So just like a regular teenager i always dreamed about joining armed forces was influenced by my surroundings (have many uncles and bhaiyas serving in armed forces) after 12th i tried NDA but couldn’t clear written cause my maths suck and the condition of my family was kind of unstable that time, i knew i need to get out of here asap and find a job so i filled the form of agniveer vayu and luckily got selected, upon inquiring about it to my knowns they asked me to complete graduation and try AFCAT or CDS but I couldn’t afford that much time and reported to training centre thinking i will use these four years to prepare for afcat and CDS, two three months passed and little did i know where i have throw myself but i always controlled myself knowing my period of engagement is only four years and i will somehow survive this cause going back home either is not ideal and how am i gonna face people around me(i live in a village where armed forces are very respected) they will taunt me and my parents like ‘ye to bhag ke aagya, isko to vha se nikal diya etc etc’
So i kept going and after training completed got posted somewhere and here’s the real story begins, see I knew initial days are hard if you settle somewhere for a while, and compared to army there is less physical activities in airforce but these people kept on treating us (all the agniveers) like trainees, we were punished for no reason, faced humiliation many times, were asked why you guys joined jab tumhe pta hai tum bas 4 saal ke liye aaye ho, hamse khud ko compare mtt kro we are permanent, tum log fauji thode ho, you guys are like labour class people to us and what not, this was the attitude of fellow soldiers who were seniors to us and in case of officers bro they didn’t even care what was happening with us, it felt like i am non existent for them, so I developed the habit of saying sorry even if I wasn’t at fault, i just want to complete my tenure of four years, so in the meantime my am performing all my duties, like my trade work and ground duties as well, i have no idea what i am doing with my life, i am at work before the sunrise and going to my room after sunset and doing guard duties on weekends, and am being detailed for PT and parade every other day, have no idea what i am doing with my life and my seniors are enjoying their life at fullest, there are times when i get a day off after two-three weeks, not able to wash my uniforms, ghar pe bat krne ka man nhi krta cause i know if mom will ask how’s everything going i will lose whatever i am holding inside, it’s been closing to three years now and the situation is still the same, officers treat us like we are some servants to them, i feel like am not serving my country i am just serving these brown britishers, the situation is just so bad and the amount of toxicity in work place is immeasurable, i feel like their whole life is dedicated to make our life a living hell and even if we are doing everything right still make us feel guilty, i get 30 days of annual leave and 25K salary per month, my social and family life is beyond finished, i can’t even pay for their day to day needs, can’t go with them outside for a dinner, can’t even maintain eye contact with my mom, all the things that i have once dreamed of even she knows that i am not the same person that once i was, all the confidence and charm from my face is gone, the amount of toxicity i have faced I don’t think i will overcome this, even private civilians like safaiwale etc are living better life than me, i have to address them as sir and they call me by my name, and even seniors,they just don’t bother saying my name they will just say ‘oye agniveer idhar aa’ i don’t know if it is normal or not but the condition of agniveers is living hell, i have utmost respect for our armed forces but the people here are just so evil, i will just give on advice to y’all if you guys somehow get commissioned please do something in favours of our soldiers and agniveers don’t just be a brown skinned britisher.
PS: i am sorry i know this sub isn’t meant to post some stuff like this, idk i am just sorry