2,000 Youngsters Participating On Daily Basis In J&K Recruitment Rally

“This is the first Army recruitment rally in this region after prolonged lockdown and COVID-19 restrictions in Jammu. An overwhelming response from the youth has been recorded and approximately 40,000 candidates have registered online to join the Indian Army,” said Lieutenant Colonel Devinder Anand, PRO Defence Jammu.

“2,000 youngsters are participating in the rally on a daily basis. We have divided the participants into different groups on district-basis for easy conduct,” he further said.

The recruitment rally for the youth of all the ten districts of the Jammu Division, held under the aegis of Tiger Division at Sunjuwan Military Station, began on February 15 and will continue till March 6.

Lt Col Anand further commented, “The youngsters are on high ‘josh’, They are very well prepared. On the basis of performances I have witnessed in previous recruitment drives, the performance of youngsters at this drive is of a higher standard.”

The Army Recruiting Office (ARO) Jammu in close coordination with the Shivalik Brigade, Civil Administration of Jammu Division and Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting the ongoing rally.

ARMY IN J&K

The military set up in J&K comprised of a Army HQ at Srinagar and four brigades. Brigadier Rajendra Singh, Chief of Staff of the J&K State Force, headed the Army HQ. The four brigades were the Jammu Brigade, the Kashmir Brigade, the Mirpur Brigade and the Punch Brigade