But fate, as they call it, had other ideas.
Ever since childhood, Jass had wanted to join the Army. Having completed his schooling from Guru Har Kishan Public School near India Gate, he enrolled for a degree in Computer Engineering at IIIT, Allahabad.
While pursuing Engineering, He applied for the Army but could not clear the test.
He then enrolled for MBA at GLA, Mathura.
He tried once again to get into the Army and a few months before getting his MBA degree, he joined the Indian Military Academy (IMA).
From there on he Volunteered for the Special Forces and after three months of Gruelling training, he was inducted into the 1 Parachute Regiment. He was posted in Kupwara.
On 23th of February 2010 , 26-year-old Captain Jass along with Naik Selva Kumar and Paratrooper Imtiyaz Ahmad Thokar died fighting terrorists in Sopore's Chinkipora area, 54 kilometres from Srinagar.
The only son of Dalbir Kaur and Bhupinder Singh, Captain Jass was supposed to be home for holi at their Mahagun Mansion in Indirapuram.
"Very few people get to do what they want in life. That way, he was lucky to have achieved what he wanted," Devender's Father.
A soft-spoken man, Captain Devender singh Jass was full of courage. He was never afraid of taking risks. He Opted to become a Para-Commando and went for training with 1 Para in Jammu and Kashmir. Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry award, given to Captain Davinder Singh Jass (posthumously) on 15th of August 2010.
The day when we ONE BILLION Indians will learn to thank and appriciate many other captain will come forward to sacrifice but as the situation is today , we are discouraging the youth to even join the armed forces. Why majority of us forget that we are living peacefully in India only because Devender singh jass kind of Patriots are are sacrificing their lives for us.
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