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PUNE: The three toppers of National Defence Academy (NDA)’s 2018 autumn term have much in common. Today, I am satisfied with my decision,” said Risabh, who will be the first-generation officer in his family after completing one-year advanced training at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad. “My father wanted to study in Sainik School Korukonda in Andhra Pradesh but he could not clear the entrance exam. Today, I have fulfilled his dream,” Ganesh told TOI.Becoming a pilot was a childhood dream, said cadet Rishabh, who cleared the NDA entrance exam in the third attempt.“By the time I cleared the entrance, I had wasted almost one and half years, but I never gave up. He, however, had a dream of joining the armed forces.“I will be the first in the family to be commissioned as an officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF),” said Jaipreet, who wants to join the fighter stream of IAF.It was a special moment for November squadron cadet Ganesh as he accomplished his father’s dream of joining the army..