NDA completes outdoor field training exercise for Army cadets

News August 16, 2025 Akan Victor

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Friday successfully completed its outdoor field training exercise for Army cadets, providing them with invaluable hands-on experience and practical training in a simulated battlefield environment.

Truthng reports that the ‘Battle Inoculation’ phase of  Exercise CAMP HIGHLAND for Army cadets of 72 Regular Course and Short Service Course 48, was conducted at the Table Hill, Nigeria Army Exercise Area, Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.

The Special Guest of Honor at the exercise, Maj.-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Armoured Corps, commended the cadets for their performance and expressed pride in their progress.

Ajunwa said, “The exercise entail simulated live battle scenarios to expose the cadets to the sights and sounds of battlefields and prepare them for future challenges.

Ajunwa said  the cadets showcased their skills in a firepower display, demonstrating their proficiency in handling various military equipment.

He stressed the importance of training in preparing the cadets for future challenges and emphasized the need for them to remain focused, disciplined, and physically fit

Ajunwa said the battle inoculation exercise was a critical component of the military training programme designed to prepare the cadets for the challenges they would face in their future roles.

“I  am convinced that this battle inoculation has truly met the objectives of the exercise.

“This battle inoculation has given you a foretaste of what you may likely experience as you go into the field as subalterns occupying junior leadership positions in the various theatres of operations within and outside the country.
“As we are all aware, our nation is currently faced with numerous contemporary security challenges ranging from insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, militancy and violent agitations, amongst others,” Ajunwa said.
He said the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with sister services and other security agencies, had the constitutional mandate to combat these threats  to national security.
Ajunwa said, “You, the passing out cadets, must therefore   fall in line with the command philosophy of the Chief of Army Staff.
 “It is to: ‘To Consolidate the Transformation of the Nigerian Army Towards Bequeathing a Well-Motivated and Combat-Ready force that can Effectively Discharge its Constitutional Responsibilities within a Joint and Multi-Agency Environment.’

“The Nigerian Defence Academy has provided you with all the necessary basic military skills, character development and academic prowess that would enable you to fit into this philosophy.

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