A total of 23 youths from the seven districts- Kohima, Phek, Kiphire, Wokha, Peren, Dimapur and Tuensang, who were given pre-recruitment training by 9 Assam Rifles, cleared the Indian Army Selection Examination.
The pre-recruitment training by the unit enabled the Naga youth to succeed in the recruitment rally attended by over 3000 candidates.
According to AR, felicitation ceremony for the successful youth was organised at HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles, attended by principal secretary and commissioner of Border Affairs, Justice & Law, Sentiyanger Imchen, IAS, and Commander HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles. Selected youths with family members and village heads of nearby villagers attended the ceremony.
Sentiyanger lauded the efforts made by 9 Assam Rifles and HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles to train the boys for the Army Recruitment. He also highlighted unemployment situation in Nagaland and the importance of getting enrolled in the Indian Army and told the young boys that Army training was tough but it made a man out of boys. He advised the successful candidates to take the opportunity to interact with people from all over the country and learn to live in harmony and be a worthy ambassador of Nagaland.
All the successful candidates expressed their gratitude and appreciation to Assam Rifles for being true friends & mentor of the hill people.