MNDF Inaugurates 75th Basic Training Course with 149 Recruits

The Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has held the inauguration ceremony for its 75th Basic Training Course. The special ceremony to inaugurate the course was held at the Girifushi Training Centre and was graced by the Commanding Officer of the College of Defence and Security Studies (CDSS), Brigadier General Dr. Hussain Ibrahim. At the ceremony, Brigadier General Dr. Hussain Ibrahim addressed the participants of the basic training course and the instructors. In his remarks, the Commanding Officer urged the students to remain exemplary and disciplined soldiers and to work hard to pass the training. He also requested the instructors to conduct all stages of the training with due regard for the safety of the students. The ceremony also featured a pledge by the instructors and an oath-taking by the students. The oath was administered to the students of the course by Company Commander Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Shafeeq, while the pledge was given by the instructors to the course's Chief Instructor, Captain Ahmed Shathir. The 75th Basic Training Course comprises 149 students, including 27 female recruits. Also present at the ceremony were the Deputy Commander of CDSS, Colonel Ibrahim Naveen Zubair; the Commanding Officer of The Basic School, Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Jinan; and the Director of the NCO Academy, Major Mohamed Nadeem.