Thursday, 08 December 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
An awards ceremony of autumn term-22 was organised in Chetwode hall at Indian Military Academy (IMA) on Wednesday in which best performing Gentlemen Cadets (GCs) of 151 Regular and 134 Technical Graduate Course were felicitated. The Commandant of IMA, lieutenant general Vijay Kumar Mishra presented awards to the GCs excelling in various fields in their pre commissioning training.
The Commandant in his address said that the country demands willing, unhesitating, unfaltering obedience and loyalty from each young officer. He further elaborated that leadership is a composite of a number of qualities and among the most important are self-confidence, moral ascendancy, self-sacrifice, fairness, initiative, decision, dignity and courage. In his address to the award winners, the commandant also said it is important for an officer to maintain a competitive streak within the parameters of sportsmanship and fair play at all times. “In the profession of arms, it is always a collective and a team effort that is important and there are no runners up in war. The battle-field of tomorrow is going to be complicated and complex. For that one needs to have an open mind which is flexible and precise,’’ he said. The IMA commandant commended all for having achieved such high standards and wished the course all the success and glory ahead in the various arms and services allotted to them.
In the ceremony, the Zozilla company was presented with the admiral Sushil Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff trophy for standing overall first in professional competition and Kumaon trophy for standing overall first in the inter-company championship. The parachute regiment medal for GC adjudged best in endurance and physical toughness was awarded to Sagar Singh Kathayat. The Sikh regiment silver medal for best sportsman of the Passing out Contingent (POC) was given to Gaurav Prakash. The commandant’s banner was conferred upon Bhagat battalion for standing overall first in inter-battalion championship.
