Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated over 1000 recruits who had completed the Basic Military Training Course 43/2022 at the Military Training Centre, NAF Base, Kaduna.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
He quoted the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, as urging the newly graduated recruits of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to be focused, motivated and innovative.
The CAS also reminded them that they would be deployed to the various operational theatres to contribute their quota to national security.
He urged them to ensure they operate within the rules of engagement as enumerated in the code of conduct for Armed Forces personnel involved in internal security operations.
Speaking further, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar charged them to ensure they internalize and thoroughly embrace the NAF core values of ‘Integrity first.’
He also counselled them not to allow themselves to be used by any subversive elements to destabilize the country.
He said: “You must not succumb to any inducement or action that would cause disaffection amongst fellow members of the Armed Forces and remember that your duty is to protect all Nigerians, irrespective of their leanings or inclinations.”
Air Vice Marshal Abubakar also told the recruits to remember that they were now subject to both military and civil laws; hence, they must ensure they submit themselves to civil authority under democratic tenets.
According to him, contravening any provisions therein would be viewed very seriously.
The occasion had in attendance the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, Commandants of Services Tri-service institutions in Kaduna, Branch Chiefs, and Directors from NAF Headquarters, among other dignitaries.
