Vizag to host All-India Nau Sainik NCC camp from 2-12 Oct

Visakhapatnam: The All-India Nau Sainik Camp 2022 (AINSC-22) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) will be conducted under the aegis of the NCC Directorate (AP&T) from 2 to 12 October at the Naval Children School in Visakhapatnam city.

The camp is an annual event that is attended by Naval NCC boys and girls cadets from all over India. It provides an opportunity for the cadets to interact with one another. The cadets of all Naval NCC units of the country train all year round to get selected to participate in this camp, which is the culmination of naval training in the NCC.

This year, the camp will see the participation of 408 senior division boys and 204 senior wing girl cadets from 17 NCC directorates from across the country. They will compete in boat pulling, ship-modelling, drill, semaphore, service subjects, seamanship practical and firing as part of the NCC ethos of inculcating a healthy competitive spirit amongst its cadets.

Apart from individual prizes and team trophies in all events, the cadets will compete for the Best Directorate Trophy. Apart from competitions, the cadets will participate in various personality development capsules. They will visit ships, submarines, and establishments at Visakhapatnam and will also have an educational tour of Kursura Submarine and TU 142 Aircraft Museums.

The camp will start with a formal opening ceremony on 3 October. Air Commodore P. Maheshwar, deputy director general, NCC (AP&T) Directorate, will be the chief guest for the opening ceremony. The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, director general of the NCC, and various other senior dignitaries will visit the camp. Commodore Arvind Nagar, group commander, NCC Group HQ, Visakhapatnam will be the camp commandant.