Pipping Ceremony
E405352
The Pipping Ceremony is a formal military event at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun where newly commissioned officers receive their rank insignia on their uniforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pipping Ceremony canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal event
ⓘ
military ceremony ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Gentlemen Cadets of Indian Military Academy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian Army
ⓘ
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Military Academy Gentlemen Cadets
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | milestone in an Indian Army officer’s career ⓘ |
| dressCode | service dress uniform ⓘ |
| emotionalSignificance | celebration of achievement with family ⓘ |
| follows |
Passing Out Parade
ⓘ
surface form:
Passing Out Parade at Indian Military Academy
|
| hasAlternativeForm | pipping ceremony at other Indian officer training academies ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialElement |
photographs with family and instructors
ⓘ
salutes to senior officers ⓘ |
| involves | attachment of rank insignia on uniforms ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| location |
Dehradun
ⓘ
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Military Academy
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| participantRole |
family members of officers
ⓘ
newly commissioned officer ⓘ senior officers ⓘ |
| partOf | commissioning process at Indian Military Academy ⓘ |
| purpose | to confer rank insignia on newly commissioned officers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Passing Out Parade
ⓘ
commissioning ceremony ⓘ |
| requires | successful completion of officer training ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
assumption of officer responsibilities
ⓘ
transition from cadet to commissioned officer ⓘ |
| time | after completion of training at Indian Military Academy ⓘ |
| tradition | family members pin rank insignia on officers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.