Artillery

Brig S P Nanda | Brigadier | Indian Army

Artillery

Brig S P Nanda
Brigadier | Indian Army

[ 36 years Experience ]

What is Artillery?

There are many nuances of a Career in Artillery. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Artillery, while one should first understand What is a Career in Artillery. It is best to learn about Artillery from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

Brigadier Brig S P Nanda invested 36 years in Artillery. Brigadier Brig S P Nanda defines Artillery as:

Artillery is a class of large military weapons built to fire munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry's small arms.

How Brigadier Brig S P Nanda got into Artillery?

I did graduation in Arts from Pathankot. Since I was Senior under Officer in the NCC, I got entrance to the Army and joined Indian Military Academy in 1959. I served in Indian Army for 32 years and retired as Brigadier in 1993. I then served in BSF for 4 years before retiring in 1997. I now run PAMMI NANDA FOUNDATION, the focus of which is on free computer education for economically weaker section.

Brigadier Brig S P Nanda's Talk on Artillery

Starts with what is:
1)	Artillery

Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Artillery, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Artillery. It explains Education needed in Artillery with these items:
2)	Entry to Artillery
3)	History
4)	Arsenal
5)	Role of Artillery

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Artillery go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Artillery:
6)	Discipline
7)	Leadership Quality
8)	Decision Making
9)	Team Spirit
10)	Physical Fitness

Positives of Artillery are quite interesting. These are the Positives of Artillery:
11)	Respect
12)	Wide Scope
13)	Opportunity in Aviation Corps
14)	Foreign Mission
15)	Glamour Postings

Challenges define Artillery as much as the Positives of the same:
16)	High Responsibility
17)	Tough Conditions
18)	Handling Weapons

In the final section of the Talk, Brig S P Nanda talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
19)	Artillery

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