FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER DESK
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) has highlighted training, particularly technical training, as one of the main focuses of his Vision for the Nigerian Navy (NN). The recent commencement of the Apprentice School is one of the strategies to drive this Vision. This strategy is equally vital to sustaining the indigenous shipbuilding effort of the NN and Nigeria.
To members of Basic Apprentice Course IV (BAC-IV), I welcome you to NDAS and congratulate you on your nomination. I equally wish to inform you of the task ahead. The NN has invested in your training to sustain operation availability and efficiency. The investment in your training aims to proffer solutions to challenges of indigenous shipbuilding requirements as well as domesticating and improving local ship production. The Course highlights and syllabus are structured towards achieving these tasks.
During your course, NDAS demands one hundred per cent loyalty, discipline and absolute dedication to training. You must show readiness to learn and execute assigned tasks with zero margins for errors. The graduates that NDAS expects should be worthy ambassadors of the School and give a good account of themselves whenever the situation demands.You must free yourselves from all excuses and the temptation to lay back in your training. You can be assured that my staff and I will notice your positive attitudes and efforts towards your training. The dedicated team of NDAS are ready to deliver the best training programme possible.
At this juncture, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the CNS for the investments in infrastructure and teaching aids at NDAS and the continuous support in ensuring that the School took off, was adequately maintained and was able to achieve its mandate. We are indeed very grateful. Certainly, the NN can now contribute more to the technological advancement of the Nation, local human resources development and Nigerian content actualization. Let me also use this opportunity to appreciate the personnel and civilian staff of the School as well as the Naval Dockyard Limited for your commitment to progress. Onward together, and God bless you all.
Today, I went to the beach front with my kids. I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear. She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is entirely off topic but I had to tell someone!