The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC, Nigerian Army, Major General SO Olabanji, has charged cadets of Short Service Course, forty- seven, Army to always engage themselves in activities that will keep them physically and mentally fit for the rigorous task of defending the territorial integrity of the nation and subduing all threats to national security especially upon passing-out of the academy and subsequent commissioning as officers in the Nigerian Army.
Major General Olabanji gave the charge at the Nigerian Army Table Hill, Kachia, during the Battle Inoculation and Firepower Demonstration phase of Exercise Camp Highland, which marked the final field exercise for the cadets in the academy.
The TRADOC Commander, who expressed satisfaction with the performance of the cadets during the exercise, noted that it was designed to imbue confidence and expose the cadets to real battle conditions and what they may face in real life battle situations.
He underscored the importance of physical fitness and positive attitude to work and urged the cadets to remain focused and disciplined while discharging all assigned tasks upon their graduation from the Academy.
The cadets were also trained on combat shooting in conjunction with the usual Field Firing among others while the battle Inoculation was concluded with a novelty shooting by the Special Guest of Honour, dignitaries from Army Headquarters and invited guests from sister services.