The passing-out parade on Tuesday at the Combat Army Aviation Training School near Nashik in Maharashtra ended with a surprise proposal by an army officer to his partner.
A video of the proposal went viral on social media. It shows Captain Bharat Bhardwaj getting down on one knee, with his partner hugging him as he gets up.
Dressed in his ceremonial military uniform, the newly-commissioned pilot walked onto the tarmac, knelt before his partner and proposed with an engagement ring, with an army helicopter providing a befitting backdrop.
She was visibly elated and accepted the ring that the young officer offered. Captain Bhardwaj said he had known his partner for five years and wanted to make this day memorable.
The Combat Army Aviation Training School is the premier flying training institution of the Indian Army and functions under the Army Training Command.
