Africa-Press – Angola. Military members of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) have received, since Monday (14), training in arts and crafts, in the specialties of carpentry, window frames, plumbing and electricity.
Lasting between six and eight months, the courses are being given at the Practical School of Construction of the Army (EPCE), in the commune of Mabubas, in the municipality of Dande.
In the act that marked the opening of the training year of the EPCE, the head of the Instruction and Teaching Directorate of the Army Command, Lieutenant General Simão Carlitos “Wala” highlighted the role of the center in the preparation of the effective, during military and post-military service. ” We
know that there are many colleagues of ours who are leaving the ranks after having completed their military service, without having specialization for the continuation of life”, he said, to justify the creation of the EPCE, whose social object is also to prepare specialists for the maintenance of the physical infrastructure of the FAA.
“This must be transmitted to them, so that the man leaves here with elementary knowledge of civil construction, air conditioning and cold, painting, stucco, road maintenance and many other specialties taught at the center. The general officer urged the teachers and instructors to to be increasingly rigorous, so that the trainees put into practice everything they will learn.
On the occasion, four officers were promoted who carry out missions in the institution, being two majors, elevated to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and two captains graduated to major Trained
military The commander of the Practical School of Construction of the Army, Lieutenant Colonel José Pedro, said that, since the institution’s opening in 2013, 1,525 technicians have been trained in various specialties.
“The school has achieved satisfactory results. For the period 2022/2023, efforts are aimed at improving the troops in active, combative and educational-patriotic preparation activities.
Great challenges In the opening speech of the courses, Lieutenant General “Wala ” recalled that Angola must always be prepared to fulfill its military commitments and not fall behind other countries. “We are preparing to show that Angola is one and indivisible, from Cabinda to Cunene and from the sea to the East”, he underlined, adding that the FAA, and the Army, in particular, have increased missions in the context of the preparation of cadres.
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