Indian Navy is organising motivational talks for the schools located in Delhi and NCR region. These talks are coordinated by Naval Headquarters and involve interaction by officers across various streams/specialisations with the students. The motive behind the campaign is to create awareness about the Indian Navy as well as the career opportunities in the force.
The school visit by the officers team is also a part of commemorating Indian Navy Day.
During school visits, a team of these officers interacts with the school children and creates awareness about the navy, the naval way of life and about the various avenues available for recruitment in the Indian Navy.
According to an official statement three officers – an Aviator, a Submariner and a Women officer, visited nine schools in the Month of September . These were : CRPF Public School (Dwarka), Modern Public School (Shalimar Bagh), Sachdeva Public School (Rohini), Daffodil Public School (Narela), GD Goenka Public School (Sarita Vihar), Maharaja Agrasen Model School (Pitampura), NK Bagrodia Public School (Rohini), DL DAV Model School (Shalimar Bagh), Govt Co-ED Sr School (Dwarka). In addition, the team also visited the NCC Annual Training Camp, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
India celebrates Navy day on 4 December every year to recognize the achievements and the role of the Navy in protecting the country. The date 4 th of December was chosen in remembrance of the day in 1971 when during Operation Trident , the Indian Navy sank four Pakistani vessels including PNS Khaibar and killed hundreds of enemy soldiers.
Those Indian bravehearts killed in the 1971 India – Pakistan War are also remembered on this day .
