NAY PYI TAW January 25
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commanderin-Chief of efence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met with officers, other ranks and families of Thanlyin Station in Yangon Command and delivered an address to them at the hall of the local command headquarters this afternoon.
Present at the meeting together with the Senior General were Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Htein Win, Commanderin-Chief (Air) General Tun Aung, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in- Chief of Defence Services, the commander of Yangon Command, officers, other ranks and families of Thanlyin Command.
The Senior General delivered an address at the meeting, explaining the political developments and changing administrative systems of the country, tasks implemented by the Tatmadaw to adopt the multiparty democracy system aspired by the entire people, voting irregularities in the 2020 election, attempts to control the state power illegally without settling election disputes, assumption of the state power by declaration of the state of emergency by the Tatmadaw in accordance with the constitution (2008) and action taken against acts of terrorism in the country by security forces.
Then, the Senior General continued to say that the main duty of the Tatmadaw is national defence and personnel are required to perform duties anywhere out of military and security awareness and consciousness and apply military tactics taught at training schools in the practical field.
To apply military tactics in the practical field, it is necessary to practice them constantly and to be fit and healthy for respective age groups. In connection with national defence, duties must be performed bravely and the spirit of bravery and willingness to perform duties must be cultivated. One must be able to use one’s weapons skillfully.
As personnel join the Tatmadaw out of their own volition to perform defence and security duties of the country without being urged to do so, it is necessary to appreciate the life of a soldier. It is necessary to be proud of the life of soldiers who are performing noble duties of the country and people and duties assigned to personnel must be performed responsibly.
The population of the country is about 52 million including 47 percent of males and 53 percent of females. As only a few of them can serve in the Tatmadaw and perform noble duties of national defence and security, one must appreciate the life of soldiers, which most people cannot undergo, and one must be proud of oneself.
To perform national defence and security duties, individual personnel are required to do exercises for fitness and performing duties of each individual properly amounts to doing exercises.
It is necessary to supervise individuals and teams to ensure that they do their daily, weekly and monthly fitness exercises properly. In connection with training, one must always study changing military tactics without losing sight of them in accordance with the motto “Study, Practice and Follow up,” and one must always practice military tactics one has learnt so that they can be applied more skillfully. As one will lag behind others in any tasks assigned to him without studying , it is necessary to study and exert effort constantly for the development of individuals and one’s own organization. In connection with training, one must be able to lead the life of a genuine soldier in accordance with the saying “the more you sweat, the less you bleed,” for the development of qualities of individuals and the organization.
In administrative affairs, a unified and fair administrative model must be adopted and tasks must be carried out by understanding the nature of humans.
The spine of the Tatmadaw is discipline and discipline means urging people to do what they should and prohibiting them from doing what they should not. As morale will be high If individual personnel observe military discipline and administrative support is provided to them, emphasis must be placed on a unified and fair administrative model.
For the welfare of personnel, administrative affairs are closely related to welfare and a good administrative model can contribute to welfare. If administrative affairs and welfare are strong, morale will be high spontaneously. The Tatmadaw has been providing rights and benefits appropriate to the ranks of all personnel. Welfare tasks must be implemented by ensuring that one must enjoy benefits that one should. It is necessary to help solve personal difficulties and hardships of personnel. Individual personnel are urged to take care of themselves by abstaining from alcoholic drinks, inappropriate pleasure and unhealthy food. Welfare can be ensured if expenditure and income is proportionate.
One must be able to distinguish between useful expenditure and wasteful spending. The Tatmadaw has been encouraging agriculture and livestock breed tasks owned by units and by personnel. The agriculture and livestock breeding tasks are carried out not for profits but for enabling families of personnel to consume meat, fish and vegetables at cheaper prices in the outside markets.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the welfare of each family and the unit by successfully carrying out agriculture and livestock breeding tasks. Welfare of surrounding areas can be ensured by selling surplus agriculture and livestock products to local staff and residents at reasonable prices.
Battalion building tasks such as training, administration, welfare and morale are interconnected and each personnel is responsible for nurturing good morale. Re-sponsible officers are required to help nurture high morale in personnel by carrying out training, administrative and welfare tasks. Good morale can be nurtured by organizing sport events and occasional funfairs and fulfilling their needs.
As it is necessary to read books without fail for the development of personality of individual personnel, all personnel are required to seek knowledge by reading. Personnel are urged to use the knowledge gained by reading books and taking note in the practical field beneficially.
It is also a good habit to share one’s knowledge with others. As the saying goes “One can survive for only one morning without water; one can survive only seven days without food,” one will face difficulties in one’s entire life if one is illiterate. In conclusion, the Senior General urged personnel to read books.
Then, the Senior General presented foodstuff and sport equipment for officers, other ranks and families of the station to responsible officers. After the meeting, the Senior General and party cordially greeted the officers, other ranks and families who attended the meeting.
