An inspiring parade was held at the INS Chilka on Sunday to mark the culmination of a 22-week-long training programme, from which a total of 2,282 cadets passed out successfully. The parade was reviewed by Rear Admiral MS Pawar, VSM, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command.
The successful trainees will be deputed both at sea as well as the various training schools of the Indian Navy for further professional training.
The trainees were exposed to service training as well as academic subjects like Computers and Applied Science. Moreover, they were also imparted training on various adventure activities like route marches, sailing expeditions, outdoor camps, weapon firing and swimming.
Among the passing-out trainees, Srikant S Padhy, Maneesh Kumar Mishra, and Dinesh Kumar Jat, were awarded with the best trainees in Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR), Matric Recruit (STD) and Navik General Duty categories, respectively. The new recruits for the next batch will join on August 18.