INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
HYDERABAD: The very first batch of Agniveers have begun training at the Artillery Centre in Hyderabad, inching a step better to joining the
Of the 40,000 prospects inducted as Agniveers throughout India, about 5,500 will be trained at the citys Artillery Centre - one of the
largest in the country - in two batches, using simulators and automation
They will be put through a robust course structure and have access to modern centers at the Centre in Golconda
I feel lucky and proud to be part of the very first batch of Agniveers, said M Naveen Kumar, from Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, when TOI
caught up with him at the training school, on Monday
Child of farmer, a beaming Naveen said that its always been his dream to serve in the Indian Army
Such stories of enthusiasm are aplenty among the 2,200 Angiveers who started their 31-week training from January 1
During the very first leg of their training, the boys will be introduced to fundamental military operations
The course includes basics of cyber security, shooting, communications, to name a few subjects
The second batch of Agniveers - about 3,300 of them - will begin reporting from mid-February
The training will begin from March 1
Brigadier Rajiv Chauhan, Commandant of the Artillery Centre, said: We are fully prepared to train these boys
The programme is developed systematically to accomplish the objective of smooth combination of completely trained Agniveers into artillery
He said that innovative technology will play a crucial function in training Agniveers
It is very important for us to change our curriculum to cater to the tech-savvy youth
It will likewise make the entire training procedure more efficient
Right from Day 1, Agniveers will be assessed continuously and 25% of them will be kept by the Army at the end of a four-year period
The remaining will be alleviated
