ABU DHABI // A national service recruit passed away on Saturday after suffering a sudden heart attack at the Armed Forces Residences.
Mohammed Khalif Khalifa Al Raisi was taken to the hospital by air ambulance after he suffered a cardiac arrest, a statement released by the Armed Forces said.
He was said to have passed away on his way to the hospital shortly after midnight.
The announcement was made by the General Command of the Armed Forces on Saturday night and representatives expressed their condolences to his family for his death.
The body was buried on Sunday morning in Al Yahar graveyard and the funeral will run at his family home until Tuesday.
The Armed Forces have developed health and training programmes for recruits to prepare them to enter the battlefield while ensuring safe body building and strength.
Authorities will also be working on a support system to protect fresh recruits from facing any psychological issues.
The first batch of high school recruits began their training on August 31. The initial training period, including physical and military training, lasts 45 days.
The total period to complete the training is nine months. Thousands of recruits began training in five camps across the country on Saturday – in Mussaffah, two in Al Ain, Liwa and Sharjah.
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