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.