A majestic deputy Commandant’s parade was held at Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Tuesday. In the parade, 423 Indian and 67 foreign Gentlemen Cadets participated with vigour, zeal and enthusiasm with perfect drill movements.
The spectacular parade was reviewed by the Deputy Commandant of the IMA, Major General Mandip Singh.
In his address, Major Gen Singh who also is the Chief Instructor of the prestigious training academy complimented the Gentlemen Cadets (GC) of the Passing out Course for a good parade. He mentioned that the efforts of the faculty and the hard work of the GCs were quite evident from the crisp and coordinated movements. He expressed confidence that the standard of the parade would improve further as the final POP on June 10, draws near.
The IMA Deputy Commandant congratulated the GCs for the hard work put in and for having finally reached the threshold to a world filled with challenges and responsibilities. He said that the GCs have been taught repeatedly to ‘lead by example’ and the soldiers who would be under their command should look up to them with pride.
large number of school children and local citizens witnesses the parade at the drill square of Chetwode building.
The Public Relation Officer of IMA, lt Col Dinesh Sharma said that the duty of the IMA to train the GCs ends herein after which they will step into their Units and Regiments, who will groom them further and make them responsible and competent leaders. He said that an award ceremony would be organised on Wednesday in which outstanding Gentlemen Cadets (GC) who excelled in various categories in their pre-commissioning training at the Academy would be felicitated.