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How much can I make in a Career in Defence Administration?


Career in Defence Administration

There are many nuances of a Career in Defence Administration. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Defence Administration, while I want to first understand What is a Career in Defence Administration. I was Googling about a Career in Defence Administration and was lucky to find: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20161015-0002/Arts/Indian Air Force/Career-in-Defence-Administration/english 

Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi's outlook!

Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi invested 15 years & 1 month in Defence Administration. Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi has worked in Defence Administration as Wing Commander in Indian Air Force. In Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi's own words, this is how Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi got into Defence Administration: "I was one of the first women to join the Indian Air Force. I served there for 16 years. Thereafter, I became the founder and CEO of Sahastradara Khestriya Gramin Financial Services, working in rural remote hills of Uttarakand for financial inclusion. I am currently working in the Doon School as director of personnel." This link showed on the first page of search results for Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi: https://www.lifepage.in/page/anupamajoshi 

Career Video on Defence Administration

In a video, Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi has talked about various aspects of a Career in Defence Administration. Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi started by explaining Defence Administration as: "Defence Administration is the management of people and assets within the Air Force. You are probably looking after an Air Force station or a unit, where you are posted." The video gave me so much food for thought.


We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Defence Administration is actually used in real life. The education section of the video clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Defence Administration. Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

  • General Awareness
  • Legal Knowledge
  • Operation Management
  • Human Resource Management

Anyone aspiring for this Career needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success.
Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Defence Administration:

  • Leadership
  • Attitude
  • Judgement
  • Personal Discipline
  • Courage
  • Communication Skills

There are great positives of this Career.
Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Defence Administration:

  • Pride
  • Quality of Life
  • Camaraderie
  • Opportunity to Grow

Challenges define a Career as much as the Positives of the same.
And, Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Defence Administration:

  • Too Structured
  • Performance Differentiation
  • Uncertainty


In the final section of the video Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi talks about How a day goes in a Career in Defence Administration. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Defence Administration, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20161015-0002 

Similar Career Talks on LifePage

I continued with my research on LifePage and thoroughly studied these links to gain more perspective:

    Career Counseling 2.0

    This video on a Career in Defence Administration opened my eyes to a completely new perspective and got me interested in LifePage. LifePage has made a science of Career Counseling. Its awareness focussed approach is much more practical and action-oriented rather than absolutely any other Career platform. I suggest you learn more about them on: https://www.lifepage.in