Soldiers should be hungry for battle – Gen Okunlola

The aim of military training is not to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it, Major General Alani Okunlola has said. He said this known on Tuesday in a key note address at the Guards Brigade seminar, themed Training: An Impetus for Operational Proficiency, held in Abuja.  General Okunlola who was […]

The aim of military training is not to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it, Major General Alani Okunlola has said.

He said this known on Tuesday in a key note address at the Guards Brigade seminar, themed Training: An Impetus for Operational Proficiency, held in Abuja.

 General Okunlola who was special guest of honour at the seminar said achieving a military that longs for battle involves adopting the right approach to training and adapting to new security challenges.

“Training also helps the army to be responsive to operational situations…which comes with mastery of planned and rehearsed reactions to varying situations,”‎ he said.

In his opening remarks, the Commandant of the Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Musa Yusuf said proper preparations prevent poor performance.

He pointing out that: “it is tradition of the Guards Brigade to sweat more in peace time in order to bleed less in war time.”

General Yusuf added that training is key to sustaining its traditions and mandate of protecting the life of the President, as well as denying Boko Haram freedom of action within the Federal Capital Territory.