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181 cadets graduate as officers at OTA

OTA Chennai made arrangements for live streaming of passing out parade and Pipping Ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and YouTube channels.




181 men and 49 women cadets graduated as officers at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here on Saturday. A total of 15 men and five women cadets from friendly foreign countries also graduated on the occasion. Due to the present pandemic and precautions put in place to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, parents were not invited to witness the event.

However, OTA Chennai made arrangements for live streaming of passing out parade and Pipping Ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and YouTube channels. The parade was reviewed by Lieutenant General RP Singh, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, GOC-in-C, Western Command. Lt Gen Singh exhorted the cadets of the passing out course to always adhere to the core values of ‘Selfless Service to the Nation’ and strive for excellence in all the endeavours.


The ceremonial POP, marking the completion of the training schedule for officer cadets in the Academy, was not held in September this year due to the pandemic. This is probably for the first time in recent decades that the training at the Academy could not be completed as per schedule.

Soon after the POP this month, a fresh batch of cadets would report for training schedule. The Passing Out Parade is a bi-annual event in the OTA usually held in March and in September.

The POP marks the completion of the training programme of officer cadets and these officers are commissioned into various arms and services of the Army only on the day of the POP. The 750-acre OTA is the only institution of the Army that trains both men as well as women cadets into officers for its various arms and services.


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