{"id":6503,"date":"2023-10-15T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T05:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2025-01-04T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T09:00:40","slug":"af-day-special-part-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2023\/10\/15\/af-day-special-part-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"396: AF Day Special: Life in IAF (Part 1\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\">It was interesting to interact with Gaurav<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"> on his Talk Show SPEAKWITHGRV <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\">on Air Force Day<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #800080;\">We talked about:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\">SSB experience and joining the Air Force.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000080;\">Defence background: Parental pressure if any.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\">Decision to join IAF as a fighter pilot .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #333399;\">NDA experience, routine and AF training at NDA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #800000;\">Flying training stages in the IAF.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">First Solo and the thrill in it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff6600;\">Fighter aircraft features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #003366;\">Training to deal with eventualities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #339966;\">Importance of physical and mental strength and fitness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\">Dealing with emergencies, incidents and accidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff;\">To view, please click on the link below :-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep-13(Part-1\/2): Life in Indian Airforce ft. Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd) (PVSM-AVSM-VM) #iaf\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x33LGgQ8VeU?start=48&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #800080;\">Coming up: Part 2 about IAF and broader issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #993300;\"><u>Suggestions and value additions are most welcome<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #993366;\">For regular updates, please register here<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZTYXThMxNU\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Subscribe&#8221; &#8212; Air Marshal&#039;s Perspective\" src=\"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/subscribe\/embed\/#?secret=SatBatuur0#?secret=ZTYXThMxNU\" data-secret=\"ZTYXThMxNU\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>References and credits<\/u><\/p>\n<p>To all the online sites and channels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Disclaimer<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Information and data included in the blog are for educational &amp; non-commercial purposes only and have been carefully adapted, excerpted, or edited from sources deemed reliable and accurate. 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