Nigerian military retires 320 personnel
On Friday, the soldiers, comprising 262 from the Nigerian Army, 44 from the Nigerian Navy and 14 from the Nigerian Air Force were sent off at a passing-out ceremony held at the Center.
The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, who urged them to continue to contribute their quota towards surmounting threats to lives and property within their domiciled area.
“You will have to prove in your relationships that you have passed through a highly disciplined system such as the military.
“I believe you are all capable of succeeding and positively influencing whatever environment you find yourselves after now.
“Let me use this opportunity to intimate you that the Defence Headquarters recently organised a workshop with the aim of harmonising all armed forces veterans associations.
“Thus a Veteran Association of Nigeria has been proposed and modalities for its establishment are ongoing.
“Also, a change in name and mandate of NAFRC is being considered to better reflect the current role of the Centre in capacity development of our retiring officers, soldiers, ratings and airmen,” he said.
The CDS added that the Defence Headquarters was making efforts towards reviewing the mandate of the Centre, noting that the needs of the modern day retirement went beyond mere vocational training.
Earlier, the NAFRC Commandant, Air Vice Marshall Austin Jekenu, during his welcome address, urged the retired personnel to make good use of the skills acquired.
He also urged the retired personnel to be obedient to constituted authority while urging all the retiring servicemen to positively contribute to boost national economy in whatever business they engaged in.
“The Centre graduates 2 courses annually and it is on record that we have trained over 41, 000 ex-servicemen of the Nigerian Armed Forces since its inception.
“We have enjoyed tremendous support from the National Assembly, Ministry of Defence, CDS and Service Chiefs,” he said.
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