INS Chilka to host passing-out parade of over 3,300 Navy, Coast Guard trainees on Nov 13

New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) INS Chilka, the Indian Navy's premier ab-initio training establishment, will hold the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the ninth batch of Navy Agniveers and Indian Coast Guard Naviks on November 13, marking the completion of 16 weeks of initial training by more than 3,300 recruits, the largest batch to pass out from the establishment. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan will be the Chief Guest and Reviewing Officer at the parade, which will formally mark the transition of the young recruits from trainees to members of the country's maritime security forces. The 16-week…