Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Irfaan Ali (fourth from right in front row), announced on Thursday that he has authorised a request by the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan for the development of a defence institute within the force.
The Head of State made the announcement during the presentation of Instruments of Commission to officers who recently completed the Standard Officers Course (SOC) 54, a release from the Office of the President said.
He also presented State Warrants to two warrant officers.
The President said that the recently commissioned officers will proceed on an additional year of rotation within the state and will undergo a range of training, including learning Spanish, spending six weeks at the Foreign Service Institute, and spending six weeks at the University of Guyana to participate in an orientation course on the fundamentals of strategic studies. (Office of the President photo)
