No be joke o! The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, don yarn wetin we fit call the gospel for our soldiers. He gree say warrior ethos na wetin go keep our Army strong and ready for battle. E don notice say Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) plus drug wahala dey inside o, and if dem no tackle am well, e fit make our soldiers no fit perform for frontline.
Dis tori come from high-level seminar wey dem hold for Army Headquarters, wey be ‘Warrior Ethos: A Tool for Building Unit Cohesion and a Combat-Ready Force.’ The place full with Senior Officers and sharper soldiers wey dey run matter for Operation FANSAN YAMMA. E no be small thing at all as the General talk am through Major General Warrah Idris, wey stand in for am.
According to the COAS, modern military no be just about jamming powerful guns and nice tactics; no! We also need soldiers wey dey strong for mind. He believe say if soldiers get strong warrior ethos, e go give dem discipline, courage, and the tough mind wey dem need for today wahala. Na wetin dem go need as the battlefield don change, and wahala don plenty!
“PTSD and drug wahala na wahala wey dey chop our soldiers down from inside.” Shaibu yan. “If we no handle am well, e fit scatter our units and morale.” Dis matter no be to take light, as E don see say our boys dey face serious pressure from the kind security operations wey dey happen for the country.
Dem gather for the seminar to talk how to keep soldiers strong mentally and together. Major General Samson Abai, wey be Chief of Transformation and Innovation for Army, don highlight say na wetin the COAS dey plan, make the Nigerian Army turn better and ready for anything wey go come, like firepower and strategies no go mean anything without good mind for our soldiers.
The seminar also talk about mental and psychological wahala wey dey face soldiers when dem dey on top long operations. Na why dem bring experts wey go fit shine light on this matter like Major General Charles Ofoche, wey talk about “Intensifying Warrior Ethos and Mental Toughness.” E get one Abdulrazak Umar, wey dey handle drug control, wey come talk about the effect of drug abuse on Army welfare.
As dem dey gist, dem come join heads for interactive sessions and group discussions, all dis one na to help translate the seminar lessons go fit help dem for field. No forget say dem even present souvenirs to guests wey fit show wetin dem learn. E com be like proper family reunion as dem snap group photos and network so that strategy fit dey better.
The seminar show say dem for Nigerian Army dey take serious the matter of better force development, knowing say inside victory, mind wey dey strong, ethical conduct and unit cohesion dey crucial, just as much as guns and strategies. Na so wahala go fit jam dem strong by God grace!
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