After a gruelling training period of nine months, 12 Airmen from Myanmar, Botswana and Cambodia took a final bow at the Tambaram air base here on Wednesday.
The 12 Airmen from the three countries recalled their memories at the air base and said that the training would enhance their professional skills.
The four Airmen from Botswana were all praise for the rigorous course. “The professionalism is high and the experience was totally different,” said K Modutluwa, an Air Force personnel.
He added that the instructors were exceptional and they had immensely benefitted from the training that they underwent. He also said many other Botswanians were undergoing training in various other parts of India.
For the Myanmar Airmen, the training was different from what they were used to back home. “In Myanmar, we are trained for six months, but here, the training lasts nine months,” said Sergeant Saw Min Naing.
Naing said that he enjoyed the stint here and his only complaint was lack of language skills. Two Airmen from Cambodia also underwent training at the airbase.
Earlier, 375 air warriors were inducted into the Indian Air force at the Combined Passing Out Parade at the Air Force Station. The air warriors, along with the foreign Airmen, went through intensive training at the two premier institutes of the base, which include the Mechanical Training Institute and Workshop Training Institute.
The parade was reviewed by Air Vice-Marshal Bipin Chandra Pant, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Metrology). He was received by Air Commodore S Prabhakaran, Air Officer Commanding, Air Force Station Tambaram, Group Captain MH Kekre, Commanding Officer, Mechanical Training Institute, and Group Captain Asheesh Shrivastav, Commanding Officer, Workshop Training Institute.
Later, addressing the newly-inducted air warriors, Air Vice-Marshal Pant said that with the introduction of state-of-the-art equipment and weapon system, the Indian Air Force was witnessing major changes in operational philosophy and was on the path of transforming itself into a strategic force of great caliber.
He urged the air warriors to make sustained efforts towards continuous enhancement of their knowledge by keeping themselves abreast of the changes. He also advised the trainees to maintain exemplary conduct at all times in keeping with the ethos of the service.
The parade culminated with an impressive display of aerobics and American rifle drill, apart from other drills. The best all rounder trophy was awarded to LAC Soumya Ranjan Gowda, Mechanical Training Institute, and LAC Patil Digvijay Ramachandra, Workshop Training Institute.
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