In their quest to have the best men and women as flying officers for future leadership role, and also help in the fight against terrorist, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated another batch of 30 officers from the Young Officers Course (YOC) at the Military Training Centre (MTC), NAF Base Kaduna.
According to the statement released a few minutes ago by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who explained the aim of the training for the officers, said:
“The Young Officers Course is a 3-month course aimed at developing the capacity of NAF officers, of the rank of flying officer, for future leadership tasks.
During the Young Officers Course, the officers were groomed in subjects such as General Service Knowledge, Staff Duties, Asymmetric Warfare Principles and Nigerian Air Force Base Defence Concept, among others, to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency. “ He said.
The graduation ceremony which held yesterday, 26 October 2018, saw the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, as the Guest of Honor, but was represented by Air Secretary of the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Gali Abdulwahab.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Gali Abdulwahab urged the graduating officers to utilize the newly acquired knowledge to enhance their performance in subsequent deployments. He also advised them to justify the resources invested in them by carrying out their duties diligently and professionally at all times.
Highlights of the graduation ceremony included the presentation of certificates to the graduands as well as awards to those who had distinguished themselves during the Course. Among the award winners was Flying Officer OO Ilesanmi who received the CAS Award for emerging the Overall Best on the course.
The Guest of Honour was assisted in making the presentations by the Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command, AVM Idi Amin, and the Commandant MTC, Air Commodore Paul Masiyer.
It is noteworthy that the current NAF leadership has continued to focus on all aspects of training, both at home and abroad, towards improving professionalism for effective, efficient and timely delivery of Air Power to meet the security needs of the nation.