| 212 Graduate From ZNA The Herald (Harare) NEWS 10 December 2007 Posted to the web 10 December 2007 Harare FORTY-FOUR non-commissioned officers and 168 officers from the Zimbabwe National Army graduated last week in various courses at Inkomo Barracks and at Army Headquarters in Harare. The 44 underwent training in field craft, minor tactics, low-intensity operation, voice procedure, map reading and first aid while the 168 received certificates in various basic and upgrading electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines at the Electrical and Technical School. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the non-commissioned officers, the commander of 2 Brigade, Brigadier-General Douglas Nyikayaramba, said the ZNA would continue running courses to maintain commanding standards among the troops both in peace and wartime. Brig-Gen Nyikayaramba encouraged the graduates to practise good leadership and inculcate discipline in their juniors, to be loyal and dedicated to the duties assigned to them by their superiors both locally and internationally. "This is why we say discipline is to the rank and file, what loyalty is to the officer corps. You should also remember that during our liberation struggle discipline was a state of order within a person that propels him constantly to do the right things and is a stage of individual development that resolves contradictions within an individual," he said. Corporal N Ncube of 5 Engineers in Kwekwe scooped the best student award. Quartermaster Staff at Army Headquarters Lieutenant-Colonel Campion Mudzimba, who officiated at the graduation ceremony, said it was the role of the institution to equip various tradesmen with both military and technical subjects through career equipment and specialist courses and continuous personal development. "The continuous personal development is the school's concept of standardising, improving and developing training in the army so that individual skills and knowledge levels continue to build and be developed," he said. Lt-Col Mudzimba said this was meant to ensure that tradesmen would never lag behind in terms of new skills and technology. He urged the graduates to put into practice the skills they had acquired and to continue upgrading themselves to achieve the best in their trade |
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