Chilliks, 15/3: A total of 2,630 Agniveers (incl 396 women agniveers ) of the Indian Navy passed out from the portals of INS Chilka of Khordha district at Odisha, in a ceremonial, Evening Passing Out Parade, held today under the aegis of Southern Naval Command. The parade was reviewed by Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, in the presence of VAdm V Srinivas, the Flag Officer Commanding-in -Chief, Southern Naval Command. Shri Sudarshan Sahoo, Guest of Honour, M Suranjoy Singh
(MCPO I – PT) High Achiever sportsperson , High Achiever veterans Khushi Ram, Hon. Slt (Ex MCPO WTR) & Narender Kumar
(Ex PO WTR) were also present during the event.
The passing out parade marks, not only the successful culmination of 16 weeks of their ab-initio rigorous naval training, but also the start of a new voyage in the Indian Navy, where men and women will work together to make the Indian Navy a Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof force.During his address, the CNS urged the passing out trainees to hone their skills further and develop a strong foundation of knowledge, willingness to learn and commitment to excel in their respective careers that lay ahead. He also urged them to uphold Navy’s core values of Duty, Honour and Courage, in pursuit of Nation building.The Chief Guest also awarded medals and trophies to the meritorious Agniveers on the occasion.Prathamesh Amit Darekar, Agniveer (SSR),Sanni Kumar Rajak (MR) were awarded Chief of the Naval Staff Rolling Trophy and Gold Medal for Best Agniveer SSR & MR respectively in men’s category.
Samruddhi Khandave, Agniveer (SSR) was the Best Woman Agniveer in the overall order of merit and was awarded Late Gen Bipin Rawat Rolling Trophy. In the day, during the Valedictory function, the Chief of the Naval Staff gave away the overall Championship Trophy to Angad Division and Runners Up Trophy to Shivaji Division. He also unveiled the summer edition of Ankur – the bilingual trainees’ magazine of INS Chilka, in the presence of Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command.