NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUNE 2
A total of 1,983 Agniveervayu trainees, including 234 women, passed out from Mechanical Training Institute (MTI) and Workshop Training Institute (WTI) at Air Force Station, Tambaram here on Saturday. The passing out parade marked the successful culmination of 22 weeks of rigorous and transformative military training at both institutes.
अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी की कविता #AgniveerVayu POP at AFS Tambaram
क़दम मिला कर चलना होगा
कुछ काँटों से सज्जित जीवन,
प्रखर प्यार से वंचित यौवन,
नीरवता से मुखरित मधुबन,
परहित अर्पित अपना तन-मन,
जीवन को शत-शत आहुति में,
जलना होगा, गलना होगा।
क़दम मिलाकर चलना होगा@IAF_MCC @tracomiaf pic.twitter.com/36vfRzpAnc— Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) June 1, 2024
Air Vice Marshal Aman Kapur, Senior Officer-In-Charge Administration and Central Air Command, who was the reviewing officer of the parade, urged all trainees to hone their skills, enhance professional knowledge and develop an ecosystem to learn in order to contribute towards aerospace safety in defence of the nation, a release stated.
Agniveer Vayu trainees are from other than Science stream. They successfully passed out from Mechanical Training Institute (MTI) and Workshop Training Institute (WTI). It marks the culmination of the rigorous and transformative military training shaping them into air warriors. pic.twitter.com/pDWi2dCvDv
— Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) June 1, 2024
Further, he said IAF has been witnessing major changes in its operational philosophy and is on the path of transforming itself into a vibrant strategic force of great calibre. Air Vice Marshal Kapur also asked Agniveervayu to be physically fit, mentally agile to uphold the core values of the Indian Air Force. The parade was followed by various activities, including arms drill, physical training display, drill by Agniveervayu team.
It was indeed a momentous and joyful occasion for the families who were present to witness the impressive and magnificent parade of the Agniveervayu trainees.
