Indian Navy To Pass Out Largest-Ever Batch Of Over 3,300 Agniveers And Coast Guard Naviks
INS Chilka, the Indian Navy’s premier ab initio training establishment in Odisha, India, is set to see more than 3,300 trainees pass out on November 13, the largest batch ever to do so from the establishment, officials said.
This is the Indian Navy’s ninth Agniveer batch. Indian Coast Guard Naviks are passing out too. All of them complete 16 weeks of ab initio training with this parade, India’s defence ministry said.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan would review the parade as the chief guest. The Navy spokesperson said that it would be streamed live on the Indian Navy’s official social media pages, so that people across India can watch it.
INS Chilka is in Odisha, close to Chilka Lake. Newly recruited Indian Navy sailors and Indian Coast Guard Naviks do their first training here, as per the Navy. The first batch of Indian Navy Agniveers began training there in November 2022, and 2,585 of them passed out on March 28, 2023, after 16 weeks of training.
Agniveers are youth recruited into the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force under the Agnipath scheme, which the Indian government announced on June 14, 2022. They serve for four years. Under the original scheme, up to 25% of each batch could be retained in the regular cadre.
The Indian government revised the military recruitment scheme on November 4. Agniveers who complete four years of service would now get two more years, and permanent recruitment could follow if they meet eligibility criteria.
References: Indian Navy and Indian Defence Ministry statement (via Daily Pioneer and The Week), Kalinga TV, Deccan Herald
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