Port Blair, June 23: It was indeed a moment of pride for the 48 local boys, selected through the Indian Army Recruitment process, who are now ready to join the Armed Forces, to receive their recruitment certificates from none other than the Lt. Governor of A&N Islands. At a despatch ceremony of enrolled boys of A&N Islands, organised by the Recruiting Office (HQ) Chennai, at the Tagore Auditorium here this evening, the Lt Governor, Lt Gen AK Singh (Retd), presented them with the certificates of recruitment.
Addressing the new recruits on the occasion, the Lt Governor said that there cannot be a more honourable profession than the Armed Forces. “Each one of you who have been selected, should feel proud that you have got an opportunity to serve our motherland”, he said.
The Lt. Governor congratulated the successful recruits and their proud parents, senior officers from the Armed Forces and the Administration for their concerted efforts in completing the recruitment process on a positive note.
The Lt Governor, who had a distinguished career in the Armed Forces, stated, “I feel proud that I was associated with Indian Army and I credit the achievements in my career to the Armed Forces”, he said. The Lt. Governor asked the boys to always keep in mind three key words i.e ‘Imandari, Wafadari and Izzat’. “These three words will always guide you to move in the right direction”, said the Lt Governor, advising the new recruits to work with dedication and hold their heads high.
The Lt Governor also desired that recruitment rallies should be conducted every year and urged the Administration to provide maximum help so that youth from different parts of these Islands can participate in such recruitment rallies. The Lt. Governor stated, while earlier only about 20 youth used to get selected in Army, with concerted efforts and encouragement of the Administration and the recruitment agency, in the last two years, a good number of youth have joined armed forces from these Islands. In 2014, 84 youth were recruited in Indian Army, about 70 were recruited in Territorial Army in last year and 48 have been recruited in Army this year, he said. The Lt. Governor expressed happiness that out of the 48 candidates selected, 36 will be joining Infantry Units. Due to the personal efforts of the Lt. Governor, it was decided that about 200 vacancies in Army will be filled from A&N Islands.
The Lt. Governor also requested the Army Officers to organize pre-training so that the local youth, especially from rural areas of A&N Islands, can prepare & familiarise themselves for the main recruitment rallies.
The function was also attended by the Chief of Staff ANC, Maj. Gen. P.S Sai, the IGP, A&N Police, Shri N.S Bundela, Officers from the Defence Establishment and Civil Administration.
Welcoming the chief guest and others present on the occasion, Col. Avinash D Pitre, Director, Recruiting, Army Recruitment Office, Headquarter Chennai, said that Army recruitment rally is being held once in every two years in these Islands and this time 48 candidates have been selected for training in Indian Army. He expressed his sincere gratitude to the Lt. Governor and the entire Administration for their wholehearted support for the successful completion of the recruitment rally in A&N Islands. Another recruitment drive may be conducted between September and November, 2016, he said. The selected recruits are going to join Army Recruitment Centres at Bhopal (MP), Secunderabad (Telangana), Goa, Nasik (Maharashtra), Bangalore (Karnataka), Wellington (TN), Sagar (MP), Belgam (Karnataka), and Lucknow (UP), he added.
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