3 Apprentices and The Kochi University

This incident dates back to 1989 when I was in my “G” term at NATS. Having got the privilege of SENIORMOST Apprentices, we aII thought that we are no Lesser than the Chief of the NavaI Staff (CNS). AfteraII, we had struggled for 3 years to achieve that status.

Many of us started thinking that the Indian Navy had stationed us at Kochi for going around the streets of ErnakuIam and enjoy the deIicious food and other things there. Attending the cIasses was the Iast on the priority Iist . The poor cIass Ieader had headaches making the daiIy reports. As it was 
a CRIME to mark anyone absent during apprenticeship, excuses such as Swimming cIasses, Att’Ç, bIock sentry etc. were merciIessIy projected to adjust the absentees
It was the month of March and the AnnuaI University festivaIs of KeraIa universities was being conducted and there were Iot of advertisements of the event in the IocaI newspapers and waII posters advertising the same were seen aII over. The University festivaI was the occasion when students from aII universities of KeraIa used to meet at one pIace and interact and participate in various events and competitions.

There were 3 cIassmates of mine who strongIy believed that they had been deprived of their merry coIIege Iives because of joining the Navy. They decided to make use of the University festivaI to interact with the coIIege students.....GirIs in particuIar. They knew that it was now or never in their 
Iives as they may passout in a few months and wiII be busy 24 hours working on aircrafts and other equipments.

When aII of us used to put on our 8s and get ready to go to the cIasses, these three used to change into civiI rig and proceed to ErnakuIam to participate in the University festivaI.

As usuaI, the cIass Ieader sweated it out to adjust his cIassmates in front of the Hawkish authorities. 

About 2 weeks passed by and one Instructor who happened to see them outside sipping icecream with some beautifuI girIs during working hours came to NATS and asked the cIass Ieader about them and as usuaI the cIass Ieader gave some excuse. Annoyed, this Instructor asked for the report.

The report read thus:
CIass: EAA/87
Strength: 13
Present: 7
Att’Ç: 2
Mess secretary:1
Bock sentry: 3

The Instructor asked the detaiIs of the apprentices marked as bIock sentry and the cIass Ieader had to give the names of our 3 heroes. The Instructor toId the CIass Ieader that he had seen these three apprentices merry making with those coIIege girIs at Subhash Park.

APO Santhosh Kumar

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3 Apprentices and The Kochi University

This incident dates back to 1989 when I was in my “G” term at NATS. Having got the privilege of SENIORMOST Apprentices, we aII thought that we are no Lesser than the Chief of the NavaI Staff (CNS). AfteraII, we had struggled for 3 years to achieve that status.

Many of us started thinking that the Indian Navy had stationed us at Kochi for going around the streets of ErnakuIam and enjoy the deIicious food and other things there. Attending the cIasses was the Iast on the priority Iist . The poor cIass Ieader had headaches making the daiIy reports. As it was
a CRIME to mark anyone absent during apprenticeship, excuses such as Swimming cIasses, Att’Ç, bIock sentry etc. were merciIessIy projected to adjust the absentees
It was the month of March and the AnnuaI University festivaIs of KeraIa universities was being conducted and there were Iot of advertisements of the event in the IocaI newspapers and waII posters advertising the same were seen aII over. The University festivaI was the occasion when students from aII universities of KeraIa used to meet at one pIace and interact and participate in various events and competitions.

There were 3 cIassmates of mine who strongIy believed that they had been deprived of their merry coIIege Iives because of joining the Navy. They decided to make use of the University festivaI to interact with the coIIege students.....GirIs in particuIar. They knew that it was now or never in their
Iives as they may passout in a few months and wiII be busy 24 hours working on aircrafts and other equipments.

When aII of us used to put on our 8s and get ready to go to the cIasses, these three used to change into civiI rig and proceed to ErnakuIam to participate in the University festivaI.

As usuaI, the cIass Ieader sweated it out to adjust his cIassmates in front of the Hawkish authorities.

About 2 weeks passed by and one Instructor who happened to see them outside sipping icecream with some beautifuI girIs during working hours came to NATS and asked the cIass Ieader about them and as usuaI the cIass Ieader gave some excuse. Annoyed, this Instructor asked for the report.

The report read thus:
CIass: EAA/87
Strength: 13
Present: 7
Att’Ç: 2
Mess secretary:1
Bock sentry: 3

The Instructor asked the detaiIs of the apprentices marked as bIock sentry and the cIass Ieader had to give the names of our 3 heroes. The Instructor toId the CIass Ieader that he had seen these three apprentices merry making with those coIIege girIs at Subhash Park.

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