THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Cadet Officer, Carlos Jordan left Guyana last weekend for China where he will pursue specialist training as an aircraft pilot. This training programme is part of the agreement contained in the existing bilateral relations between the People’s Liberation Army and the GDF.
The programme, designed to enable its students to gain primary and advanced flight training together with undergraduate academic studies, is of five years duration and starts on September 1. During his first year, Cadet Officer Jordan will be immersed in a one-year Chinese language programme, which is necessary since all his courses will be conducted in Chinese.
Jordan, who was selected from a batch of four, will be in Changchun, Jilin Province, at the Air Force Aviation University of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) where he will read for a bachelor’s degree in Aircraft System and Operation Programme.
Jordan’s selection to this programme is historic since it is the first time that a member of the GDF will undertake training of this nature in China.