President to issue Instruments of Commission to 15 GDF Officers – 10 to receive State Warrants
Former President Donald Ramotar
Former President Donald Ramotar

FIFTEEN young Guyanese will today be joining the Officer Corps of the Guyana Defence Force when they receive their Instruments of Commission from the Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces, President Donald Ramotar at 10:00hrs in the Credential Room at the Office of the President. Cabinet Secretary and Secretary to the Defence Board, Dr. Roger Luncheon, made this disclosure at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, as he informed the media that these young Guyanese have successfully completed the Standard Officers Training Course and as a result, have been recommended to be so promoted. The young men who were promoted to the rank of Ensigns in January 2015 have completed 10 months of training in military skills and management. The Secretary to the Defence Board also advised that the local Defence Force has continued to provide training to sister CARICOM states as personnel from the Belize Defence Force and St Kitts and Nevis have also completed the course.

This is the 47th batch of Officers to be trained by the Force, since the establishment of the Colonel Ulric Pilgrim Training School (CUPOS) at Base Camp Stephenson to train officers. The young officers received their badges of rank from the Commander- in- Chief at a ceremonial parade held in their honour at army Headquarters, Camp Ayanganna, yesterday afternoon.
Today also 10 Warrant Officers will be conferred with State Warrants at the same ceremony. These are ranks have been promoted through the ranks, having been recruited as privates and through their exemplary dedication to duty over the years have been promoted.

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