Driving his career into the fast lane, a former Ola cabbie in Pune heeded the advice of a passenger -- a former soldier -- and is now all set to become an Indian Army officer later this week, elated family members said.

The ex-taxi driver is Om Paithane, 25, the son of a former private driver Uttam Paithane, hailing from a nondescript village Tondal in this district.