BRAVEHEART SQUADRON (Payyannur)

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Location

Kannur, Kerala
The Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala is located approximately 35 km north of Kannur and 135 km south of Mangalore, on the west coast of peninsular India. The nearest railway station is at Payyanur, 10 km away. Payyanur is also on National Highway 17 between Mangalore and Kannur. The nearest major civil and international airport is at Mangalore, about 145 km north. The academy is about 8 miles (13 km) north of Azhikkal, where the Indian Coast Guard Academy is under construction. INA and ICGA are expected to share some training facilities for their cadets. The academy's campus is spread over 2,452 acres (9.92 km2) with 7 km of beach front on the Arabian Sea. The INA is divided into three zones – a Training zone, an Administration zone and an Accommodation zone.It has a light house the Mt.Dilly Light house in its premises.
Administration
The administration zone consists of the Administrative Complex, the naval hospital INHS Navjivani, logistics complex, motor transport complex and the campus fire station.
Accommodation
The academy has uniformed and civilian staff for training and administrative support. It had 161 officers, 47 professors/lecturers, 502 sailors and 557 civilians in 2010. The campus includes accommodation facilities for staff and their families, with capacity of about 4000.
INHS Navjivani
INHS Navjivani, which was commissioned on 12 December 2012, is a 64-bed naval hospital in the campus that provides healthcare to cadets, staff and navy veterans.
Cadet life
On reporting at the academy, cadets are assigned to squadrons. Each squadron consists of up to five divisions with approximately 40 cadets in each division. Each division is commanded by a commissioned officer of the rank of Lieutenant, responsible for monitoring, guidance and counselling of the cadets. The squadron is headed by an officer of the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Squadrons are generally housed together in the same dormitory, though classroom instruction and outdoor training are conducted separately depending on the cadet's selected majors and specialisations.