A batch of 30 Recruit Religious Teachers (RRTs) was commissioned as Junior Commissioned Officers on Wednesday after a vibrant Passing out parade held at the Institute of National Integration (INI), Pune.
Brigadier Hardeep Singh Dhodi, Commandant of Institute, reviewed the parade and awarded General Officer Commanding in Chief, Army Training Command gold medal and INI Commandants silver medals to Nb Sub Vikram Sharma of Punjab Regt and Nb Sub Gurpreet Singh of Armd Corps, and Nb Sub Mohd Talha of Rajput Regt respectively who distinguished themselves in varied facets of 11 weeks of intense training.
The Commandant congratulated the commissioned JCOs for successful completion of pre-commissioning training incorporating subjects related to national integration, behaviour and social Science including spiritualism, yoga, psychological counselling and stress management.
The RRTs passing out from INI are ready to perform assigned duties of ‘Dharam Guru’ as also shoulder additional responsibilities of a Psychological Counsellor and Mental Health Mentor in times of stress-related environmental dynamics, across varied and harsh terrains along northern and eastern borders.
The Commandant further reiterated that these RRTs indeed play a crucial role towards building up morale and motivation amongst troops and their families, to serve as a catalyst to ensure Unit’s cohesion, thus contributing to battle-winning ethos prevailing in units.