Hyderabad: Among the 120 cadets that graduated out of the Air Force Academy flying batch 2017, were two cadets from Telangana state, Flt Cdt Bendhi Rohan Reddy and Flt Cdt Kundarapu Koushik.
The common factor between them is they are first generation defence officers in their civilian families. Flt Cdt Koushik from the fighter flying branch hails from Jagtial in Karimnagar district.
“My journey started when I was 10 years old. In December 2005, I sucessfully appeared for the All India Sainik Welfare School examination. I spent seven years at the school and later appeared for the National Defence Academy examination which I had cleared in the first attempt,” said Flt Cdt Koushik.
Flt Cdt Rohan Reddy is a resident of Kacheguda in the city. “I completed my schooling from the Sainik Welfare at Vizianagaram and subsequently joined the NDA. He was trained in the helicopter flight branch of the IAF.
