Cabinet gives Agniveers two-year service extension, CDS announces
India, Nov. 4 -- The Union cabinet has approved a two-year service extension for Agniveers, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani announced on Wednesday. "... 25% of those [Agniveers] who complete their initial four-year engagement period will be enrolled as regular soldiers. Regarding the remaining 75%, the Indian Defence Forces have recommended-and the Cabinet has approved today-that they be granted a second engagement period of two years," the CDS said. He added: "After completing this two-year engagement period, all willing Agniveers will be enrolled in the Armed Forces, subject to objective selection criteria."The move comes weeks before the three services were to start releasing 75% of Agniveers from their first bat...
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