Officers Training Acadamy ss33tech24
Serve with Honour...Live with Dignity!
SS-33 / Tec.24 Reporting, Sir !
This Site is an effort to unite the course mates belonging to SS-33 / Tech-24 batch passed-out on 13th March 1982.
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And what a great pleasure that our ow course-mate is the Deputy Commandant of Officers Training Academy presently!
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It has been decades that they met each other and there are reasonable doubts whether they will recognize their course-mates if they chance upon to bump in to each other!
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This Site is of those young men who toiled on the banks of river Adyar for the love of their country. They fought many battles as 'Blue Land Forces' against the great evil kingdom of 'Red Land Forces'! Soon they completed their training,and were sent to all parts of their country to meet together in virtual world in their older days. They are past their prime but still have the josh, the zeal and their hearts still beat for others of their clan.
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As it is said and believed - no bonding is stronger then the bonding between army course mates! The decades of separation do not weaken the strong force which pulls two course mates towards each other!
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Hope that soon all those in Army and out of it will find time to send their bio-profiles and latest photos to be uploaded here. Let there be unions and re-unions in virtual world, for we have advanced Mates!
The Course Spirit
It was on 13th March 1982 that the "SS-33 / Tech. 24" course of Short Service Officers was passed out at Officers Training Academy. We have moved on in our lives since then! Some of us are no more in the Army and many of us are on the verge of saying 'adieu' to Army.
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Presently the 'Course" is in two categories – first are those who had not opted for permanent commission or could not be considered for some reasons and those who left after extensions.
This first category is by now well- settled in their respective fields in civil lives and few of them have done pretty well!
The second category is of those course mates who are still in army and are Brigadiers and Maj. Generals and have also done the course very proud! But depending on their chances for career progression majority of them will be leaving Army any time soon!
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We have come a long way from the times we spent as Gentlemen Cadets in the OTA, yet our bonding with course mates is strong as ever. We have aged but camaraderie and esprit-de-corps is still very strong.
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We need to remember that war cry of ‘Three Musketeers”-
“One for All and All for one!”.
What S33/Tech24 is all about?
Course Activities and Reunions
Course Reunion at Shimla:
15-16 July 2011
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The very first Reunion of the course was organised at Shimla under the stewardship of Ian Kerr and SK Sharma. The two days' event had plenty of fun and frolic. It was commendable job. NK Sharma sponsored the mementos even when he was unable to join......
Course Reunion at Sig. Mess, New Delhi:
17.03.2012
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Course reunion cocktail dinner was hosted by Brig. Umar Farook, VSM at Officers Mess of AHQ Sig. Regt. The course-mates with their family members attended enthusiastically. Brig. Subodh Kaul, VSM with his better half was present for the occasion and course-mates from far and wide reignited the bonding and comradarrie.
Course Reunion at DSOI, New Delhi: 23.03.2013
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Course reunion cocktail dinner was hosted by Dile Ram Semwal at DSOI. The coursemates attended in large numbers. Some very touching moments were witnessed when long lost coursemates shared their past agonies and happiness.
Course Reunion at DSOI, New Delhi:
24-11-2014
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Just a month shy of new year's celebrations, the course get-to-gather was organized in DSOI again. Ladies and children turned-up in good numbers....
Go Goa:10-14.03.2023
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Thank you SK Dikshit for organizing so beautifully. The largest assembly of Tigers from SS33/Tech24. These get together are always rejuvenating. “अगर दिल खोल देते यारो के साथ, तो आज खोलना न पड़ता औज़रो के साथ”
(Agar dil khol lete yaro ke saath, toh aaj kholna na padta auzaro ke saath”) it is so true. We all returned after gaining a few years of energetic and happy life. No one got tired of dancing drinking and enjoying. Energy levels were amazing and it was all due to the fact that we all went back to 1982. Every moment we spent together is to cherish for life.
Course Reunion at OTA, Chennai:
24-03-2017
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Reunion of the course is organised at OTA, Chennai. Main function took place at OTA on 24th March. But the evening of 23rd March was also a memorable one for which the Chennai Team under the able stewardship of JJ Alfred did a commendable job......
Presentation of Courses Trophy to OTA:
10-25-2018
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A magnificent trophy is presented to OTA from the course mates of NT33/Tech 24. A glittering sterling silver trophy is testimony of indomitable course spirit our course had so far and also our tribute to next generations of OTA...
Course Reunion at Belgaom:
11-14.03-2018
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Soi took initiative and pains to organize this Reunion at Infantry School, Belgaon. Those course-mates also were roped-in who very successfully remained incognito and incommunicado!
Hardy Sandhu's Daughter's Marriage at Ludhiana:01.02.2019
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Kanya Daan is considered occasion which makes a social obligation on all friends and relatives to come even without invitation. But when invitation comes from so loving and charming as Hardy Sandhu, every one assembled.
Gulmarg Diaries:10-14.04.2022
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At Indian Institute of Skiing & Mountaineering, Gulmarg. Thank you Joe.
How they aged gracefully....