Military recruitment concluded

By NOEL IYOMBWA THE recruitment processes in the defence forces have been concluded and training has commenced, Defence Minister Davis Chama has disclosed. Mr Chama said contrary to social media speculation that the recruitment exercise which started last year had been postponed, the exercise was concluded and recruits were already in respective training locations. He said in an interview that the Ministry of Defence does not communicate on social media but use credible channels. Mr Chama said the exercise was advertised last year and that later on medical examinations were conducted. Mr Chama said the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force and the Zambia National Service all had their own programmes for commencement of training for recruits. Meanwhile, Mr Chama has warned the public to be cautious of conmen who are swindling people of their hard earned money. He observed that there has been a lot of people on social media who were obtaining money from unsuspecting citizens desperately in need of employment. Mr Chama warned perpetrators that the law would catch up with them. “We have been warning the general public against these conmen who are swindling members of their hard-earned money. Last year, the Ministry of Defence embarked on a recruitment exercise for defence personnel where thousands applied.