Overview
- INS Chilka will hold the Passing Out Parade on Friday, November 13, to formally graduate more than 3,300 Agniveers and Coast Guard Naviks in the largest single batch from the training establishment.
- The recruits completed a 16-week ab‑initio course that combines classroom instruction, physical training, swimming, outdoor camps and parade drill to build professional skills, discipline and leadership.
- Admiral Krishna Swaminathan will be the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer and Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena will preside over the valedictory function when awards for meritorious trainees, the champion division and best instructor are presented.
- The Indian Navy will livestream the parade on its official social platforms and will unveil Ankur, a bilingual trainees’ magazine documenting recruits’ experiences and achievements.
- The event comes after a government update that offers some Agniveers extensions and pathways to permanent recruitment, a change that could affect trainees’ retention, career planning and future staffing in the maritime forces.