219 J&K youth join Army

A passout hugs his father at J&K Light Infantry Regiment in Srinagar on Monday. -Excelsior/Shakeel
A passout hugs his father at J&K Light Infantry Regiment in Srinagar on Monday. -Excelsior/Shakeel

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre (JAKLIRC) showcased its latest batch of 219 passing out young soldiers from the State today.
An Army spokesman said 219 soldiers who completed one year of strenuous training was attested today at a glittering parade at the Bana Singh Parade Ground of JAKLI Regimental Centre.
“The Passing Out Parade, depicting graduation of Recruits and their transformation into young soldiers, was reviewed by Lt Gen AK Bhatt, GOC, Chinar Corps and was attended by the parents and relatives of young soldiers besides a number of civil and military dignitaries,” he said.
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He said Lt Gen AK Bhatt congratulated the young soldiers for their immaculate parade and impressed upon selfless service towards the nation and appealed to the youth of Kashmir not to tread the path of violence and work for bringing peace in the Valley. “He warned that those who take up arms are enemies of the nation and will be dealt accordingly,” he said.
“The young soldiers who distinguished themselves in varied facets of training were also felicitated by the Chinar Corps Commander. Firdous Ahmad Khan of Bandipora district received the Sher-e-Kashmir Sword of Honour, Triveni Singh Medal for being adjudged ‘Over all Best Recruit’ and Navdeep Biehal of Jammu district bagged the Chewang Rinchen Medal for being ‘Best in Firing’,” he added.

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