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Yogita comes from Chittorgarh, Rajasthan : a town where dreams are often practical and life follows a predictable path. She did her schooling there, went on to pursue Computer Science engineering from Bikaner, and eventually landed a job as a software developer at Aakash Byju’s. From the outside, everything looked settled. But somewhere inside, Yogita always knew, this wasn’t it. She believed that defence was where she truly belonged. So, she made a decision many hesitate to take: she left a stable job to prepare for the armed forces. At that point in her life, things weren’t easy. Her weight had increased, confidence wasn’t at its peak, and uncertainty loomed large. To stay financially independent, she started freelancing alongside her preparation.
23-12-2025
“SSB doesn’t ask you to become extraordinary. It asks you to understand who you already are.”
Four Attempts. Four Different Setbacks.
Her SSB journey began like that of many aspirants.
The Turning Point
That’s when Yogita decided to join R2R. Initially, she had doubts. It was an online course—can online classes really help with something as practical as SSB? But as the sessions progressed, her perspective started shifting.
She realised R2R wasn’t about being told “yeh bol do, woh likh do”.
It wasn’t about forcing a personality.
Instead, it was about understanding herself. Her tendencies, her thought process, her likes, dislikes, reasoning patterns and behavioural responses.
For the first time, SSB preparation stopped feeling like an act and started feeling honest.
R2R pushed her to introspect deeply : so deeply that preparation stopped being only about SSB.
It became about breaking out of an average, auto-pilot life and consciously choosing the best version of herself and somewhere along that journey, something interesting happened.
SSB Became a By-Product
Yogita realised she didn’t need to invent “high-fi” stories anymore. She just had to relate her real life experiences authentically. There was no more pressure to sound extraordinary—because being real was enough. Even her GTO performance, which many believe needs offline practice, improved drastically—something she herself couldn’t believe at first. With clarity, self-awareness, and the right direction, Yogita was finally ready.
5th Attempt: Recommended
AFCAT 2, 2025
3 AFSB Gandhinagar
The Mindset Shift That Changed Everything
One of the most powerful learnings Yogita shares is this:
"Don’t go to SSB obsessed with getting recommended."
Result-orientation creates desperation. It makes you nervous, rushed, and unnatural. Instead, she learned to focus only on the task at hand—do it sincerely, forget it, and move fully to the next one. No baggage. No overthinking.
Learning to Deal with Rejection
The hardest part of her journey wasn’t the SSB tasks—it was facing rejection without losing confidence. Self-doubt crept in.
“Maybe I don’t have it in me.” But she chose to look at rejection differently. She began seeing it as life’s way of pointing out lessons. Every rejection became feedback. Every mistake became a chance to grow. She focused only on what she could improve—and slowly, each failure shaped her into a better, stronger version of herself.
For Every Aspirant Reading This
Yogita’s story isn’t about giving more attempts.
It’s about gaining clarity. SSB doesn’t demand perfection.
It demands self-awareness, balance, and authenticity. When you stop trying to impress and start trying to understand yourself, things begin to fall into place—sometimes in ways you least expect. And when preparation transforms you as a person, recommendation eventually follows. Maybe that’s what real preparation looks like.
Prachi Parmar
Sharing stories, R2R