The Regiment Training Centre (RTC) over the weekend
graduated 4 batches of trainees comprising 209 students who successfully
completed different regiment training organised by the Centre in collaboration
with the British Military Advisory Training Team (BMATT).
The latest courses include Basic Regiment Officers’ Course
and Basic Regiment Airmen/Airwomen Course, both of which are designed to expose
participants to theoretical and practical training in Force Protection, Weapon
Handling, and Marksmanship. Others are Rigger Course for Paratrooper
Instructors, and Rappelling Course specifically conducted for members of the
Defence Special Force.
Speaking at the combined graduation ceremony, the Chief of
the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar urged the graduands to
continue to exhibit the expertise acquired during the training and to take
advantage of the wide range of opportunities offered by the NAF to continuously
sharpen their skills and knowledge in order to be adequately prepared to meet
any challenge.
The CAS thanked the British Government for her support to
Nigeria towards fighting insurgency and other internal security challenges in
the country, noting that the partnership with BMATT has continued to add value
to RTC, and thus expressed the desire for greater collaboration in other areas.
Meanwhile, the Commander BMATT, Wing Commander John Rees
MBE, in his response, has expressed the willingness by his team to extend the
existing frontier of partnership with RTC in building the capacity of
instructors and students at the Centre.
Since its establishment in April this year, the RTC has been
into partnership with BMATT to conduct various regiment training for NAF
personnel, and those of other sister Services. Before now, the Centre had
graduated rappellers for the Nigerian Navy, as well as trained 4 officers and
100 airmen and airwomen in airfield defence and force protection in
collaboration with the BMATT.
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