RECENTLY commissioned participants of the Standard Officers Course Number 46 received their instruments of commission yesterday from Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Ramotar.
The commissioning took place at Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive in Georgetown.The new officers are expected to execute the functions of their offices in a just manner and, according to one senior officer of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), it is hoped that the process of training has instilled in the soldiers, the qualities of serving correctly and efficiently and be effective ambassadors of the Army and the State by extension.
In the presence of the Head of State, it was pointed out, by a senior GDF rank, that the newly commissioned ranks are ready to conform to the standards required to ensure that the Force can fulfill its constitutional mandate while, at the same time, maintaining their own integrity.
Yesterday also saw a number of warrant officers entrusted with the same responsibilities to the state in their roles as the traditional backbone of the Army in discipline, administration, coordination and leadership.
The rank of warrant officer is the highest in the corps of non-commissioned officers of the GDF and those sworn in yesterday received the desired levels of expertise in assignments, training, and education to develop themselves in the execution of their functions.
Written By Leroy Smith