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Growing up in an army cantonment area, the young Neil John was enamoured by the Indian Armed Forces. Thirty years since enrolling as a young officer, Brigadier Neil John, in August 2021, is super proud of his service to India, his motherland. He has had an incredible journey, full of adventure and action that resounds with immense pride and fortitude. I am Nicole John, a proud army officer's daughter, here in a conversation from our home in beautiful Coonoor, I ask Brigadier Neil John, my father, what made him choose a life of service with the Indian Army?