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Impressive Passing out parade of Agniveers
- 1,389 Agniveers, including 214 women, of the Indian Navy passed out from the portals of INS Chilka
- The POP for the fourth batch of the Agniveers marked the culmination of 16 weeks of rigorous naval training
- They are urged to focus on their subsequent phases of training and become technologically proficient sea warriors
Visakhapatnam : In a significant milestone achieved, 1,389 Agniveers, including 214 women Agniveers, of the Indian Navy passed out from the portals of INS Chilka.
The passing out parade (POP) for the fourth batch of the Agniveers (01/24) on Friday marked the culmination of 16 weeks of rigorous naval training in a unique post-sunset ceremony.
The post sunset POP was reviewed by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral V Srinivas, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command was the Conducting Officer of the parade. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was also present on the occasion.
The momentous event was witnessed by proud family members of the passing out course, distinguished veterans, among others.
The passing out parade signifies not only the successful completion of initial training but also marks commencement of a new chapter for the Agniveers in the Indian Navy. While addressing the parade, the CNS congratulated the trainees on parade and exhorted the passing out course to uphold the navy’s core values of duty, honour, and courage in their pursuit of nation-building. He urged them to focus on their subsequent phases of training and become technologically proficient sea warriors.
The chief guest awarded medals and trophies to meritorious Agniveers. Vinay Maruti Kadam, AVR SSR and Sanjana, AVR MR received the chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy and gold medal for best Agniveer SSR and MR respectively. Sakshi Mohan Mirje, AVR SSR was awarded the Gen Bipin Rawat Rolling Trophy for the best woman Agniveer in the overall order of merit and Ashish, NVK GD and Yuvraj, NVK DB were awarded best trainees in their respective courses.
The CNS laid a wreath at the Chilka War Memorial paying homage to the brave hearts. Later, he inaugurated two new buildings - ‘Ashok’ Admin Building, honouring Lt Cdr Ashok Roy, NM, VrC, and ‘Iqbal’ PO quarters, named after Gur Iqbal Singh, PO TAS, KC.
