| 46 Corporals Complete 3-Month Drill Course The Herald (Harare) NEWS 5 January 2008 Posted to the web 7 January 2008 Harare Zimbabweans have been urged to jealously guard the tranquillity in the country to guarantee the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation, Zimbabwe National Army commander of Corps of Engineers Colonel Jardinious Garira has said. Speaking at the graduation of 46 corporals drawn from the Zimbabwe National Army at Pomona Barracks in Harare yesterday, Colonel Garira said only a well-trained, knowledgeable and professional manpower could guarantee the economic, social and political development of a nation. "It is no secret that a nation can only achieve positive developments in all sectors only under a peaceful environment that could only be attained if the personnel is equipped with the required skills," Colonel Garira said. The graduates successfully completed a three-month General Squad Drill Course, a first of its kind in the history of the Engineering Corps. He encouraged the graduates to practise good leadership and inculcate high standards of discipline, as the force does not condone indiscipline. "You should be loyal and dedicated to the duties assigned to you by your superiors to maintain commanding standards that the country has attained in times of peace and wartime both at home and internationally. "This is why we say discipline is to the rank and file what loyalty is to the officer corps. Everyone should remember that 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. He said the continuous personal development is the school's concept of standardising, improving and development in the army so that individual skills and knowledge levels continue to build and be developed. Colonel Garira applauded the graduates for remaining resolute throughout their training conducted against a difficult background. "I am aware that the course was run in the face of seemingly insurmountable difficulties, but all the same you succeeded. You must uphold the high degree of commitment and dedication, which you showed during inspections and shining parades that you conducted," he said. The course covered several topics that included the use of weapons and foot drills. Corporal Sikumbuzo Ndebele scooped the best student prize while Corporal Washington Mushayabasa came second and Corporal Edson Chinyanganya was third. |
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