Insurgency: Be battle ready for final onslaught, NAF tells new pilots

‘Wings’ 10 new fighter pilots From: Molly Kilete. Abuja 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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