Soldiers shine on overseas courses
Guyana Chronicle
April 21, 2004
TWO more soldiers have done themselves proud and brought credit to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) with outstanding performances on courses overseas.
Sergeant Leyland Liverpool of the GDF Ordnance Corps was adjudged the Most Outstanding Student from among 49 participants in a recently concluded Ammunition Specialist Course in the United States, while Sgt Clive Dover of the GDF Air Corps was among 14 students who graduated from the Fort Eustace Army Aviation Logistic School in Virginia, United States last month.
The army in a statement yesterday said Liverpool gained a 99.93% grade point average on the 11-week course and was awarded the Commander’s Coin of Excellence for his exemplary performance.
He also received a diploma and a certificate of affiliation to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps as well as the International Military Student’s Badge for distinguished graduates.
Liverpool, who holds passes in four CXC subjects, is a product of the GDF Academic Upliftment Programme which is run by the army’s Education Department.
According to the army, this was the second time in as many courses attended in the U.S. that Liverpool performed creditably. In 2001, he was adjudged the Most Outstanding Student in the Unit Supply Specialist Course in that country.
The GDF said Dover achieved a grade point average of 84% on the Aircraft Structural Repairs Course and was awarded the U.S. Army Aviation Badge and Wing for his performance as the Most Outstanding International Student on the course. Dover attributed his success in the U.S. to the knowledge he gained at the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School in Guyana, where he successfully completed a certificate course in engineering.
Liverpool, on the other hand, noted that his exemplary performance on the course could be attributed to the resilience he inculcated during his basic recruit training and other courses done locally.
The statement also said that Army Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Michael Atherly, officers, other ranks and civilian employees of the GDF have congratulated Liverpool and Dover on their recent success and wished them well in their future endeavours.