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Mahaveer Public School invites the IAF for Air Force Option Awareness Programme.
Mahaveer Public School organised the Air force Option Awareness Programme for its students where senior IAF personnel under the leadership of Captain V Rajasekhar interacted with the students and informed them about various career options in the Indian Air Force along with a briefing on different
The students of Mahaveer Public School attended the Air force Option Awareness Programme where the students were not only informed about various career options in the Indian Air Force but also they were briefed about different fighter planes.
The Indian Air Force team arrived at the school under the leadership of Captain V Rajasekhar, Station Commander, Air Force Station Jaipur. He was welcomed with great fanfare. Mrs. Rashmi Talwar the school principal presented her welcome speech and expressed her gratitude to the air force team. She also told the students about the importance of armed forces for a country and its security.
Later, Wing Commander AK Sharma, Air Headquarter representative briefed the students about various career option in all the 3 sections of the IAF like flying, technical and ground staff in detail with all the required qualifications and experience conditions. He told them what IAF offers the candidates in lieu of their services to the nation.
He also enlightened the students with different kind of aircrafts and fighter planes like MIG -29 with a speed of 2,445 kmph which plays the role of combating air patrol and fighter escort and Rafale which dominates the air, Advanced Light HPTR (ALH) used for light utility, combat search, logistic support, and finally about the Mirage 2000 which carries air to air 2X30 MM Cannon and 6XMICA BVR missiles. It was very exciting to know about all of them as the students came out with lot curious questions in the interaction session with him.
Later the students of Mahaveer Public, SMDJ were taken into a specially designed bus where the students learnt about the different exciting fighting techniques and planes about which they were briefed by Squadron leader Arun Kumar Nodal Officer, Flt.Lt. Michael and Flt. Lt. Kanav Kaushal. Mr. Sunil Bakshi, the school treasurer who was also present on the occasion to express his gratitude to them also enjoyed and had experience of flying a fighter plane in the bus.
The students were very excited and wanted to know more and more as many of them were also willing to join IAF. The specially designed bus for demonstration remained a big centre of attraction for the students.
The visit came to an end with the Principal Mrs. Rashmi Talwar thanking everybody from the IAF station Jaipur.