342 complete training at OTA; commissioned as officers in Indian Army
The Officers Training Academy in Chennai commissioned 342 new officers into the Indian Army, including several women and cadets from foreign nations. The ceremony was reviewed by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.
Why it matters
The commissioning of new officers is vital for national defense and highlights the evolving demographics of the Indian Armed Forces.
Homemaker Rigzin Ladol and her retired teacher and husband Tundup Tsering from Zanskar district of the Union territory of Ladakh stood proudly next to their 24-year-old daughter Stanzin Tsangyang at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on Saturday morning. Their daughter had completed her training and was commissioned into the Army as a Lieutenant.
Lt. Stanzin Tsangyang was among the 342 persons who completed their training and were commissioned as officers during the Passing Out Parade (POP) at the OTA. “I was interested in sports, and I was in the NCC during my college days. I was interested in joining the Army,” says the engineering graduate. “She is the first from my family to join the Army,” says her father Mr. Tsering.
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