Passing out (military)

[1] Soldiers, sailors, or airmen take part in a passing out military parade upon completion of a basic training course.

Other dignitaries at the event included relatives of graduating cadets such the President of Yemen and the Prime Minister of Bahrain.

[11] In 2019, Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the graduation ceremony at the United States Military Academy, West Point.

[12] In 2019, the reviewing officer for the 136th Passing out Parade (POP) at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) was Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson.

[19][20][21] In 2010, for the first time in the history of the Officers Training Academy, India, a female cadet, Divya Ajith Kumar, was presented the sword of honour.

[24] A common song that is played during the passing out, especially in Commonwealth countries, is Auld Lang Syne, a Robert Burns poem.

[27] At the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the parade finale includes the mounted adjutant riding up the steps of the Old College on his horse (the origin of this tradition is unknown).

[33] In the 2004 Bollywood movie Lakshya, Hritik Roshan, upon completing his course at the Indian Military Academy, takes part in a passing out parade.

Passing Out Parade of members of No.1 Officer Cadet Training Unit, RAF Jurby , January 1957.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Trenchard inspecting apprentices during a passing out parade at Groves and Henderson Barracks at RAF Halton.
Passing Out Parade, RAF Halton , in July 2006.
A reviewing officer during an Irish Defence Forces passing out in 2014.
The National Military Academy of Afghanistan class of 2010 listens as Afghan President Hamid Karzai gives a speech during their graduation ceremony in 2010.
Friends and family pin rank during the commissioning ceremony after the United States Military Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremonies for the Class of 2013 at the Michie Stadium in West Point.