The ninth batch of National Service recruits graduated yesterday at the
Miqdam Camp in a grand ceremony held under the patronage and in the
presence of HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for
Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. Also present were HE
the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin
Shaheen al-Ghanem, National Service Authority head Staff Major General
Saeed Hamad al-Naimi and a number of other commanders and officers. A
military parade taken out on the occasion saw the graduates displaying
their combat capabilities. The graduates have undergone intensive
military and academic programmes, including infantry and weapons
training.