The Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, organized two concurrent camps named ‘Rookie’ and ‘Barracuda’ for the Naval Orientation Courses and II term cadets respectively. The camps aimed at inculcating qualities of leadership, camaraderie and team spirit under severe physical and mental duress on the trainees. Over 300 trainees, including 16 women trainees, of the Academy participated in these camps spread over four days from 7 October 2015. The exercises undertaken by the trainees involved endurance marches/runs and land navigation, crossing land and seamanship obstacle course, small arms firing, seamanship activities, and whaler rowing & sailing in backwaters with very limited sleep and rest.