ON behalf of Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing, Vice-Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Thray Sithu Soe Win delivered an address at the Passing-out Parade of the 24th Intake of the Defence Services Technological Academy, which took place at the parade ground of DSTA in PyinOoLwin yesterday morning.
Also present at the parade were Daw Than Than Nwe, wife of the Vice-Senior General, Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Thiri Pyanchi Maung Maung Aye and wife, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, the chief minister of Mandalay Region, the commander of Central Command, the commandant of DSTA, officials from PyinOoLwin Station, officer instructors and faculty members from studies and training departments of DSTA as parents and guardians of the graduate cadets, and guests.
The cadet companies saluted the Vice-Senior General with slow-march past and quick-march past. The Vice-Senior General presented the Best Cadet Award to cadet Ye Lin Htut, the Excellent Award in Training to cadet Hein Thu Aung and the Excellent Award in Studies to cadet Naing Naing Han Tun.
Speaking on the occasion, the Vice-Senior General said: On behalf of State Administration Council Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing, I would like to address what you should know in your honourable ceremony.
Engineering forces that are good historical traditional arms not only bravely served the three main tasks that are “To move, To fight and To live” on the battlefield during the operation period but also effectively served in building the various sectors of the Nation and Tatmadaw which were provided professional engineering assistance, implementation the fulfilment of supply requirements and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief-HADR.
Tatmadaw members need to be not only human resources who are trained to fulfil the engineering skills for military engineers but also human resources who will help the implementation to develop the multi-development of the nation as necessary when our Tatmadaw is built and structured to be a Standard Army as the objective.
Modern weapons and military equipment that must have in a Standard Army can be skilfully applied is a fundamental thing to be a high Combat Power and Combat Capacity Tatmadaw. Therefore, most of the countries in the current age are attempting to improve military science and multi technologies by laying down short-term and long-term plans and increasing the budget of the defence sector yearly for the perpetuation of national sovereignty and protection of their national interest.
Nowadays, it can be considered that to get adequate information, obtain security and protection, assault effectively and fight shortly in decisive battles in modern warfare depend on superior and complete technology as military science and technology are innovating internationally. Therefore, you will have to perform the necessary process such as identifying lessons, upgrading, fulfilling, and substitutional production in respective sectors based on the results after performing continuously the research project according to technical requirements for improving the defence capacity of our nation and Tatmadaw by continuously analyzing the development of military science and technology that are being taken currently at an international level.
To become a Capable Tatmadaw is mainly related to Tatmadaw members, but to be a powerful Tatmadaw will be performed by the Nation. You all, comrades who will be young leaders, have to perform systematically step-by-step control and administration by thinking and taking individually from all sides to be a capable Tatmadaw that is mainly related to you. I would like to urge you will have to attempt and learn to be like this that only being able to perform by thinking well from all sides is good leadership and outstanding and expertise is just for one duty and one field.
In conclusion, I would like to urge you that
- To constantly learn and study technology that is developing and evolving with the passage of time since the role of engineering is vital in building a Standard Army that is able to fight well in unconventional operations.
- To attempt and perform the enhancement of combat power and combat capacity of Tatmadaw by trying hard and performing continuously in accordance with the guided motto of our Tatmadaw: “Learn, Practice, Obey” and studying constantly to be skilful in the respective field of your assigned duty.
- To try hard to improve yourself by living and practising in accordance with the sixteen features of leadership as a young military leader who is systematic and is able to think and perform from all sides.
- To perform and endeavour to enhance the honour of Tatmadaw, the Nation and the peoples by attempting powerfully with your knowledge of engineering subjects in the sectors of national defence and national building.
The Vice-Senior General took the salute of the cadet companies and left the parade ground.
After the parade, the Vice-Senior General met with outstanding cadets at the parlour of the DSTA headquarters and gave words of honour.
In the evening, the Vice-Senior General attended the graduation dinner of the 24th Intake of DSTA. Before and during the dinner, the Vice-Senior General and attendees enjoyed the song entertainment of the Myawady entertainment troupe under the Directorate of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare.
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