The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, Monday charged
Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) to ensure discipline at all times
in units and barracks.
He maintained that regimentation and discipline are the core
principles of the Nigerian Army, in which the tradition, ethics and
customs of the army are enshrined.
Burutai, who was represented by the Chief of Army
Administration, Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, gave the directive while
declaring open the 2017 Regimental Sergeant Major Convention at the
82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu.
The theme of the three-day convention is: “Strengthening the
Framework for Discipline and Regimentation for Professional
Responsiveness in the Nigerian Army’’.
The COAS, further noted that the army demanded a clear-cut
professionalism and dedication to duty from regimental sergeant
majors.
his words :“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) demands improved
performance from the regimental sergeant majors.
“At all times, you must uphold high regimentation and discipline
in your various units and barracks.
“As you know, regimentation and discipline is the core
principles of the Nigerian Army, in which the tradition, ethics and
customs of the army are enshrined,’’ he said.
The Chief of Army Staff further charged them to act as a father
to soldiers as well as custodians of their units and barracks.
“You must ensure that you extend what you learnt to your
soldiers and all those under you; since if the knowledge dies with
you it is a waste,’’ he said.
Earlier in his welcome address, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar,
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82 Division, averred that
the “regimental sergeant majors is the most effective link between
officers and soldiers’’.
“Without discipline, personnel will not be able to key into the
COAS vision of having a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in
the discharge of its constitutional roles,’’ Abubakar said.
He advised the participants to utilize the teachings in the
convention to fashion out how best to perform their roles in the
interest of the Nigerian army and the country at large.
“You are expected to pass down the knowledge gained in this
convention to your troops in your various units and barracks,’’ he
noted.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, Monday charged
Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSMs) to ensure discipline at all times
in units and barracks.
He maintained that regimentation and discipline are the core
principles of the Nigerian Army, in which the tradition, ethics and
customs of the army are enshrined.
Burutai, who was represented by the Chief of Army
Administration, Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, gave the directive while
declaring open the 2017 Regimental Sergeant Major Convention at the
82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu.
The theme of the three-day convention is: “Strengthening the
Framework for Discipline and Regimentation for Professional
Responsiveness in the Nigerian Army’’.
The COAS, further noted that the army demanded a clear-cut
professionalism and dedication to duty from regimental sergeant
majors.
his words :“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) demands improved
performance from the regimental sergeant majors.
“At all times, you must uphold high regimentation and discipline
in your various units and barracks.
“As you know, regimentation and discipline is the core
principles of the Nigerian Army, in which the tradition, ethics and
customs of the army are enshrined,’’ he said.
The Chief of Army Staff further charged them to act as a father
to soldiers as well as custodians of their units and barracks.
“You must ensure that you extend what you learnt to your
soldiers and all those under you; since if the knowledge dies with
you it is a waste,’’ he said.
Earlier in his welcome address, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar,
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 82 Division, averred that
the “regimental sergeant majors is the most effective link between
officers and soldiers’’.
“Without discipline, personnel will not be able to key into the
COAS vision of having a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in
the discharge of its constitutional roles,’’ Abubakar said.
He advised the participants to utilize the teachings in the
convention to fashion out how best to perform their roles in the
interest of the Nigerian army and the country at large.
“You are expected to pass down the knowledge gained in this
convention to your troops in your various units and barracks,’’ he
noted.
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