MODERN SOLDIERING GOes with adequate preparation, sacrifices, obedience, and academic education that will ensure our soldiers respond to any treat of aggression.
IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN soldiering of this current digital dispensation, it is imperative for a soldier to be able to read maps, calculate GPS, dismantle and reassemble the raffle, be able to read military signs, and other inscription labeled on military equipment’s, calculate the measure of long and short rages distances, etc.
THIS IS WHILE WE MUST appreciate the reading from distance test been administered by the vetting and recruitment officers because it is meat to test their reading skill and the strength of the eye lenses.
WHILE IT IS TRUE the soldiers have their own professional way of vetting applicants, we are using this medium to plead with them to include writing test to see and know their writing ability.
WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT a modern soldier must be able to communicate effectively in order for his message to be understood with efficiency. This is why we are encouraging the AFL High Command not to listen to the public outcry of condemning the distance reading test.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF A SOLDIER cannot read, how can he carry on an assigned mission? How will he send report on base?
THIS IS WHY FOR US at the Public Agenda newspaper supports every professional effort that will enable Liberia to have a professional army. Our AFL soldiers must meet standard of a modern army that is characterized by high-tech knowledge, rapid mobility, and the ability to operate in complex, contested environments across multiple domains (land, air, sea, space, and cyber). It relies on a professionalized, well-trained force that utilizes advanced, networked technology to achieve precision effects.
GLOBAL COMPETENCES OF any army include the below as mentioned.
Network-Centric Warfare: Modern armies connect sensors, weapons, and decision-makers in real-time, allowing them to share data at the speed of light.
Precision Weapons: The emphasis is on accuracy and high-tech …
