Rashtriya Millitary School

Living and working at Rashtriya Millitary School in Chail is quite an experience because of the altitude. We are way up here in Solan, 173217, surrounded by those massive pine and deodar trees. The school has a lot of history, and you can feel it in the old stone buildings and the way the grounds are laid out. It is a military school, so things are kept very orderly, but we are still just regular people running the place. The mornings are very cold, and you often see the mist rolling across the parade grounds before the sun fully comes up. It is a long way from the noise of the big cities. The staff and the boys here become like a big family because we are all sort of tucked away on this hilltop together. We don't spend money on glossy brochures or anything like that. The place speaks for itself when you see the uniforms and the way the kids carry themselves. There is a lot of walking involved because the campus is spread out over the hilly terrain. We spend our days making sure the students are where they need to be and that the facilities are holding up against the weather. It is a quiet life for the most part, punctuated by the sounds of whistles and boots on the pavement. It is just a steady, disciplined place to be.