Cavalier India Defence Training Academy

A girl from Andipatti who fought to avoid an early marriage, an engineer who left his high-paying job at Mercedes-Benz, a farmer’s son who is a first-generation graduate and a cadet who will be the second woman Army officer from Arunachal Pradesh were among the 178 cadets who braved the odds and passed out of Officers Training Academy (OTA) after completing a six-month gruelling training on Saturday. There were 136 Gentlemen cadets and 31 Lady cadets who passed out of the Academy, in addition to 11 cadets from friendly foreign countries such as Bhutan, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. (Source : WION) As the world celebrated Women’s day this weekend, a group of men and women at the Army Officers Training Academy, Chennai were cherishing the completion of their 11-month rigorous training. At the spectacular Passing out Parade, 167 Indian and 11 foreign cadets were commissioned as officers into the Indian and their respective foreign Armies.  There were 136 Gentlemen cadets and 31 Lady cade...