Under an overcast monsoon sky and the magnificent Chetwode building in the background, 383 Indian Gentlemen cadets along with 74 foreign cadets from 3 friendly nations, 45 from Afghanistan, 13 from Tazakisthan, 9 from Bhutan, joined the passing out brigade at the Drill Square at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun today.
Head of the Nepal Army, General Rajendra Chetri was the Reviewing Officer at the Passing Out Parade.
Witnessed by anxious parents, wardens and guardians this memorable moment in the life of every cadet as they cross the Chetwood threshold or the ‘antim-pagh’ to become officers of the Army, makes a picture-perfect moment. The passing-out-parade is a unforgettable experience for young officers and their proud family, for it is nothing short of a iving symbol of the culmination of their hard work, training and determination eventually coming to a fruitful end.
The two-hour programme included parade inspection, sword of honour, piping and oath ceremony ending with the Academy resonating with the young officers voice as they sang the Academy song ‘Kadam kadam badhaye ja, khushi kay geet gaye ja,’ with much aplomb and show.
Keeping alive the glorious tradition of producing excellent officer like qualities the Indian Military Academy Dehradun stands tall as one of the premier institutes in the world today as it send out the best officers to join their respective armies.
63 Cadets from Uttar Pradesh:
Those who took part in the march past at the historical Drill Square were 63 cadets from Uttar Pradesh followed by Haryana at 49, Bihar at 35, Uttarakhand at 33, Punjab at 29, Himanchal Pradesh and Maharashtra at 22 Cadets each, Rajasthan at 20, Jammu-Kashmir at 17, Madhya Pradesh at 14, West Bengal at 12, Tamil Nadu at 9, Karnataka and Jharkhand at 8 each, Manipur and Delhi at 7, Kerala 5, Andhra Pradesh at 3, Telangana and Assam at 4 each, Orissa at 3, Mizoram and Chandigarh at 2 each, with one cadet each from Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, took part in the June 2018 Passing Out Parade.
