Vice-Admiral AK Chawla, Flag Officer in Commanding, Southern Command and an illustrious alumnus of the Sainik School Bhubaneswar visited his alma-mater after 33 years on Sunday.
Capt S Dominic Rayan, Principal, Sainik School, extended him a warm welcome in the presence of Cdr Pritika Sharma, Administrative Officer, Wing Cdr Amitabh Ranjan, staffs and 600 cadets. He offered homage to the 15 gallant martyrs at the war memorial of the Sainik School.
In his address, he, remembering his nostalgic moments of his past as a Sainik School Cadet, advised the present generation cadets never ever to forget the sets of people like parent, teachers and all those who help in our life.
He also emphasised that it is due to the grooming of the school above 600 alumni could join the Indian Armed Forces as Officers and nine of them could rise to the positions of three star generals. The Vice Admiral appealed the cadets to make best use of the available resources in the school and join the Indian Armed Forces.
During the ceremony, Vice Admiral Chawla commanded school Vice-Principal Wing Cdr Amitabh Ranjan and Faculty-cum-PRO Sidheswar Nayak for their dedicated service, professional skills and relentless service to the society.