The Emiratis will sharpen their skills at training centres in Al Ain and Liwa.
The 14th batch of national service recruits – the third in the 2020/2021 academic year – will strictly follow Covid-19 safety regulations while they are moulded into military personnel.
The rigorous training regime will include military drills and
weapons training, physical fitness work and the reinforcement of national values and patriotism.
In the next phase of the programme, recruits will receive specialist training to acquire specific skills related to the units they will join.
Families told of their delight at supporting the national effort in a video shared by state news agency, Wam.
WAM Armed Forces training centres at Al Ain and Liwa have received the fourteenth batch of UAE National Service recruits.
The Third Group of the 2020-2021 academic year were enrolled in line with COVID-19 precautionary measures to ensure their safety.
The National Service and Reserve Authority provide recruits with healthcare services to protect them from the ongoing pandemic.
The services are supervised by the Zayed Military Hospital and Abu Dhabi Health Service Company.
In the first phase, the training programme involves military drills, weaponry, fitness skills and national value lessons.
While the next step consists of schooling the recruits in specific skills related to their military units.