The Gentlemen Cadets (GCs) should lay emphasis on building qualities of head and heart particularly those necessary to command soldiers. Commandant of Indian Military Academy (IMA) lt Gen Manvender Singh, AVSM, VSM said this while addressing the award ceremony of passing out course of 135 Regular, 24 TES and 118 TGC courses held at the Raman Hall of IMA on Wednesday.
The IMA commandant was of the opinion that that given the technology driven society, military leaders has to pay greater attention for qualities like compassion, camaraderie and building self-pride among subordinates.
He said that officers have to build an ethical command climate around them by their personal examples. lt Gen Singh further stressed that the young officers in their first few months of service must make every effort to identify themselves with their soldiers.
The IMA commandant gave away the awards to outstanding Gentlemen Cadets who excelled in various fields during their pre-commission training at the Academy.
In the individual excellence category A. Joshi was awarded Parachute regiment medal for endurance and physical toughness.
GC Sagar Panchal was awarded 9 GR medal for standing first in Military Studies. Pawan Kumar Sangwan got the Sikh Regiment silver Medal for being adjudged best sportsman. Wife of lt General Singh and the First lady of the Academy Ranjana Singh released the IMA Journal 'Autumn Term 2014' on the occasion.
Gentlemen Cadets during their training at IMA are exposed to various fields such as service subjects, drill, physical training, academics, sports, clubs and camps.
Their excellence is recognised through various awards which were presented on Wednesday. The Gentlemen Cadets are adjudged in individual as well as group activities, which are essential components of military training as it is essential for building comradie and leadership qualities required during both war and peace.