Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Officer Cadet Carlos Jordan left for China last weekend to pursue specialist training to qualify as an aircraft pilot, under an agreement between the People’s Liberation Army and the GDF. In a press release the army said the five-year programme is designed to enable students to gain primary and advanced flight training together with undergraduate academic education.
It starts on September 1. During his first year Jordan will be immersed in a one-year Chinese language programme which is necessary since all of his courses will be conducted in Chinese. Jordan, who was selected from among a group of four, will be in Changchun, Jilin Province at the Air Force Aviation University, PLA where he will read for a bachelor’s degree in Aircraft System and Operation Programme. The GDF says Jordan’s selection is historic since it is the first time that one of its members will undertake this type of training in China.
