A total of 2,982 trainees of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard of batch 01/2019 graduated from the INS Chilka at an impressive passing-out parade conducted on Friday.
The parade which was reviewed by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief and Eastern Naval Command marked the successful culmination of 21 weeks of basic training. The meritorious trainees were awarded medals and trophies.
Vice Admiral Jain exhorted the passing out trainees to hone their skills further and develop a high degree of professionalism knowledge and expertise in their respective careers that lay ahead of them.
Senior Secondary Recruit (SSR) V Bhaudauria, Matric Recruit (MR) Tushar A Ghadage from Indian Navy and Navik (General Duty) Ashish Kumar and Navik (Domestic Branch) Suresh Kumar M from Coast Guard were adjudged the best trainees in their respective categories.
Earlier, on Thursday the Admiral also witnessed a valedictory function which showcased the exceptional talents of the trainees. During the function, the summer edition of “Ankur”, the bilingual magazine of INS Chilka Batch 01/2019 was released.