Four hundred and ten men from across Guyana are currently undergoing training on the GDF Basic Recruit Course (BRC), with the aim of becoming soldiers, a release from the Guyana Defence Force said on Saturday.
Among them are 106 reservists who recently concluded two weeks of training at the Force’s Annual (Reservist) Camp.
Welcoming the recruits to the BRC, Chief of Staff Brigadier Mark Phillips called on them to forget about home for the period of their training and live in the now.
“In order to be successful and to learn all you need to learn to become soldiers of whom Guyana can be proud, it is important for you to live in the now.
Focus on the present. Push thoughts of friends, girlfriends and the like to the back of your head. Focus on your training and learn as much as you can and apply yourself by putting your best foot forward!”, he said.
He added, “Your loved ones are expecting you to be a success on this course and I am sure that they will be very proud once you persevere and realise your dream to become soldiers.”
He stressed the importance of discipline.
“You came to us as civilians. It is our task to convert you to soldiers. However, you can only become a good soldier by exercising a high degree of discipline. Discipline is the bedrock of all we do here in the GDF. You are being trained to be the defenders of Guyana; a very serious and sacred responsibility. In order to do so to the best of your ability you must be disciplined!” he declared.
The recruits for the current BRC are being trained in two groups, one at the Colonel John Clarke Military School at Tacama, and the second at Base Camp Seweyo on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, the release said.
