{"id":17927,"date":"2024-04-04T17:14:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17927"},"modified":"2024-04-04T17:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:14:18","slug":"linden-youths-answer-the-call-for-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/linden-youths-answer-the-call-for-military-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden Youths Answer the Call for Military Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Shawnette Fiedtkou<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, Lindeners demonstrated significant interest in pursuing military careers as they participated in the Guyana Defence Forces&#8217; recruitment drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, held at the Force&#8217;s Drill hall in the Constabulary compound, saw approximately twenty young individuals taking steps towards joining Guyana&#8217;s military ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a budget of 42.2 billion dollars allocated to strengthen the capabilities of the Guyana Defence Force, a widespread recruitment initiative has been underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major Cranston France, leading the recruitment team, emphasized the availability of alternative recruitment avenues for those who couldn&#8217;t participate in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted that recruitment efforts are ongoing across the country, ensuring accessibility for interested individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary goal of the recruitment drive is to attract young people aspiring for military careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, around thirty individuals expressed interest, with twenty successfully completing the recruitment process. Eligibility criteria dictate that participants must be between 18 and 25 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those seeking more information, recruitment officers can be reached at 231-6459 or 620-2737. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major France underscored the rewarding nature of a career in the Guyana Defence Force, pointing out the opportunities for personal and professional growth and advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The active engagement of Lindeners in the Guyana Defence Forces&#8217; recruitment drive reflects the community&#8217;s keen interest in contributing to the nation&#8217;s defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As recruitment efforts continue nationwide, the Guyana Defence Force remains dedicated to attracting and nurturing talent for the country&#8217;s military service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shawnette Fiedtkou Over the weekend, Lindeners demonstrated significant interest in pursuing military careers as they participated in the Guyana Defence Forces&#8217; recruitment drive. The event, held at the Force&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17928,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17927\/revisions\/17928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}