More than 3,300 sailor trainees will pass out from INS Chilka, the Indian Navy's training establishment in Odisha, at a Passing Out Parade on November 13. It is the largest batch ever to complete training at the establishment, and it forms the ninth batch of Agniveers in the Navy and Naviks in the Coast Guard.
Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Naval Staff, will be the Chief Guest and reviewing officer at the parade. The trainees have completed 16 weeks of ab-initio training, the foundation course that takes recruits from civilian life into naval service.
The curriculum covered academics, physical conditioning, swimming, drill and parade work, and outdoor activities. Instruction placed emphasis on discipline, leadership, teamwork and naval values, which the Navy treats as the core of training for sailors who will serve on ships, aircraft and shore establishments. The combination of classroom study and physical training is meant to prepare recruits for the varied demands of service at sea and ashore.
Families of the trainees are expected to attend the ceremony, and naval veterans and guests have also been invited. For relatives, the event offers a formal view of the training their members have completed at INS Chilka, which houses one of the Navy's principal points of entry for sailors.
A valedictory function will be presided over by Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. Awards will be presented during the function to meritorious trainees, the champion division and the best instructor, recognising performance across the batch. A bilingual trainees' magazine, Ankur, will also be unveiled at the event.
The parade will be streamed live on the Navy's official social media channels, allowing a wider audience to follow the proceedings. The report on the event was carried by IANS and published on November 9, four days before the ceremony, which makes the date of the parade the central point of the announcement.
The Navy has not separately detailed how many of the trainees will be posted to which commands after the ceremony, and the supplied notes do not indicate the specific postings or the next stage of training for each batch member.
Source: socialnews.xyz
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