Lt General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in-C Northern Command, on Thursday visited the state of the Art Agniveer training facility located at Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Dansal (Distt Jammu) to review the preparedness and arrangements for the first batch of Agniveers being trained.
The first batch of Agniveers, which has been recruited from the Jammu, Udhampur, Doda, Reasi, Ramban, Kathua, Rajouri, Samba, Poonch and Kishtwar districts, reported recently for training at Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre. The Centre is fully geared up for training the young recruits who appeared bolstered with enthusiasm to commence a new chapter in their life.
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Recently, the Ministry of Defence, in a path breaking initiative under the Agniveer Yojana, signed MoUs with various stakeholders like NIOS, IGNOU and Director General of Training under MoSDE for facilitating continued education of serving Agniveers and providing appropriate skill certificates. In keeping with the vision of nation building and national prosperity the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre has been transforming the youth into brave soldiers for the Nation.
During the visit, Army Commander was briefed on the readiness of the Centre for training including the newly-created state of the art training infrastructure like outdoor musketry training facility, training laboratories for military equipment, technical trade jobs, etc.
The youth of Jammu and Kashmir have shown considerable interest in Agniveer recruitments and the recent recruitment rallies have shown tremendous enthusiasm in the form of huge numbers turning up.
The selected Agniveers will undergo 10 weeks of basic military training followed by 21 weeks of advance military training at the Regimental Centre. After successful completion of the prescribed training, the Agniveers will be attested as young soldiers and will be dispatched to the different Jammu and Kashmir light infantry battalions located in various parts of the country to serve the nation.
