Sorry folks! Had been off on a road trip. Had attended Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun's Passing Out Parade on June 9 and have been driving virtually incessantly for the past five days.
It was a memorable experience. The "josh" is almost contagious as young boys get their hard earned stars on the shoulders. I was so upbeat about watching the cap tossing ceremony. But the previous Indian Army chief General VK Singh has done away with the practice as it was disrespecting the uniform.
Here are some of the pics
Me outside IMA's Dakshin Dwar
The Gentlemen cadets paying homage to the martyrs at Hut of Remembrance a day prior to their PoP
The newly commissioned officers taking their first salute
Show some Josh
Congrates to all barve heart buys of the country. best of luck for your bright future
ReplyDeleteSomething to do with the tank gun there which is Freudian!
ReplyDeleteThe 'cap tossing' ceremony was as it is a new introduction copied from the (where else) American army academy. It did not exist in the 80s or even the early 90s'. It had no roots and was a closely choreographed event. Nne of the older lot of officers had any ties with it. It was just a matter of time before it faded away as all fads do.
ReplyDeleteHats off to the young officers..
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