ugo4u:

Give or take our Army chief needs to be changed, it doesn't mean he hasn't done well, we need fresh ideas if CinC can't find a capable/competent replacement (which is impossible) then AM Abubakar Sadique should head both the NAF and NA. We can't be loosing men with reckless abandon and no one is made to bear the consequences. Whether we like it or not PMB seems to be totally out of touch with reality on ground.

bidexiii:
CAS DECORATES 6 NEW AIR WARRANT OFFICERS AT 2019 FIRST QUARTER INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH REGIMENTAL SERGEANT MAJORS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has decorated 6 newly promoted Air Warrant Officers (AWOs) with their new ranks. The new AWOs are; Emmanuel Abochi, Kabiru Hassan, Muhammed Abubakar, Sherrif Musa, Friday Bassey and Olaoluwa Olatunji. The decoration ceremony took place at Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (HQ NAF) today, 22 March 2019, as part of the CAS’ First Quarter Meeting with AWOs and Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs). The quarterly meeting provides a forum for interactions aimed at consolidating on the existing smooth working relations between the NAF leadership and all ranks within the Service for enhanced operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Speaking during the decoration ceremony, the CAS congratulated the newly promoted AWOs while noting that they had been selected for promotion based on their invaluable contributions to the development of the NAF over the years, both within their areas of specialization and in the general operations of the Service. He said that the promotion was also premised on the resolve of the NAF to consistently reward excellence. The CAS urged the new AWOs not to rest on their oars but to rather work even harder and brace up for the challenges ahead, especially in the collective resolve to reposition the NAF and secure Nigeria and Nigerians. He urged them to continue to apply their skills, experience, commitment and time when and wherever demanded. The CAS equally applauded the spouses and family members of the newly decorated AWOs, while imploring them to sustain the support which would enable their spouses to excel in their new ranks and higher responsibilities. Air Marshal Abubakar also seized the opportunity to again thank the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, for approving the new Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service for the Armed Forces which, he said, has tremendously improved the prospects of personnel in retirement.

The rank of AWO is the pinnacle of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) cadre in the NAF, with only a select and deserving few being able to attain the rank before retirement from the Service. The rank comes with tremendous prestige and responsibility as well as peculiar benefits while in Service as well as upon retirement. Some of these benefits include the provision of a brand new Toyota Hilux Utility Vehicle, along with a driver and an orderly, while in Service. The AWOs retain the Vehicles upon retirement. AWOs, along with RSMs, are the custodians of discipline and Service traditions, as well as administrators of the welfare of NCOs in NAF Formations and Units. They are essentially the elders of the NCO cadre, who are responsible for ensuring that the NAF’s high standards of professionalism are maintained whilst inculcating the NAF’s Ethics and Core Values into their subordinates.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

Odunayaw:
Things like this make me shake my head for NA & COAS

Texman21:
you go shake your head tire

joshingjosh:
please someone should clearify me about this DSSC stuff

does NDA conduct their own DSSC programme separate from other arms? like NDA will conduct their own DSSC and Navy will conduct theirs seperately?? or what??

bidexiii:
Mali sacks senior army officers, dissolves militia after massacre.

https://punchng.com/mali-sacks-senior-army-officers-dissolves-militia-after-massacre/

Emdee590:
I applauded him for that. This is what I want from Nigeria government

bidexiii:
#COIN

Geronimoe:


When you put a face to the guys in the Nigerian army you get to pity them. I pray this insurgency/insanity comes to a quick end.

Ablemax:
how will it come to an end when buratai and co are eating the money ment for buying and kitting our soldiers........at the end they give dem just two magazines to engage the bht boys who has truck full of bullects to waste on our soldiers....

Geronimoe:



Lol. Oga most of us know what's happening but you can rant as much and nothing will change. You think it's only about the army leadership, there's more to what is happening. If you like bring General Sarath Fonseka or General Norman Schwarzkopf or Adekunle (Black scorpion) or Vo Nguyen Giap (This one even sabi the insurgency pass Al barnawi and Shakau combined) they cannot do anything more with the present state and capability of the Nigerian army.

Geronimoe:



Lol. Oga most of us know what's happening but you can rant as much and nothing will change. You think it's only about the army leadership, there's more to what is happening. If you like bring General Sarath Fonseka or General Norman Schwarzkopf or Adekunle (Black scorpion) or Vo Nguyen Giap (This one even sabi the insurgency pass Al barnawi and Shakau combined) they cannot do anything more with the present state and capability of the Nigerian army.

bidexiii:
Guys watch these crazy Nigerian Army infantry training video......



https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvbs42gnO8L/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=wd90j7wfrjht

GeneralFarouq:

Wow, that training will have a lot of imalct on the psychological preparedness of the soldiers... They would not be very scared when been shot at, on a battlefield

Sizzorkay:
Like you said, psychological .
Right there those soldiers know full well they aren't in any danger of being killed, unless some A-hole made a mistake and hit by mistake, in other words they have nothing to be afraid of at that moment.
Now compare that to when being fired upon by the enemy, to actually kill you, it's a whole different experience, and most men will be scared about that. Regardless of training.
So that's no different from standing next to a guy in a gun range and firing your weapon, the only training in that video is the fact that they get to learn how to crawl faster

bidexiii:
#ISWAP Improvised rockets launchers used against Diffa Airport where some Nigerién and Nigerian air assets used against the terror group in the Lake Chad region are based.

bidexiii:
#NAF SOF

jakeporeshenko:
algeria army chief just asked presido to stand down


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8fzy2QvmBo

bidexiii:
JF-17 Thunder, not F-16, used to shoot down Indian aircraft: DG ISPR



https://tribune.com.pk/story/1936624/1-jf-17-thunder-not-f-16-used-shoot-indian-aircraft-dg-ispr/?amp=1