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Article: Army woos youngsters.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- November 26, 2006
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Army woos youngsters
New Delhi, Nov 26 (PTI) Faced with a shortfall of officers, the Army has launched a countrywide 'Mission Career' campaign in schools and colleges to attract young people to a career in the armed forces.
With the army going hi-tech and in the process of inducting some cutting edge technology weaponary, the Mission, according to army officials, is designed to attract talented boys and girls into the force.
It is also a necessity as the army is currently short of 14,000 personnel in the officer cadre and more and more personnel are leaving the force mid-life, according to official figures.
"For the first time in ...