NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 21
230 Officer Cadets — 181 Gentleman Cadets and 49 Women Cadets of the SSC-110 and SSC (W) – 24 Course — pass out from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on Saturday.
In addition to the above, 15 Gentleman Cadets and 05 Women Cadets from Friendly Foreign Countries — 5 Gentleman Cadets and 03 Women Cadets from Bhutan, 02 Women Cadets from the Maldives, 10 Gentleman Cadets from Afghanistan — also graduated on the occasion.
230 Officer Cadets passed out from Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai today. 20 Cadets from foreign nations also passed out. Lt Gen RP Singh GOC-in-C, Western Command reviewed the Passing Out Parade. @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD @drajaykumar_ias @DefenceMinIndia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/v16kEDfDPa
— Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) November 21, 2020
An immaculate drill followed by pipping ceremony marked the commissioning of 230 Cadet Officers at the Parameshwaran Drill Square, in OTA Chennai which resonated once again with the martial music.
The Parade was reviewed by Lieutenant General RP Singh, GOC-in-C, Western Command who also presented the Sword of Honour and the Gold Medal to ACA Varun Ganapathy CP, Silver Medal to AUO Mahadev Singh Rathore, and the Bronze Medal to BUO Patil Dhiraj Patangrao.
#IndianArmy #OTAChennai During his address, Lt Gen RP Singh complimented the Cadets and Staff on the excellent standard displayed by all. Newly commissioned officers expressed their gratitude to their parents & instructors. @SpokespersonMoD @PIBAhmedabad @rajeev_mp @InfoGujarat pic.twitter.com/0I6xdzljKz
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) November 21, 2020
During his address, the Chief Guest complimented the Cadets and Staff of the Officers Training Academy on the excellent standard displayed by all. He exhorted the Cadets of the Passing Out Course to always adhere to the core values of ‘Selfless Service to the Nation’, to and strive for excellence in all the endeavours and to be successful leaders of our brave jawans in defence of the Nation.
Parade was reviewed by Lt Gen RP Singh, PVSM, AVSM GOC-in-C, Western Command who also presented the Sword of Honour and the Gold Medal to ACA Varun Ganapathy CP, Silver Medal to AUO Mahadev Singh Rathore, and the Bronze Medal to BUO Patil Dhiraj Patangrao. pic.twitter.com/AOcUD5daCa
— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) November 21, 2020
After the Passing Out Parade, ‘Pipping Ceremony’ was conducted in which the cadets of Passing Out Course donned the shining stars on their shoulders. For the first time, the newly commissioned officers of OTA, Chennai crossed the ‘PEHLA KADAM’ symbolic of a new beginning as officers in our great Army.
Due to the present pandemic and precautions put in place to safeguard against the spread of COVID 19, parents were not invited to witness the event. However, OTA Chennai made arrangements for live streaming of POP and Pipping Ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and YouTube Channels.
