In a glittering award ceremony, the outstanding Gentlemen Cadets (GC) excelling in various fields in their pre commissioning training were felicitated at Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Wednesday.
In the ceremony, the GC who performed exceptionally well during the various activities of Passing Out Course (POC) of 145 Regular and 128 Technical Graduate Course (TGC) were awarded.
The Commandant of IMA, Lieutenant General, S K Jha distributed awards to the GCs. The Commandant in his address mentioned that it was important for an officer to maintain a competitive streak within the parameters of sportsmanship and fair play at all times.
He mentioned that the urge to win and excel as a team should always be there. “In the profession of arms, it is always a collective and a team effort that is important and there are no runners up in war’’, he said.
The Officiating Vice Chancellor (VC) of Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU) Narendra Singh Chaudhari presented diplomas in military strategy and defence management to GCs of friendly foreign countries.
An IMA communiqué informs that the GCs during their training at this premier institute are exposed to multifarious activities such as weapon training, service and academic subjects, drill, physical training, sports, outdoor camps and extracurricular activities.
These are aimed at making them battle ready and teach them necessary skills to execute various responsibilities and operational tasks with utmost professionalism during their service career. In the ceremony, Alamein Company was presented with the Admiral Sushil Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff trophy for standing overall first in professional competition.