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quarter master’s fort
Forming a majestic background to the Academy’s
Khetarpal Parade Ground, is the Quarter Master’s
Fort. It is the provider of all requirements of a cadet
— clothing, equipment/accessories, arms, ration
supplies and conservancy services. A cadet begins
his life at the Acdemy by drawing stores from the
Quarter Master’s Fort and finally passing out from
the Academy from the same place.
The Quarter Deck towers in the foreground and
keeps constant vigil on cadets undergoing rigours
of foot, sword, rifle, cane and ceremonial drill. The
inter-Services character is evident throughout the
length and breadth of the 450 x 150 metres ground.
It is reflected in the immaculately positioned guns at
the entrance and four corners of the tarmac, the two
T-55 tanks, two ship models, the towering Quarter
Deck mast — 99’ 6 ¾” high — and two aircraft,
representing the three Services.
Atop the Quarter Master’s Fort fly the flags of all the
squadrons, in left to right sequence of their standing
in the Inter-Squadron Overall Championship of the
previous term. The champion squadron wears the
lanyard on the right shoulder while the rest of the
Academy wears it on the left.
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