The military council has begun deploying new recruits from Training Batch 11 to frontline areas including Magway, Rakhine, Sagaing, and Karenni regions. Family members of the new recruits have confirmed that their mobile phones were confiscated and all communication with their families has been cut off. The graduation ceremony for Training Batch 11 was held on June 6 at No. 1 Advanced Training School (Gyoe Phyu) in Taikkyi Township, Yangon Region, followed by an evening celebration. Starting from the evening of June 7, the new recruits were no longer allowed to contact their families as they began being deployed to frontline areas.
Family members report that during their last communication, their sons and daughters informed them about the upcoming frontline deployment but were not told about their specific destinations. They were advised not to worry if there was no phone contact. According to military sources, the new recruits from Training Batch 11 will primarily be deployed to conflict areas in Magway, Rakhine, Bago, Sagaing, Mon State, Karenni, and Tanintharyi regions. It is standard practice for new recruits to be deployed to frontline areas requiring emergency reinforcement without prior notice of their destinations.
The military council exclusively assigns all new military training graduates to frontline positions, with very limited use for rear security duties. All monthly graduating recruits are distributed among frontline positions nationwide according to battalion quotas. Military sources have confirmed that new recruits deployed to the frontlines have their mobile phones confiscated during training and while in transit to their deployment locations. In some units, the confiscated mobile phones are never returned, resulting in permanent seizure. This practice has effectively severed communication between the new recruits and their families, leaving many families uncertain about their loved ones’ whereabouts and well-being.
