Brigadier’s son Ishan wins Sword of Honour

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, June 13

Academy Cadet Adjutant (ACA) Ishan Singhal, son of serving Brigadier Anoop Singhal, was adjudged the best all round cadet of the passed out course and was awarded the coveted Sword of Honour. 

He would join the regiment, which his father is commanding, as he had asked for the parental claim during dissemination of arms and service for the passed out course.  

ACA Ishan told The Tribune that winning the Sword of Honour in the Indian Military Academy  was like a dream come true. “I have worked very hard to achieve it. Respect and pride encouraged me to join the defence forces. My father always motivated me since childhood to don olive green,” he said. 

Ishan said joining the Indian defence forces was one of the best ways to serve the nation. He urged youths to come forward in a large number to join the Indian Army.

Battalion Under Officer Ajay Kumar Pathak was awarded the gold medal for standing first in the order of merit in the passing-out parade. He said serving the Army was a passion not a profession. He was feeling proud that he had joined this noblest profession and asked the youth to come forward to join the Army. 

Junior Under Officer (JUO) AS Bisht, son of Col CS Bisht who won the silver medal, had done schooling from a private school in Dehradun. He said Uttarakhand had the distinction of sending the maximum number of youths to the Indian defence force. His father was his role model, he added. 

Battalion Under Officer Naveen Janu, son of Brigadier Bharat Bhushan,  was awarded the bronze medal for his extraordinary performance during the pre-commissioning training in the Indian Military Academy. He said since childhood,  he wanted to join the Army as his father is serving it as an officer.

Medal winners

Ajay Kumar Pathak Gold

AS Bisht Silver

Naveen Janu Bronze