Udhagamandalam: At least 66 recruits were attested at the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) in Wellington near Coonoor here on Saturday after the completion of a year-long basic and advanced military training.Brigadier Rajeshwar Singh, Commandant, MRC, reviewed the parade and awarded medals to the outstanding recruits.A press release from the MRC said the attestation parade was conducted by adhering to appropriate Covid-19 protocols.
It said they hadn’t missed out on a single day of training since the Covid-19 outbreak, while continuing to dispatch trained young soldiers to all the battalions of the regiment in the forward areas of the country.Parents of the young soldiers could not attend the parade, because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
The 66 military recruits will join various battalions of the regiment shortly, as allocated to them.
MRC hosts attestation parade
