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Recruits in black OperationForgeX tees, grey-and-white camo trousers and dog tags sprinting through the forest camp past the canvas tents

It is notthe mountainwe conquer,but ourselves.

Sir Edmund Hillary

27 to 30 November 2026Hyatt Dehradun

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OperationForgeX

Inside a world most civilians never experience.

OperationForgeX is built for civilians. Join 320 people in a military-inspired residential experience shaped by endurance, teamwork, field challenges and decisions under pressure.

No military background is required. Train alongside people from every walk of life, meet founders, defence innovators and corporate leaders, and learn directly from distinguished military veterans.

320People

16Platoons

Experience the structure
Military-inspired routines, teamwork and field challenges in a safe civilian environment.
Discover your response
See how you think, adapt and contribute when the situation becomes unfamiliar.
Meet an uncommon cohort
Civilians from every walk of life alongside military veterans, founders and senior professionals.

Colonel Rajeev Bharwan in military uniform during a training demonstration

Colonel Rajeev Bharwan (Retd.)

Commanding Officer, OperationForgeX

After 21 years in the Indian Army, Colonel Rajeev Bharwan brings a career shaped by elite airborne command, counter-insurgency operations and the Cambrian Patrol. Known as “Mumma Sir,” he now mentors young people through Soldier Unplugged as an SSB coach and podcast speaker. From first formation to final debrief, OperationForgeX will be conducted under his command.

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06 glimpses · every hour briefed and debriefed

In the room at ForgeX

Learn from those who have led when it mattered.

Decorated military leaders and defence innovators bring decades of command, capability and decision-making under pressure into one ForgeX room.

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Indian Air Force

27 Nov 26Served during Operation Sindoor

Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor(Retd.)

SYSM · PVSM · AVSM · VM

Former Vice Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force

TopicLeadership under Fire / Technology to Capability

28 Nov 26

Commodore Shiv Tewari(Retd.)

Co-founder of Aksha Integrated Design Pvt Ltd & Arista Risk and Corporate Solutions LLP

TopicOpportunities to Start-ups in Defence Technology

Lt. Gen D.P. Pandey(Retd.)

PVSM · UYSM · AVSM · VSM

Commandant, Army War College and former Corps Commander

TopicLeading through Uncertainty

02 The mission arc

Every hour scheduled, briefed, debriefed.

Three days.
One direction: forward.

Indian professionals arriving at the OperationForgeX forest camp in their own clothes, before the black tee and grey-and-white camo kit is issued

Chapter 01 / Muster

Arrival, kitting, first formation.

Same kit for everyone: black tee with the OperationForgeX patch, grey-and-white camo cargo pants, dog tags. By nightfall you are part of a platoon.

Chapter 02 / The Crucible

The day everything is tested.

Physical circuits, a live mission task and decisions under pressure, followed by guided recovery and a formal Mess Night.

Chapter 03 / Graduation

Proof, then the send-off.

One final test against Day 1’s benchmark, then the graduation ceremony and the closing formation.

Concept portrait of Lt Col Kaushalendra Singh and Col Kaushal Kashyap at the OperationForgeX fireline

Night 01 / Bonfire conversation

Monks & Warriors
at the fireline.

Col Kaushal Kashyap, SCLt Col Kaushalendra Singh, SM

An unfiltered conversation on service, courage and the life behind the uniform.

03 Doctrine

The talks are not wellness content. They are field manuals.

Delivered by decorated veterans and elite performance coaches. People who have actually been tested, not just studied it.

01 / Day 1 keynote

Military Habits: A Winning Code

The systems that make discipline automatic rather than willpower-dependent, and why most corporate habit advice skips the part that works.

Discipline by system
Habits that hold

02 / Day 2 keynote

Leadership Under Fire

Decision-making when the information is incomplete, the clock is running, and people are watching you decide anyway.

Decisions under pressure
Incomplete information

03 / Day 3 keynote

The Warrior Code

Carrying what you built here into Monday. A personal code, not a certificate that goes in a drawer.

A personal code
Monday morning

Composure under pressureDecision qualityClear communicationHigh-trust teamworkAdaptive leadershipRecovery intelligenceComposure under pressureDecision qualityClear communicationHigh-trust teamworkAdaptive leadershipRecovery intelligence

With the cohort across all three nights

Wg Cdr Amit Sathe

Host, Officers’ Mess / Night 02

Present throughout OperationForgeX, he will meet and guide the cohort beyond the formal stage. On Night 02, he hosts the Officers’ Mess and leads a candid conversation on service, leadership and the person behind the uniform.

04 / The platoon

320 people. 16 platoons of 20.

A platoon’s time is its slowest member’s time.

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Officers’ Mess Night in the timber pavilion, one long white-linen table under strings of warm bulbs with the cohort on its feet on both sides for the toast

Night 02 / Officers’ Mess Night

The Graduation Ball on the final night, recruits in gowns and black tie dancing under the timber pavilion in front of the platoon flag wall

Night 03 / Graduation Ball

Night 02 and Night 03 / after dark

The days are earned.
The nights are the reward.

Formal toasts under the string lights, brass and dark wood, then the tables clear and a live band takes over until the DJ does. The Ball closes it with medals, coins and a flag wall built from every platoon’s colours.

06 Selection criteria

Who this is actually for.

Enlist if

You lead people and want to know how you hold up when it is actually hard.
Your team talks about “alignment” more than it practices it under pressure.
You have done offsites that felt like vacations, and you want one that doesn’t.
Any age, any fitness level. Every physical activity scales, nobody is shamed, everybody finishes.

Skip it if

You need daily phone and email access. Muster to Graduation is largely disconnected by design.
You are looking for a spa weekend. There is a spa. It is not the point.
You have a medical condition that hasn’t been cleared for moderate physical exertion. Talk to us first, we’ll help you decide.

07 What comes home

No new title.
A higher standard.

A medal earned, not handed out. Choose the word you want to be held to.

Gold, silver and bronze OperationForgeX medals

The medal you carry home.

The medalHung on you at the closing ceremony, not handed out.
The kitBlack tee with the patch, dog tags, camo trousers, rucksack.
The coinThe challenge coin, earned the same night.
Your platoonNineteen others who went through the exact same three days.

03 Testimonials

Leadership, in their own words.

0105Featured voice

**Colonel Kaushal KashyapShaurya Chakra**Former Special Forces Commander & Author

Colonel Kaushal Kashyap in dress uniform and a maroon beret against a dark background — **Colonel Kaushal KashyapShaurya Chakra**Former Special Forces Commander & Author

01 Military leadership

The military teaches you to lead when the path ahead is uncertain - to think clearly under pressure, decide with incomplete information, take responsibility for your choices and above all, trust your team.
These values transcend the battlefield. They are precisely what distinguish exceptional leaders in the world.

Voices in this series

Choose a leader

08 Debrief

Questions before you sign up.

Is this actually physically demanding, or is it mostly theater?: Both are true at once. The obstacle course, ruck, and mission task are genuinely challenging, but every drill has a scaled version, and platoon scoring rewards teamwork over raw fitness. Nobody is left behind; that’s not a slogan, it’s how the scoring works.
What if I’m not “fit”? Will I be able to keep up?: Yes. The baseline assessment on Day 1 classifies recruits Green, Orange, or Red, and platoons are built with a mix of all three. Cadre never shame, they push. Most people leave surprised by what they could actually do.
Do we really give up our phones?: Largely, yes. There are set windows for connectivity, but the retreat is designed to work best with minimal phone use. Live drone footage of common areas is streamed to a shared screen instead, so you’re not missing the moment, you’re just not watching it through a screen.
What’s actually included in the price?: Accommodation at Hyatt Dehradun, all meals, full programming, kit issue (uniform, dog tags, rucksack), all keynote speakers, and the closing ceremony coin and medals. Two package tiers are available depending on production level. Full pricing is in the briefing dossier.
Can our company book OperationForgeX exclusively for our team?: Yes. Private cohorts are available for organizations that want the full 320-person unit to be entirely their own team, or smaller custom cohorts. Ask for the corporate booking dossier.

09 Base camp