Ten
newly-winged pilots in the Nigerian Air Force(NAF) have been told to be battle
ready for the final onslaught against the Boko Haram terrorists group in the
ongoing
counter insurgency operations.
They have
equally be told to be diligent, disciplined, hardworking and key into the
progressive treads of the service, and also be ready for duty wherever and
whenever it calls.
Chief of Air
Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, gave the charge at the winging ceremony of
the young pilots who have just completed their flying training at Westline
Aviation School, in South Africa.
Marshal
Abubakar, while noting the importance of pilots to the Air Force, said his
administration decided to focus mainly
on human capacity development of personnel to meet international best
standards, even as he promised to ensure optimal training of NAF personnel to
enable them carry out their constitutional duties and repositioning it on a
glorious path.
He said, “For you the journey of your fruitful
flying careers has just began and you must not rest on your oars. You must open
your minds to learn and be mentored by your captains and seniors in the field.
“Flying
operations requires a lot of discipline, hard work and diligence to make you
succeed. Therefore, do not forget the 3 Ds to success, which are “Drive,
Discipline and Desire’’ to be better every day.
“As you are
being inducted as pilots at a period NAF platforms are actively engaged in
flying activities, you must therefore key into the progressive treads of the
service and be ready for duty wherever and whenever it calls.”
Also
sparking, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, who was the
special guest of honour at the occasion, while noting that the induction of the
new pilots coincides with the period where the NAF platforms are actively
engaged in combat air operations, charged them to be courageous and ready for
duty at all times.
Earlier in
his address, Managing Director of Westline Aviation, Charlie Marais, commended
the Nigerian Air Force for the discipline exhibited by the young officers
throughout their stay in South Africa, stressing that the officers flew more
than 200 hours individually in their 12 months duration at the they spent at
the flying school.
He said the
officers “toyed days, nights and weekends and they never faulted,’’.
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