RAO celebrates graduation of new recruits

MUSCAT: The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated at the Sultan’s Armed Forces Training Regiment on Tuesday the graduation of a new batch of recruits during a ceremony held under the patronage of Maj Gen Ghosn bin Hilal al Alawi, Assistant Head of the Internal Security Service (ISS) for Operations. The ceremony began with the military salute to the chief guest, who inspected the first column of the graduates. Then, the graduates paraded in a regular march displaying weapon skills. After that, the chief guest handed over appreciation awards to top graduates in various activities and competitions. At the end of the ceremony, the graduates took the oath of loyalty and proclaimed thrice Long Live His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. The ceremony was attended by RAO senior officers, commissioned, non-commissioned officers, personnel and parents of the graduates. — ONA