India, Nov. 10 -- The latest batches of Agniveers from the army, navy and air force will pass out of their training establishments between November 13 and December 31 and join service, officials said, as the Centre implements a revised Agnipath framework offering those who miss out on retention two additional years in uniform and another chance at becoming regular soldiers.

More than 2,700 navy Agniveers will complete their 16-week ab-initio training and pass out of INS Chilka, the navy's sprawling lakeside training facility in Odisha, on November 13; air force Agniveers will follow in mid-December, and the army's first batch - after the new model was rolled out last week - will pass out on December 31, the officials said. More than 600 ...