After 12 Passing Out Parades, NDA Charger Reliant Robin Set for Final Appearance on November 29, 2026

Reliant Robin, the National Defence Academy’s Adjutant’s Charger, is set to make his final ceremonial appearance at the Academy’s Passing Out Parade on November 29, 2026. The stallion has taken part in 12 such parades at Khadakwasla and become a familiar presence in the institution’s traditions.

During a recent visit to the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), commended Reliant Robin for his service and contribution to the Academy’s military ceremonies.

The Adjutant’s Charger accompanies the mounted Adjutant at the Passing Out Parade, a distinctive feature of the ceremony. The role reflects the Academy’s military heritage, discipline and longstanding ceremonial customs, and forms part of a significant occasion for cadets completing their training before commissioning into the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

The November 29 parade will be reviewed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. It will conclude Reliant Robin’s association with the Academy’s ceremonial proceedings after 12 parades in which he accompanied generations of cadets as they completed their training and prepared to become officers in the armed forces.