On Friday evening , the UPDF 2 Infantry Division Commander, Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi passed out 79 Non Commissioned Officers (NCOs) who have been undergoing Ideological Orientation training for the last seven weeks at the Division Headquarters in Mbarara City.

The course participants were identified from units under Second Infantry Division and comprised of 70 Male and 9 Females NCOs.

While officiating at the pass out ceremony, the Second Infantry Division Commander, Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi emphasized the role of Ideology in the military and urged Unit Commanders to continue identifying trainable Soldiers who can transfer and share the acquired knowledge to fellow soldiers during war and peace time.

“Ideological Orientation is a powerful tool in shaping us, it helps to promote individual Consciousness, Unit consciousness and gives us clear public outlook. Infact, Ideological Consciousness helps to keep the force focussed to our constitutional mandate, it helps to keep our mother land safe from any threats and bridges the gap between us and the civilian community” Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi said.He expressed satisfaction with the UPDF leadership for supporting Ideological courses in all divisions as they act as the foundation of our current discipline in Units, during war and peace time.

Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi also advised course participants, Officers and militants of 2 Infantry Division to keep their bodies safe from diseases such as HIV and others and also remain healthy in order to get the necessary training and be able to move through ranks very well. He finally congratulated the NCOs for resilience and endurance exhibited during the intense 7 weeks Ideological course and urged them to remain a good image of UPDF in respective Units and before communities we operate in.

The Deputy Division Commander Col James Kasule Congratulated Maj Gen Paul Muhanguzi upon his Confirmation by the UPDF leadership as a Division Commander and a well deserved promotion to the rank of Maj Gen. He attributed this achievement to hard work, dedication and commitment exhibited for a period of time he has served in the UPDF.

The training is carried out twice a year and is designed to provide NCOs with scientific tools of analysis which helps them to have expanded scope of understanding current circumstances as they emerge and therefore develop a right approach to decision making at their level in respective units.

The course also exposed the soldiers to academicians, military facilitators from Joint Staff Political Commissariat and a guided tour in a number of factories in Western Uganda.

Present at the pass out ceremony were; Division Training and Officer, Col Sam Armstrong Nduga, Division Administrative Officer, Lt Col David Bamutaze, Division Political Commissar, Lt Remmy Mutabazi, Commanding officers of specialized Units and Heads of Department at Division Headquarters.

Kiconco Tabaro MajUPDF 2nd Infantry Division Public Information OfficerTell : 0772890624/0785437030Email ; kiconcot@yahoo.co.uk