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August 19, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-61
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AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY RECRUITING ACADEMY GRADUATES SECOND CLASS
Kabul, Afghanistan -- One hundred and three Afghan military recruiters graduated from the second class of the Afghan National Army (ANA) Recruiting Academy recently
The academy is planned to serve the source for providing recruiters for the ANA's Recruiting Command.
The instruction received by the graduates focused on teaching the latest recruiting methods, communication skills and marketing of the ANA.
In addition to these topics the students were also exposed to the benefits of developing a national military built from volunteers versus conscription, which has been the sole source of military personnel for the Afghan military for more than 50 years.
Maj. Gen. Aziz Rahman, the commanding general for the Recruiting Command, addressed the academy and expressed his pleasure and pride in the graduates of the recruiting academy. Rahman also charged them to execute what they have learned from their Afghan and American instructors by providing the Afghan people with quality soldiers to fill the ranks of the ANA.
Maj. Gen. Craig P. Weston, Chief of the Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan, reminded the graduates that they will soon be the ones responsible for recruiting approximately 850 new recruits every three weeks in order to meet the Ministry of Defense's goals of fielding the ANA's four regional commands by this fall.
Weston also stated that he was confident that the graduates would be able to satisfy the high level of expectation required by the Ministry of Defense and the Afghan people due to the fact that only the best officers earn the distinction of graduating from the academy.
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