The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has on Saturday concluded Exercise Camp Highland 2020 with battle inoculation in Kachia, Kaduna State.
The military academy made the announcement on their official Facebook page.
Speaking at the closing of the exercise in Kachia, erstwhile Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd), commended the NDA for maintaining standard of training despite increase in cadets intake.
Gen Agwai urged the cadets not to compromise their loyalty to the nation.
“It is pertinent to state in clear terms that your loyalty is to the Nation must be unquestionable as you subordinate yourselves to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.Read Also: First NDA Cadet, Paul Ogbebor Is Dead, Buhari Mourns
“In the final journey towards the grant of Presidential Commission, you must know that after commissioning, you automatically become leaders of men and women in the
Nigerian Army where much is expected of you.
“To earn the respect of your subordinates, peers and superiors you must be very professional and ready to lead by example.
Likewise, you must exert positive influence on your subordinates and equally have an unassailable personal integrity by always doing what you ought to do and not what you want to do.“As leaders, you are to be compassionate, understanding and have the true grand to defend your men when they have followed orders even when such orders were given in error. Do have the courage to accept mistakes as well as blames when you are wrong, but make sure you learn from such mistakes”, he charged the cadets.
The 3 weeks exercise saw participants through various Civil-Military cooperation activities in the exercise area in Kachia and Jos particularly battle inoculation which include live firing of small arms and artillery weapons between July 21 to 25, 2020.
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