A
total of 616 cadets were inducted into the Indian army as officers in
Uttarakhand's capital city Dehradun after a passing-out parade at the
prestigious Indian Military Academy.
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So far IMA has trained 57854 officers
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The Indian Military Academy held its 136th Regular Course passing out parade in Dehradun on Saturday.Hundreds
of civilians and armymen gathered to witness the spring term passing
out parade (POP) of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in front of the
famous magnificent Chetwode building under a blue summer sky, Decked up in army uniforms, 687 gentlemen cadets (GCs) took the "final step" and marched with discipline and perfect synchronization .687 Gentlemen cadets
including 71 foreign cadets from 11 friendly nations - 44 from
Afghanistan, 12 from Tazakistan, four from Bhutan, one each from
Maldives, Lesotho, Fiji, Kazakhstan, two from Seychelles, Nigeria and
Tanzania - joined the passing out brigade at the drill square.
The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan was the Reviewing Officer at the Parade.He
reviewed the parade as the GCs marched with pride and elan. While
congratulating the newly-commissioned officers on successful completion
of their training at IMA, Dhowan said, "IMA is a unique institute and valour and wisdom have always been its motto.
The young cadets should remember that the word 'impossible' should
never exist in their dictionary and they should serve the nation
fearlessly with pride in their hearts."
The
naval chief added, "Commitment, courage, compassion, credibility and
integrity, if followed, will pave a strong future for these young
gentleman cadets."
The
reviewing officer also emphasized upon the need to remain updated on
contemporary and futuristic strategies, tactics, weapon systems and
equipment and urged cadets to equip themselves with the required
personal, social, psychological and intellectual traits to meet the
ever-evolving security challenges of the country.
Also
present were anxious parents, wardens and guardians who witnessed this
memorable moment in the life of every cadet as they crossed the Chetwood
threshold to become officers of the Army.
It
was a memorable day for young officers as well as the culmination of
hard work, determination and training eventually saw their dream come
true.
After the POP, the piping ceremony (in which parents remove the shoulder flaps to commission the cadets as officers)
was held and the celebrations ended with the newly-commissioned
officers taking an oath to safeguard the nation at all costs and
excitedly doing push-ups on the ground and wishing each other.
Keeping
alive the glorious tradition of producing excellent officers, the
Indian Military Academy Dehradun stands tall as one of the premier
institutes in the world today.
71 Foreign Cadets, passed out from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
With
100 cadets commissioned as officers into the Indian Army, Uttar Pradesh
tops the list of states with the most cadets passing out ,others are as
under
Haryana stood second with 64 cadets
Uttarakhand third with 60 cadets
Bihar fourth with 51 cadets
Rajasthan fifth with 48 cadets
The Sword of Honour was awarded to ACA Ishan Singhal (Delhi) who was adjudged as the Best All-Round Cadet during the training.
BUO Ajay Kumar Pathak (Amethi,UP)) was awarded a gold medal for the first position in the course
SUO Ashsish Kapoor (Kukshetra,Haryana) was given silver for the second position
BUO Naveen Jaanu (Jaipur,Rajasthan) received bronze for standing third
JUO Anshuman Bisht (Dehradun) Silver Medal TGC
JUO Ali Sharif ( Maldive) -
Best Foreign Gentleman Cadet
Chief of Army Staff Banner-Hajipir Company
The parade also witnessed a drizzle but it failed to affect the enthusiastic atmosphere at the academy.
Gentlemen Cadets crossed the "Anthim Pag" or "The Final Step" to become Young Officers in Nations Service
Regards,
Vikrant Vijayant Singh
For SNC
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