Thursday, April 7, 2022

Commissioning ceremony of 125th Intake of Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School (Bahtoo) held



THE commissioning ceremony of 125th Intake of the Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School (Bahtoo) was held yesterday morning at the commissioning hall of the training school.

Military Appointment-General Lt-Gen Lin Aung, ViceChief of Armed Forces Training Maj-Gen Aung Myo Thant and Commandant Brig-Gen Myo Zaw Win and cadets attended the commissioning ceremony. Lt-Gen Lin Aung gave certificates of commission to each of the cadets.

The school was firstly opened in PyinOoLwin Township in 1946 and conducted the cadet training courses from 1st to 16th intakes. It was moved to Fort Bahtoo from PyinOoLwin Township in 1957 and opened the cadet training courses from 17th to 28th intakes. It was temporarily suspended in 1961, and then it was moved to Hmawby from Fort Bahtoo in 1963 and conducted the cadet training courses from 29th to 82nd intakes. It was moved again to Bahtoo from Hmawby in 1991 and gave cadet training courses from 83rd intake to the present, and many Tatmadaw officers came out of it.

At the present commissioning ceremony, two hundred and four graduates were appointed as second lieutenants.

— MNA

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