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Dy Commandant’s parade held at IMA

Dy Commandant’s parade held at IMA
Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of the Indian Military Academy Maj Gen JS Nehra reviews the parade at the IMA on Tuesday. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, December 5

Some days ahead of the passing out parade at the Indian Military Academy, the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor’s parade was conducted today at the historic Chetwode drill square, where 363 Indian and 78 foreign Gentlemen Cadets displayed enthusiasm, vigour and zeal in drill movements performed by them.Maj Gen JS Nehra, Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor of the Indian Military Academy, reviewed the parade. He complimented the Gentlemen Cadets for good parade. He asserted that the efforts of the faculty and the hard work of the GCs were evident from the crisp and coordinated movements. He said he was hopeful that the standards would improve further  when the final passing out parade would take place on December 9 .He also complimented the Gentlemen Cadets for the hard work put in and for having finally reached the threshold to a world filled with challenges and responsibilities of protecting the boundries of the country . He said the GCs had been taught repeatedly to ‘lead by example’ and the soldiers who would be under their command should look up to them with pride.“The duty of the IMA to train the GCs ends hereinafter, after which they will step into their units and regiments, who will groom them further and make them responsible and competent leaders”, he said.The event was a success and was witnessed by a large number of schoolchildren, residents and Army personnel with their friends and families.