- Candidates with low general awareness, poor communication skills, stage fright, poor interpersonal relationship building skills and low self esteem.
- Candidates who did not get the opportunity to learn the correct social graces and people’s skills. (Includes, dress sense, posture, tact to deal with others, basic civic sense and positive mannerism).
- Low practical work sense for candidates who got fewer opportunities in participation in outdoor activities and hands on practical tasks in routine life.
- Candidates who have not participated in interactive activities frequently and lack the skill to be visible in a positive manner in group activity.
- Some very bright candidates (I know of some of them on this Group also) with a minor undesirable kink in their social attributes are unable to clear SSB even after repeated attempts need help to calibrate that portion of their exhibited behaviour.
- Candidates with poor physical and mental stamina would need guidance to improve their physical standards.
Training
A cadet is welcomed in NDA by Joint training team (JTT) through the
two months long ‘Orientation Capsule’ during which, he is conditioned to
toughen up mentally and physically. Cadets are imparted a blend of
outdoor and indoor training. Outdoor training is carried out in the
hilly and dense green terrain around the NDA campus. Indoor training
includes theoretical and practical training.
In Academics, the common subjects of the three services are covered.
These include weapon handling, map reading, military law, history and
organization of each service. Analysis of military campaigns and
operations are also done. Debates, public speaking competitions,
seminars and interactions with civil institutes are regularly organized.
Till fifth term all cadets undergo same training while the sixth term
emphasis on service training. The Army cadets study tactics like
judging distances, terrain study, indication and recognition of
landmarks, camouflage and concealment, trench digging, observation by
day and night, stalking, field signals, fire control orders, ambush,
patrolling, attack, defence and casualty evacuation in the VI term.
Cadets are also trained in handling of firearms, marksmanship and night
firing.