GRADUATION CEREMONY OF SOLDIERS AND RECRUITS WITH EXTENDED SERVICES

The Enlisted Personnel Training Institute hosted the graduation ceremony of soldiers and recruits with extended services who completed the designated training period. The ceremony was headed by the Chief of the Institute Brigadier General Charbel Yamine who represented the Lebanese Army Commander in Chief General Joseph Aoun and a number of officers attended.

Brigadier General Charbel Yamine delivered a speech on the occasion in which he said: “Your graduation in the midst of the harsh conditions that our country is going through doubles the size of your responsibilities as members of the first institution responsible for maintaining security and stability, and defending Lebanon from the enemies: the Israeli and the terrorist. Therefore, I invite you to have determination, and do not have weak souls, because you are the Lebanese’s hope and their support in times of calamity”.

At the end of the ceremony, a military parade was held, in which the graduating contingents participated.