Military College Jhelum ( The oldest video) 1946 #old mcj

Military College Jhelum (MCJ) is the oldest military institution of its kind in Pakistan. It is an English medium institution, running classes from VIII to XII. It is located on the Grand Trunk (GT) Road, beside the town of Sarai Alamgir. The campus is spread over about 170 acres of area. It was founded by Prince of Wales, Prince Edward VIII, at Sarai Alamgir on the 3rd March 1922 and named as King George Royal Indian Military School (KGRIMS). It started functioning after three years on 15th September 1925 as a residential school for the sons of Muslim soldiers in gratitude of their services in World War I with the object of producing educated rank and file for the British Indian Army units. Later on in rare cases, some talented students could be endorsed for the grant of commission through Kitchner College Nowgong. During the World War II, the school underwent structural reforms and was raised to the status of College as King George Royal Indian Military College in 1943 for training potential officers for the army. With the creation of Pakistan, it was renamed as Royal Pakistan Military College Jhelum. In 1956, the nomenclature changed to its present name Military College Jhelum and it took further strides both in scope and service. It was restructured as a quality public school and was assigned the role of a feeder institution for the Pakistan Military Academy by achieving academic excellence and personality grooming. In 1925, school took its start with two Houses; Robert House and Birdwood House. Third house, Sakeen house, was raised in 1928. The College has served the nation with spirit of commitment. Its alumni have contributed to the national cause with unwavering devotion. The College Roll of Honour radiates with the names of martyrs, heroes and senior officers in all echelons of civil and military establishments. Till 15 February 2017, the College has had, to its credit 1 Nishan-e-Haider, Major Mohammad Akram Shaheed, 4 Military Cross, numbers of Sitara-i-Jurrat, Tamgha-i-Jurrat, Tamgh-i-Shujaat, and Imtiazi Asnad. 42 Alamgirians have embraced Shahadat. List of the distinguished Alamgirians includes the Ex-Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General (R) Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Ex– Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (R) Zulfiqar Ali Khan, Ex-Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral (R) Abdul Aziz Mirza, Ex Vice Chief of Army Staff, General (R) Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Ex-Chief of Army Staff General (R) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, 73 General Officers, over 300 Brigadiers, over 2000 Colonels / Lieutenant Colonels and large number of highly placed officers in the civil. The performance of the Alamgirians at Pakistan Military Academy is also laudable. In each course, the Alamgirians performed exceedingly well. So far (Till 135 PMA Long Course) 40 Alamgirians have won the distinguished Sword of Honour.    / @shahid_bilal_official   #mcj, #MCJ, #old mcj, #royal military college, #sarai alamgir, #jhelum, #cadet college, #Cadet life, #oldest institution, #education, #Army, Jhelum, #jhelum youth, #sarai alamgir community, alamgiri legacy, #pak army pride, jhelum education, cadet life stories, #mcj history, 100 Years