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Creed: I am a professional in the Guyana Defence Force. “SERVICE” is my Motto.
Volume 5, Issue 10 June 30, 2012 Find us at: www.gdf.mil.gy
I n what was a
truly historic
moment for
the Guyana
Defence Force, 152
new soldiers graduat-
ed on Friday, July 6, at
a parade in full pub-
lic view, off military
ground and ad-
dressed by Com-
mander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces, Presi-
dent Donald Ramotar.
The soldiers , who
recently completed the
Basic Recruit Course
2012-01, marched on the
tarmac at the National
Cultural Centre as proud
relatives, friends and
members of the neigh-
bouring communities
looked on and cheered.
Following varied foot and
arms drills the parade
culminated wi th the
march past at which the
Presidential Salute was
given.
“ A s y o u r C o m -
mander-in-Chief, and
on behalf of the people
of Guyana, I am proud
that you have opted to
serve your people and
your country,” Presi-
dent Ramotar told the
s o l d i e r s e ve n a s he
emphasised what was
required of them in the
execution of their duties.
He implored the soldiers
to be good role models to
their fellow youth in their
communities, particularly
in the face of increasing
t e m p t a t i o n s .
“Remember that you
are a soldier of the
Guyana Defence and
all of your activities must be
geared towards raising the image of
the GDF, both locally and internation-
ally,” he urged the soldiers.
Further, President Ramotar expressed
appreciation to the relatives of the new
soldiers for their patriotism and allowing
their relatives to serve in the GDF.
Addressing the new soldiers, Chief of
Staff, Commodore Gary Best, resoundingly
declared that there was no greater sacrifice
which a person can make, other than dedi-
cating his life to the defence of his nation.
To this end, he told them that they are the
most valued assets of the Force and urged
them to “serve the Force well and we
will serve you well in return.” In this
regard, the COS alluded to the Force’s com-
mitment to its soldiers in assuring academ-
ic education in addition to military skills.
“You must adopt a must–succeed atti-
tude,” he asserted.
He advised them that, as soldiers, their
constitutional duty required that they defend
Guyana and assist in the maintenance of law
and order. He urged too that they understand
that their ultimate mission was to keep
Guyana safe: safe from threats on its borders
and safe from internal threats. Additionally,
COS Best urged the soldiers to always obey
orders given by those in Command, protect the
resources of the Force and stick to the Standing
Operating Procedures. “Unity, defence and
security must be your strength and your
duty to your country must always come
first,” he added.
Immediately following the parade , a recep-
tion was held in the Lounge of the National
Cultural Centre during which the COS and
Senior Officers interacted with the recruits and
their relatives.
One other BRC is slated for this year.
Chief of Staff Commodore Gary Best inspects the new soldiers during their parade
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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 10
June 30, 2012
Opinion-Editorial
Achievements of any kind, and in any field
of endeavour require the individual to be com-
mited, determined and above all to have an un-
derstanding of what he/she wishes to achieve!
Persons deciding to enlist in the Guyana
Defence Force will, no doubt, have goals and
objectives. They make that decision because
there is something they need to achieve.
Often, becoming a soldier may not have ever
been their first choice at gaining lawful and
meaningful occupation. But then again, it may
have been their hearts desire to serve their
country and help protect their communities
while developing themselves at the personal
level, learning and gaining skills as they grow
in the military!
Whatever the initial motivations, new en-
listments choose to become part of a noble or-
ganisation which has served Guyana with
pride and professionally, for all of 46 years to
date.
Choosing the military commits them to a
life of sacrifice: a life of learning to and
getting accustomed to following orders and
carrying out tasks which demand structured
and formal behavior. It binds them to specific
ways of doing things and particular sanctions
when they run afoul of the system.
Regardless, the new soldiers, at the outset of
their basic training, embark on an adventure.
They discover things about themselves and
learn new things, including how to adapt to
their new working environment and new situa-
tions.
Once the new soldier begins his/her journey
along the military path, he /she will soon real-
ise that there is much that can be achieved. As
each day presents its challenges, he/she gains
an opportunity to face them and prevail.
Giving up is not an option!
And so it is that 152 new soldiers have
joined the ranks of the GDF. Their journey has
just begun. It is important that they seek and
gain the support they need to positively engage
themselves toward the highest achievements
possible!
Enlisting
with the
Guyana
Defence Force
is like a dream
come true for
me. I am
20548 Lance
Corporal
Coreen
Souvenir of
the
Agriculture
Corps. I
gained my
formal edu-
cation at the
L’Aventure
Primary and
Secondary
Schools.
As a young girl growing up in Canal Number One Polder, on the West Bank of Demerara, I always felt a sense of pride whenever I saw
Uniformed Officers and Soldiers, particularly when they were on parade. This was my motivation for enlisting with the Guyana Defence
Force on March 11, 2005. My journey to becoming a soldier was not an easy one but I endured and can proudly say that today I have no
regrets for the rigors which I endured during my BRC. Upon comple-tion of the BRC I was posted to the Agriculture Corps where I first
worked in the Piggery Section. I was then sent to the Layer Section then to the Boiler Section. I also functioned as a store clerk for a short
while. In 2008 I completed the Junior Leaders Course, and afterward, returned to my unit and was again placed in the Boiler Section where I
remain today. Occasionally, I have participated in Drills at the Force
Level and I have also competed in rugby on behalf of the Force.
I am now the IC Boiler Section and find my job very rewarding and more and more interesting each day. The GDF has rewarded me
with the opportunity to do what I love best. I have learnt how to treat and care for the birds under my care and so, from constant observation,
have mastered the art of ensuring their particular needs. From a dis-
tance or even from my accommodation, when I hear them make certain sounds I know right away what’s wrong and so I would usually come
out to treat with them just to ensure that they are comfortable. I love the work that I do and if I had to choose again I would choose the
Agriculture Corps. It is my intention to attend the Guyana School of Agriculture to further studies in this area and I am confident that the
Force will allow me this opportunity.
The Guyana Defence Force has so far helped me to realize my
potential in an area where I enjoy working. I think this is by far the best feature of the Force, in that there is a place for everyone,
regardless of your interest. The versatility of the Force is by far,
unmatched.
I would tell anyone that the Guyana Defence Force is a great place
to work, but when you get here you must focus and not allow yourself
to be distracted. The training here is hard and the work sometimes
challenging in various ways, but with a determined spirit, you will
succeed. I have no regrets in making the GDF my choice of career.
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“Diligence is the mother
of good fortune.” Benjamin Disraeli
Award for Best Graduating Student
22299 Selwyn Williams
Award for Best Drill
22355 Letitia Myles
Award for Best Military Knowledge
22220 Aquency Harvey
Award for Runner Up Graduating Student
22297 Trevon Caesar
Award for Best Shot
Chavez Mangal
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4 June 30, 2012
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O nce again, 31 SF Sqn have stamped
their authority at the Force Quarterly
Fitness Competition amassing a
whopping 607 points to win the second
quarter edition of the event!
Air Corps, their closest rival, finished second
with a total of 583 while 2 Inf Bn finished third with
their total of 558 points. Following in fourth place
wasTrg Corps with 517; and in fifth, Coastal Bn with
494.5; in sixth, BC(A) with 449 points.
The other male teams scored as follows:
BC(S) - 437………..seventh place
CG - 382……….eight place
At left, members of 31 SF Team during their kit check following the 5km run. At right, Colonel General Staff,
Col Bruce Lovell congratulates the team following the award of their prizes.
Above, CO 1 Inf Bn, Col George Lewis presents BC(A) females
with their medals. At left, the team displays its trophies.
PIR Coy - 372………….ninth place, and,
4 Engr Bn - 369……….tenth place
BC(S) females finished with a total of 355 points.
Addressing the teams at the conclusion of the
Competition, the Colonel general Staff encouraged
them to strive for better performances in the future.
He intimated that as soldiers, their physical state of
readiness must be at an all time high. The winners
and runner-up teams received trophies, medals and
team incentives.
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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 10
5 June 30, 2012
19575 CPL Deroy Phillips emerged the Best
Student while 20718 LCPL Ganesh Ramnauth
was the Runner Up Student on the Grade II All
Arms Course which concluded at the Jaguar
Lecture Hall at Base Camp Stephenson on
Friday, June 29 last.
Meanwhile, 21509 LCPL Jamaine Fraser and
20488 PTE Winston Cooper were Best Student
and Runner Up Student respectively on the
Grade III Arms-Storeman Course which also
concluded that day.
Congratulating the graduates classes, Commanding Officer
Five Service Support Battalion (CO 5SSB) Lieutenant
Colonel Ramkarran Doodnauth charged them to return to
their units and use their newly-acquired knowledge to
enhance the execution of their tasks. “With the knowledge
you have gained, you must now measure up. In order to
properly execute your tasks and enhance the quality of your
Unit, you will need to become accountable, be honest and commit to upholding high standards,” he said.
Lt Col Doodnauth also emphasized that they must be aware of the changes taking place across the Force and be ready to
adapt to new circumstances and situations.
The COS, all Officers and Other Ranks extend their congratulations to the successful graduates of the two courses .
Above: Director of the Specialist To Arms Institute
(STAIN) Lieutenant Colonel Terry Benn presents
CPL Phillips with his prize. At right, LCPL Ganesh
receives his prize from the Colonel.
CO 5SSB, Lt Col Ramkarran Doodnauth presents prizes to LCPL Fraser and PTE Cooper
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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 10
6 June 30, 2012
PROMOTION - OFFICERS Special Orders
Ser No 008) 2012-07-04
008. In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the
Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff is
pleased to announce that His Excellency the
President and Commander-in-Chief has approved
the following promotions with effect from
2012-07-01
To Acting Major
99437 Substantive Captain Ramnauth Parsram
99427 Substantive Captain Joslyn Assanah
To Acting Captain
99687 Lieutenant Kevaun Gray
99722 Substantive Lieutenant Keith Watts
99739 Substantive lieutenant Cedric Fraser
Coast Guard
To Acting Lieutenant (CG)
99738 Substantive Sub Lieutenant Nigel Backer
To Acting Lieutenant (CG)
997873 Midshipman Dane Haynes
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STRENGTH DECREASE OCDTs Part II
Orders Ser No 035) 2012-05-15
0340. Approval was granted for the u/m OCDTs,
Trg Corps, to be SOS as shown:
999139 OCDT Kevin Alert, SNLR
wef 12-04-16
999142 OCDT Jaryl Moore, AHOR
wef 12-04-27
999143 OCDT Jewel Thompson, SNLR
wef 12-04-09
999158 OCDT Jason Bishop, AHOR
wef 12-04-03
999169 OCDT Naphtalie Liverpool, AHOR
wef 12-04-17
999168 OCDT Andrew Cameron, AHOR
wef 12-04-18
STRENGTH DECREASE ORs Part II
Orders Ser No 035) 2012-05-15
0341. Approval was granted for the u/m ORs,
to be SOS as shown:
17863 SSGT Alex Lewis of Trg Corps, OR
wef 12-08-25
20267 LCPL Royan Morrisson of Sports
Dept AHOR wef 12-07-22
21515 PTE Leon Higgins of Coastal Bn,
AHOR 12-07-31
21627 OR Trevor Dazell of CG, AHOR
wef 12-06-30
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STRENGTH DECREASE OCDTs Part II
Orders Ser No 036) 2012-05-17
0364. Approval was granted for the u/m
OCDTs, Trg Corps, to be SOS –AHOR as
shown:
999139 OCDT Julias Dias, wef 12-04-03
999142 OCDT Jason Bishop,
wef 12-04-03
999143 OCDT Obitre Hytmiah,
wef 12-04-03
999158 OCDT Andrew Cameron,
wef 12-04-03
STRENGTH DECREASE ORs Part II
Orders Ser No 036) 2012-05-17
0341. Approval was granted for the u/m ORs,
to be SOS-AHOR as shown:
20940 LCPL Telesha Holder of DHQ
(G5Branch) wef 13-01-01
21407 PTE Amande McLenon of BC(A)
wef 12-07-31
GAFF & LAFF!
DONKEY SALE
Jonsey bought a donkey from he
padnah Ramsingh, for $3,000. Ramsingh agreed to deliver the
donkey the next day. Next day, Ramsingh drive up and said,
"Sorry Jonsey, but I have some bad news. The donkey dead."
"Well gie me back meh money," said Jonsey.
"Jonsey boy, I done spen it ahready."
"OK, then. Still gi me the donkey."
"Wha yuh go wid him?" asked Ramsingh.
"You doh worry, I gon raffle him."
"You cyaan raffle a dead donkey. Yuh mad or what!"
"Who say so....you makin joke. Watch me. I ent tellin nobody
he dead," said Jonsey.
A month later Ramsingh met Jonsey in the market. "Jonsey,
wha happen with yuh dead donkey boy?" Jonsey replied, "Ah
raffle him off nuh. Ah sell 100 hundred tickets at 100 dollars
and ah rake in $9,900.00"
"Nobody eh make noise?" "Only de fella who win.
So ah gie he back he hundred dollars!"
VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 10
7 June 30 , 2012
G u y a na D ef en c e
F o r c e D e n t a l
O f f i c e r , M a j o r
Dr. Meer Khan
executed an un-
common dental surgery on the
teenage child of an Army rank at
the GDF Dental Clinic which is
one of the most modern dental
service units in the country.
The patient’s lower second
molar wasdamaged beyond
repair. The procedure, a dental
transplant, was done at the
Camp Ayanganna Medical C
entre and post-operative follow
up done recently confirms the success of the surgery.
If a common normal procedure been done, the damaged
tooth would have been extracted and, if she sought to
maintain a good occlusion, it would have demanded the
installation of dentures, necessitating the expenditure of
finances.
Instead, Dr Khan, after the necessary clinical and radio-
graphic examination suggested to the patient’s mother the
option of transplant surgery. A third molar aback the con-
demned tooth which was not completely developed was
transplanted in the place of the rotted
tooth. The early stage of development of
the third molar contributed greatly to the
success of the surgery. In most persons,
the third molar is underutilized and, in
very many cases, it has to be removed
because of lack of space for it to reach its
normal position in the mouth, abnormal
position and for other reasons.
After the necessary consent and pre-
operative procedures, the surgery was
done. The damaged second molar was
removed and discarded and the third
molar taken from the area behind the
discarded tooth, was removed and placed
in the position of the extracted tooth.
The execution of this surgery is in keeping with the Guy-
ana Defence Force’s Med-
ical Policy and emphasis
on quality preventive
dentistry. This procedure
helps to maintain the
patient’s occlusion and it
also reduces the possibil-
ity of the subsequent
conditions and the relat-
ed financial, functional
and esthetic costs im-
plied with the loss of any
tooth.
Dr Khan stresses that while this procedure may be executed
more frequently each case has to be well selected. There are a
number of factors that have to be considered and these include
the age
o f t h e
patient,
the stage
of devel-
o p m e n t
o f t h e
tooth to
be trans-
planted,
compati-
bility of
d i m e n -
s i o n s
between
t h e e x -
t r a c t e d
tooth and the replacing tooth, the state of health of the trans-
plant site, presence or absence of inflammation/infection, oral
health and hygiene of the patient and others.
Damaged tooth (last tooth)
Damaged tooth extracted
Damaged tooth replaced by the
patient’s third molar tooth
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VOLUME 5, ISSUE 10 8 June 30, 2012
This Newsletter was prepared by the G5 Branch for distribution to Members of the Guyana Defence Force, Government Ministries, Members of the Joint
Services, Libraries and Veterans’ Associations. It can also be accessed on the GDF’s Website at: : http://www.gdf.mil.gy
21806 PTE Chris
Holder of 1Inf Bn and
2 1 0 7 3 P T E D w o n
T hom p s on of w e r e
ad j ud ge d t he B e s t
B o x e r s ( m a l e a n d
female respectively)
w h e n t h e 2 0 1 2
I nt e r -Uni t Novi ce s
Boxing Championships
concluded at BC(S) on
June 21.
At left, Holder in
action on his way to
copping the title. At
r i g h t , T h o m p s o n
receives her trophy
from Lt (CG) Shenella
Europe.
GDF romped to a convincing 3-1 win over the
Georgetown Football Club (GFC) on Sunday, July 1, at
GFC ground to claim the Georgetown Football
Association (GFA) Banks DIH Limited-sponsored
President’s Beer football tournament and a $1M pay
cheque!
GDF’s launched their attack and were rewarded with a goal
in the seventh minute off the boot of Jehu Drewly. One minute
later, captain Rayon Morrison scored to bring GDF’s tally to
2-0. GDF extended their lead with yet another goal by Desford
Williams in the 23rd minute.
Moving beyond half-time with their lead solid, GDF
continued to deny GFC the revenge they sought until GFC’s Roy
Stanton put one between GDF’s uprights to score. It was now
3-1 in favour of the military boys and so it remained when the
final whistle was blown.
Team Coach, CIV Denzil Thompson pointed out that coming
off of the win of the NAMILCO Tournament earlier in the year,
the objective had always been to win the next tournament.
“That’s what we did!” he said. “We set our objectives, and
trained with these in mind. Our guys worked hard to
hone their abilities at the technical, tactical and even
psychological levels and it paid off!”
Quite humble and unassuming, Coach Thompson noted too
that, despite some challenges regarding training schedules
From Left: Best Goalkeeper 20749 LCPL Delon Young, Top Goal
Scorer, 19964 LCPL Desford Williams, and Tournament MVP,
20829 LCPL Seon Prince
which saw various members of his team having to perform
their soldiering duties alongside practice sessions, his men
remained focused on their goal; TO WIN!
The Team will be competing in the GFA Super 8 Tourna-
ment which is scheduled to commence around July 15. “We
are ready to go and are looking to continue our delivery
of positive results!” Thompson says.
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