CDS Gen Chauhan met sea warriors , claims – ‘Agnipath Scheme’ is a major military reform

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Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has visited INS Chilka.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has visited INS Chilka, the premier ab-initio training establishment of Indian Navy. The CDS was briefed on the pivotal role played by INS Chilka in shaping future sea warriors of the Indian Navy. An overview of Agniveer training activities and analysis of the batches trained to date at Chilka was provided to the CDS.

In his address to the Agniveers, CDS Gen Chauhan brought out that the implementation of the ‘Agnipath Scheme’ has been one of the major reforms towards maintaining a youthful profile in the services and nation building by providing skilled, disciplined and motivated youth. He exhorted the Agniveers to focus on training to become technologically proficient sea warriors. During the interaction, he took on various queries of the Agniveers.

To gain insight into Agniveer training in the Navy, Gen Anil Chauhan took a short tour of the training infrastructure. He complimented the training faculty for imparting high standards of training and shaping the next generation of sea warriors.