Maj Gen Mandip Singh takes the salute at a parade on the premises of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun on Tuesday. tribune photo

Tribune News service

Dehradun, June 7

The parade for the deputy commandant and chief instructor of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) was conducted at the historic Chetwode drill square here today.As many as 565 Indian and 45 foreign Gentlemen Cadets displayed enthusiasm, vigour and zeal in the drill movements performed by them.Major General Mandip Singh, who has recently taken over as the deputy commandant and chief instructor of the IMA, reviewed the parade. He complimented the Gentlemen Cadets (GCs) of the passing-out course for a good parade. The efforts of the faculty and the hard work of the GCs was quite evident from the crisp and coordinated movements. The standards would further improve as the IMA nears the final passing-out parade on June 11, he stated.Maj Gen Mandip Singh complimented the GCs for their hard work and for having finally reached the threshold of a world filled with challenges and responsibilities. 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 has ended and now they would step into their units and regiments, which would groom them further and make them responsible and competent leaders, he added.The event was a success and was witnessed by a large number of schoolchildren, residents and Army personnel with their friends and families.