<p class="title">As many as 382 cadets were on Saturday commissioned into the Army after a passing-out parade at the Indian Military Academy here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">GOC-in-C (South-Western Command) Lt Gen Cherish Matheson took the salute.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seventy-seven candidates from nine other nations, including Afghanistan, Mauritius, Maldives and Fiji, too passed out from the academy after completing their training.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lt Gen Matheson asked the officers to maintain discipline, stressing that no war can be won without it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He recalled his time at the academy when 39 years ago he also stood at the drill square like these cadets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three Army helicopters showered petals on the cadets before they entered the Chetwode building and crossed the “Antim Pag” (final step) there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cadet Akshat Raj was awarded the Sword of Honour for the best overall performance.</p>
<p class="title">As many as 382 cadets were on Saturday commissioned into the Army after a passing-out parade at the Indian Military Academy here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">GOC-in-C (South-Western Command) Lt Gen Cherish Matheson took the salute.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seventy-seven candidates from nine other nations, including Afghanistan, Mauritius, Maldives and Fiji, too passed out from the academy after completing their training.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lt Gen Matheson asked the officers to maintain discipline, stressing that no war can be won without it.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He recalled his time at the academy when 39 years ago he also stood at the drill square like these cadets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Three Army helicopters showered petals on the cadets before they entered the Chetwode building and crossed the “Antim Pag” (final step) there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Cadet Akshat Raj was awarded the Sword of Honour for the best overall performance.</p>