Hyderabad, Dec.10 (NSS):The Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) of Number 214 Course at Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal, Hyderabad will be held on December 14, 2024. The event, marked by military precision, will commemorate the successful completion of the pre-commissioning training of flight cadets across various branches of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) would be the Reviewing Officer (RO) for the parade.
During the ceremony, the RO will confer the ‘President’s Commission’ to the graduating trainees. The ceremony includes presentation of ‘Wings’ and ‘Brevets’, upon successful completion of training to the flight cadets, officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and one officer from a friendly foreign country. This CGP will also mark commissioning of the first batch of the Weapon Systems branch officers into the IAF.
The flight cadet from Flying branch who stands first in the order of merit will be awarded the coveted ‘President’s Plaque’ as well as the ‘Chief of the Air Staff Sword of Honour’ and will be commanding the parade. The RO will present the ‘President’s Plaque’ to the cadet standing first in the overall order of merit in the Ground duty branch. Aerial display by SU-30 MKI, Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) and the ‘Sarang’ helicopter display team, interspersed with the common graduating parade will be the major attractions of this ceremony, along with fly pasts by the Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II, Hawk, Kiran, and Chetak aircraft.
