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Training of Senior Military Officers abroad costs Zambia-Levy

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President Levy Mwanawasa has observed that Zambia had been losing a lot of resources in sending military personnel for advanced professional training abroad hence the move to train them locally.

President Mwanawasa stressed the need to be training Senior Officers locally to save the country the much required scarce resources that are now channelled to other needy areas of national development.

Dr Mwanawasa said Government has maintained a vision of equipping officers in the Defence and security wings with knowledge for modern warfare, conflict resolution and International Affairs.

The President was speaking in a speech read on his behalf by Minister of Defence George Mpombo at the graduation ceremony of 68 officers drawn from Zambia Army , Zambia Air Force (ZAF), Zambia National Service, (ZNS) and Zambia Police Service held at Mulungushi International Conference centre in Lusaka today.

The President also paid tribute to the defence and security wings for the continued peace that Zambia has been enjoying.

Dr Mwanawasa attributed the peace in Zambia to the disciplined men and women in uniform
who have continued to postively respond to calls from the United Nations and African Union for peacekeeping operations when called uopn.

President Mwanawasa said Zambia has an obligation as a country to undertake these operations once mandated by the international community and will support all peaceful conflict resolutions whereever they exist.

The President pledged Zambia’s continued assistance in the creation of peace and stability necessary for sustainable human and economic development in the African continent.

Eariler at the same function, Brigadier General Jeff Chisenga said that the graduands from the Zambia Defence Staff College undertook intensive studies in the millitary field and other related general education subjects.

General Chisenga said the training is designed to groom the Officers at the level of Major and Lieutenant Colonel in command , leadership, management economics, national and international affairs among others.

The General noted that 19 officers came from the Armies and air forces of Angola ,Botswana, Namibia, Rwanda ,South Africa ,Tanzania and Zimbabwe in conformity with the current global policy on gender streamlining .

He assured that the college will take keen interest in monitoring the performance of the graduands.

4 COMMENTS

  1. Mpombo is ignorant of the current state of military command that goes around in the world. How on earth does he expect Kohima Barracks to produce Military officers that will compete with the likes of Sandhurst or the US Navy Academy… Bane let us be serious.. We do not have the facilities that are needed for senior managment training of our Military Officers..

  2. Its okay for now we have enough senior military personal when need rises the door is open. After in times of peace why should the BG consume more than health. Although security is vital health is more important for Zambia now than an other sector.

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