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New Delhi: Twenty-nine nursing cadets from Batch IX of the College of Nursing at Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, are commissioned as Lieutenants into the Military Nursing Service (MNS) on October 14, strengthening the armed forces’ medical support cadre.
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The commissioning ceremony takes place at Army Hospital (R&R), where Commandant Lieutenant General Avinash Das reviews the parade and congratulates the newly commissioned officers on their academic achievements and performance. He urges them to provide exemplary service to serving military personnel and their families while upholding the values and traditions of the MNS.
The officers complete four years of rigorous training and intensive academic instruction before receiving their ranks. They also take an oath to maintain professional standards and place “Service Before Self” at the centre of their duties.
The ceremony also highlights the Military Nursing Service’s 101-year legacy of dedicated and compassionate service to the nation. Senior military officers, nursing staff, faculty members and the families of the newly commissioned Lieutenants attend the event.
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