বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
(b) These Youth Camps will also serve as recruiting centres for training in specialised institutions.
III. TYPE OF CAMPS:
(a) Youth Reception Camps.
Reception Camps are being established along various routes of entry at a distance of about 5 miles from the border for the following purposes:
(i) To provide some rest and shelter for the young men after a long and arduous journey from Bangladesh.
(ii) To verify their identity.
(iii) To check against infiltration by enemy agents.
(iv)To hold them for a few days pending admission into regular Youth Relief Camps.
(b) Regular Youth Relief Camps are established in centralized location to provide an undisturbed atmosphere for training the young men in various skills which will make them useful citizens in Bangladesh.
YOUTH RELIEF CAMPS
(An introduction)
1. OBJECTIVE
(a) To channel and train the stream of young men coming out of Bangladesh into some organized and purposeful activity in service of Bangladesh on their return.
(b) To serve as holding camps from which the trainees for our Armed Forces (Regulars and Guerillas) will be recruited.
(c) To train others as Base-Workers who will also be available to supplement (b) above provided adequate training facilities and arms /equipment can be made available.
2. PROGRAMME
(a) Training will be given within the next six months to
(i) 1,00,000 Base Workers
(ii) 36,000 Armed Forces recruits.
(b) Average monthly intake will be. 24,000
(c) Training will be for one month divided into two 15-day parts
(i) First part mainly motivational training for all new entrants. Armed Forces recruitment will then be made.
(ii) Second part mainly methodical training for Base-Work to those not recruited for Armed Forces.
