First US Army officer to graduate from Sandhurst

[Ray]

Over the past 50 years Sandhurst has fended off attempts by politicians to turn it into a tri-service academy training officers from the RAF and Navy as well as the Army,

Here I would like to state that in the National Defence Academy in India we train all three services cadets together.

In various situations, combat or peace, it works marvellously when there is a hassle and one knows that one is from the same institution.

I recall an incident when we had to evacuate a boy in the High Altitude and if rules and red tape were to be enforced, it was 'no way'. It was just that a coursemate of NDA who was commanding the helicopter squadron and I rang him up and it did the trick. Much like the Old School tie stuff. It works wonders.

I also know a Colonel, who flew against rules, to save one boy in Siachen. He was sacked, but he did not regret his action, all because of Jointmanship.

Jointmanship is what they call it here.