ye log kabhi nahi samajh payenge. Batra Sir ko lagta hai ki inko training dene se desh strong hoga, mujhe nahi lagta. Jin logo ko ye nahi pata ki wo kaunsi academy me hai, yaha ki history kya hai, hum inhe kis type ke training dena chahte hai unse kya expect kare. Faizi, sirf form bhar lene se training shuru nahi ho jaati. It's just a waste of resources' he concluded.