10/12/2025
CLOSURE OF UNDER OFFICERS (SS II) LEADERSHIP COURSE AT NYS PARAMILITARY ACADEMY, GILGIL
The Command and Leadership Training for Under Officers (SS II) aims at imparting essential leadership, command, and control skills to the trainees, develop emerging leaders with the skills, values, and professional competence required to lead with excellence. The program emphasizes discipline, strategic thinking, sound decision-making, and operational readiness - key pillars in preparing Under Officers for greater responsibilities.
Upon successful completion of the course, trainees who attain the rank of SS II will be deployed to the Paramilitary Training Wing as junior instructors, where they play a critical role in training new recruits.
The Commanding Officer NYS Technical Training Institute, Naivasha, SACG Gilbert Maina, OGW, today presided over the official closure of 6 weeks of intensive training for Under Officers Leadership Course at the NYS Paramilitary Academy, Gilgil.
Special recognition was extended to the CO Paramilitary Training and the dedicated team of instructors for their unwavering commitment in shaping, refining, and guiding the Under Officers throughout the course. Their professionalism and dedication remain instrumental in moulding the next generation of NYS trainers.
While addressing the graduating Under Officers, the CO emphasized that true leadership is rooted in integrity, respect, humility, and service. He reminded them that their primary responsibility—training and shaping recruits—demands fairness, patience, cultural sensitivity, and strict adherence to the chain of command.
Also present were the Director Paramilitary Academy, SACG Loice Koech, the Deputy Director NYS Paramilitary Academy, CMDNT George Kamau, the CO Paramilitary Training, SSP Tilen Odongo, and other Senior Officers from the Academy.
