Nagpur, December 17. An impressive Passing Out Parade (POP) was held at National Cadet Corps Officers Training Academy, Kamptee, Maharashtra on December 17, 2022. The Parade was commanded by Senior Under Officer Jitendra Pawar, Gujarat NCC Directorate, in which 514 Cadet Training Officers (CTOs) of NCC Junior Division marched smartly to the martial tunes played by Brigade of the Guards Regimental Centre Military Band.
The Passing Out Parade was reviewed by Major General Yogendra Prasad Khanduri, Additional Director General, NCC Directorate, Maharashtra. The meritorious Army trainees were CTO Saurav Thakur, CTO Jasprit Singh & CTO S Vignesh; who won the Director General’s Baton with Commandant’s Gold Medal, Commandant’s Silver Medal & Commandant’s Bronze Medal respectively. Whereas CTO Pradeep Kumar Mishra, CTO Umar Hussain & CTO N Arun Periasamy; won the Director General’s Baton with Commandant’s Gold Medal, Commandant’s Silver Medal & Commandant’s Bronze Medal respectively as meritorious Naval Trainees. The Director General’s Banner for Inter Company Championship was won by Shivaji Company.
The POP was the culmination of forty-five days of rigorous training curriculum which included Drill, Physical Training, Yoga, Leadership & Personality Development, Community Development and Disaster Management subjects with the aim to empower them to conduct NCC cadet training efficiently in their respective units.
The Reviewing Officer in his address urged the passing out ANOs to uphold the aims and objectives of NCC and work towards effective Nation Building by shaping the young minds. He called upon all ANOs to serve as role models for the NCC cadets in particular and to the society at large. He also conveyed his compliments for the high standards of Drill and training displayed by the passing out course and complimented ‘Team OTA’ for the excellent conduct of training in the Academy.
