New Delhi: The parade ground at Delhi Cantt wore its famil- iar Republic Day look on Sunday morning pressed uniforms, steady ranks, and a sense of occasion that only the NCC Repub- lic Day Camp brings with it each year. Chief of Naval Staff Ad- miral Dinesh K Tripathi, was received with a Guard of Honour by NCC cadets drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force wings.
It was a moment of quiet precision, watched closely by young cadets who had spent months preparing for this camp. Addressing them later, the Naval Chief briefly stepped away from protocol. The naval chief spoke of his own days in the NCC, recalling what the organ- isation had meant to him at that age, and congratulated the cadets on making it to the Republic Day Camp a milestone few achieve.
The parade turnout, drill, band and cultural performances earned a rare naval compliment from him: “Bravo Zulu.” Well done. Admiral Tripathi high- lighted the role of the NCC in shaping disciplined, so- cially conscious citizens, pointing to the participa- tion of nearly 72,000 NCC cadets in civil defence du- ties during Operation Sindoor.
He also acknowledged the changes underway in NCC training, including exposure to drone opera- tions and cyber awareness skills increasingly rel- evant to modern security challenges. Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Naval Chief said “India’s youth are a force for global good,” expressing confidence that today’s cadets would play a defining role in building Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Drawing from his own service experience, he shared five simple lessons stay disciplined, keep learning, show courage, work as a team, and never give up anchoring them with references to military heroes whose stories continue to inspire the armed forces. The Indian Navy’s support to NCC cadets, he said, would continue through initiatives ranging from Puneet Sagar Abhi- yan and specialised camps to ship attachments, sailing exposure and visits to naval platforms.
The visit concluded with a walk through the Flag Area and technical exhib- its, where cadets show- cased models of ships and aircraft, followed by a cultural programme reflecting the NCC’s guiding belief Rashtriya Pratham, Kartavya Nishthh Yuva.
The parade ground at Delhi Cantt wore its familiar Republic Day look on Sunday morning pressed uniforms, steady ranks, and a sense of occasion that only the NCC Republic Day Camp brings with it each year.
Chief of Naval Staff Ad- miral Dinesh K Tripathi, was received with a Guard of Honour by NCC cadets drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force wings. It was a moment of quiet precision, watched closely by young cadets who had spent months preparing for this camp. Addressing them later, the Naval Chief briefly stepped away from protocol.
The naval chief spoke of his own days in the NCC, recalling what the organ- isation had meant to him at that age, and congratulated the cadets on making it to the Republic Day Camp a milestone few achieve. The parade turnout, drill, band and cultural performances earned a rare naval compliment from him: “Bravo Zulu.” Well done.
Admiral Tripathi highlighted the role of the NCC in shaping disciplined, so- cially conscious citizens, pointing to the participation of nearly 72,000 NCC cadets in civil defence duties during Operation Sindoor.
He also acknowledged the changes underway in NCC training, including exposure to drone opera- tions and cyber awareness skills increasingly rel- evant to modern security challenges. Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Naval Chief said “India’s youth are a force for global good,” expressing confidence that today’s cadets would play a defining role in building Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Drawing from his own service experience, he shared five simple lessons stay disciplined, keep learning, show courage, work as a team, and never give up anchoring them with references to military heroes whose stories continue to inspire the armed forces.
The Indian Navy’s support to NCC cadets, he said, would continue through initiatives ranging from Puneet Sagar Abhiyan and specialised camps to ship attachments, sailing exposure and visits to naval platforms. The visit concluded with a walk through the Flag Area and technical exhibits, where cadets show- cased models of ships and aircraft, followed by a cul- tural programme reflecting the NCC’s guiding belief Rashtriya Pratham, Kartavya Nishthh Yuva.