Seven alumni of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) in Mohali were commissioned into the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force on Saturday.
Army Commissioning at IMA Dehradun
Four cadets became officers in the Indian Army as part of the 158th Regular Course at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun. The passing out parade was reviewed by President Droupadi Murmu.
The new Army officers are:
- Paramjot Singh from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman and a staff nurse with the Health Department.
- Abhay Singh Raghav from Mohali, son of a Civil Registration Officer with the Health Department and a private school teacher.
- Aniket Kahol from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman.
- Anurag Chauhan from Pathankot.
Air Force Commissioning at Air Force Academy
Three cadets became Flying Officers from the Air Force Academy’s 217th Course in Dundigal, near Hyderabad. The Combined Graduation Parade was reviewed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Air Force officers are:
- Udaibir Singh from Ropar, son of an Air Force veteran.
- Vasu Mehta from SAS Nagar, whose both parents are government teachers.
- Karan Kaushish from SAS Nagar, whose mother works in a judicial court and father is a businessman.
Congratulations and Encouragement
Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora congratulated the cadets on their commissioning and exhorted them to work even harder in their careers as service officers and serve with distinction.
Major General Ajay H. Chauhan (retd), Director of MRSAFPI, congratulated the cadets and asked them to uphold the ideals of the defence services and bring honour to the nation, state and their alma mater.
