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People’s Militia, National Cadet Corps to be introduced in Region 2
The People’s Militia along with the National Cadet Corps will soon be introduced to the people of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam).
The military and regional teams prior to the meeting
Discussions on the two programmes commenced on Monday last, after a military team met with a number of regional officials, including the Regional Executive Officer [REO] Mr. Denis Jaikaran. The military team consisted of Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Souvenir of the Coastal Battalion and Commandant of the Guyana Peoples Militia Colonel Paul Arthur.
As the discussions unfolded, it was indicated that the Guyana People’s Militia will now be accepting recruits from Region Two, who will be trained as reserves to the Guyana Defence Force [GDF]. It was also discussed that the previously used Guyana Defence Force Infantry training building, which is located in Maria’s Lodge on the Essequibo Coast, will be used as the base of the Guyana People’s Militia.
As was highlighted, recruits from the age of 17 to 35 years old, will undergo training in the evenings and weekends within a two-year period. Upon completion, these recruits will be available to assist the GDF in any crisis, natural disasters or heightened tensions. They will also be actively involved in Regio
The old Guyana Defence Force Infantry training building which will be used as the base of the Guyana People’s Militia.
nal Activities such as Republic, Independence and Remembrance Day.
The Guyana National Cadet Corps on the other hand will cater for children ages 12 to 16 years old within the region. This programme was launched in 2018 by President David Granger, and was instituted in an effort to pilot secondary schools across the country. Following discussions and much deliberation last Monday, it was concluded that the Cotton Field Secondary School will be used to pilot the Guyana National Cadet Corps in Region Two. The student Cadets will attend classes in Language, Mathematics, Spanish, Portuguese, Civil Studies and Discipline, among others.
Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd Souvenir was given the ‘green light’ by the REO to commence the expansion of the Anna Regina Camp, which will aid in training members of the Guyana National Cadet Corps. REO Jaikaran also said that he will remain very commitment to the two programmes, which will soon be installed within his the Region.
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