Ministry of Defence
29 Nursing Cadets Commissioned as Lieutenants into Military Nursing Service at Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi
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Twenty-nine nursing cadets of Batch IX from the College of Nursing, Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantonment, were formally commissioned as Lieutenants into the Military Nursing Service (MNS) during a ceremony held on October 14, 2026. Lieutenant General Avinash Das, Commandant of the Army Hospital (R&R), reviewed the parade, congratulated the cadets for their academic achievements, and urged them to uphold the traditions of the MNS. The newly commissioned officers completed four years of training, took an oath to maintain professional conduct with the motto 'Service Before Self', and were joined by senior military officers, faculty, and family members.