His Majesty the King granted an audience to 121 volunteers, who are currently attending the ongoing 13th batch DeSuung Integrated Training Programme, yesterday.
The training is being held at Army Training Centre in Tencholing, Wangdue Phodrang.
His Majesty expressed appreciation to the volunteers and said their participation sets a good example and encourages others to do the same.
The two-week programme is being attended by the members of parliament, senior government officials and executives among others.
The 13th batch DeSuung Integrated Training Programme ends on September 20.
His Majesty also visited the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong site to inspect the progress of the reconstruction.