Nigerian Navy Officers Who Can’t Swim Will Not Get Promotion
Swim Will Not Get Promotion
Naval officers who cannot swim will not get promotion,
naval authorities have said.
Outgoing commandant of the Nigerian Navy Ship, Quorra
(NNS QUORRA) Commodore Francis Isaac said this during a
farewell parade organised by officers and men of the school
at the weekend.
Isaac explained that the directive was recently issued by the
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas.
"Vice Admiral Ibas recently promulgated an order that all
personnel must be able to swim and acquire proficiency
certificate that they can swim and it has become a criterion
for promotion."
The navy had, in 2014,commenced a compulsory training in
swimming for its officers and ratings across the country.
The force had earlier expressed surprise that majority of its
personnel in both senior and junior cadres do not know
how to swim.
The force said the move at instituting mandatory swimming
for its service members was germane to reduce potential
accidents and personnel casualties during operations.
The authorities of the force said it would sustain the training
programme until all service members and trainees' are
adequately trained.
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