50 km walkathon for Gandhian ideals by Air Warriors

Air warriors of No 3 Air Force Selection Board, Gandhinagar undertook a
Walkathon of 50 kms to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi. The event was dedicated to the Mahatma’s spirit of ‘Perseverance in
pursuit of goal’. Air warriors in a unique way paid homage to the Father of the
Nation by symbolically depicting walking on the arduous path of truth shown by
the Mahatma.

More than 70 air warriors and their families from the Selection Board
participated in the event in which they walked for 12 hours continuously.
Walkathon was flagged off by Air Commodore Deshpal Singh who joined them in the
Walkathon. 

The idea was to move from ‘despair’ to ‘hope’ by strengthening self
during adversity and with the onset of dawn, usher in hope with positive
thinking and activities contributing to the society. Air warriors interacted
with morning walker and spread the message of ‘Fit India’, ‘Swachchh Bharat’
and Gandhian ideals.

In his address Air Commodore Deshpal Singh said, the motivation behind
the Walkathon was the Gandhiji’s inspiring qualities of ‘Faith in Self’,
‘Persistence’ and ‘Strength of Character’ that pushes one to give ones maximum
to a cause. 

No 3 Air Force Selection Board and has been operational at Gandhinagar
since 2012 and has been entrusted with a vital role of testing and selection of
young aspiring Candidates in the region and selecting for training to be commissioned
as Officers in all the three Services including IAF. Air warriors are specially
trained by the Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi for the
selection purpose and are highly motivated.