Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing Meets Senior Military Officers and Female Officer Trainees in Hmawby Station

The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivered an address at the meeting with senior officer instructors and female cadets from the Defence Services (Army) Officer Training School (Hmawby), trainees from the female platoon commander course and senior military officers from the local airbase at respective halls, on 8 June, separately. During the meeting, the Senior General stressed the following points:

• Female military personnel have been serving duties at the Tatmadaw since 1958. Except for those from medical services, other female military personnel could not be assigned for a period for various reasons.
• When the Senior General serves as the duties of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, he made arrangements to appoint female military officers, and now they are serving duties in Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) and the relevant corps. Tatmadaw is also bringing out female other ranks in its ongoing servicewomen production program.
• Female military personnel need to take pride in their endeavours serving at the Tatmadaw of their own accord with patriotic spirit because it is difficult for even males to serve at the Tatmadaw.
• Officers, being military leaders, must have brave and sharp. They have to fairly control subordinates under the leadership characteristics. They have to study, practise and comply with the leadership knowledge.
• In serving the Tatmadaw, they must strive for handing over the fine traditions of the Tatmadaw to a new generation of female military personnel in the future.
• As lectures of military science places emphasis on protecting one’s own live, it is vital to take the training seriously. During the performance of their duties, it is found that female personnel have strong morale and it is important to continuously maintain their strong spirit.
• The country needs to have stability and peace under political and security measures for the development of the nation. The country is moving forward on the path of multi-party democracy desired by the people. The Tatmadaw have to assume state responsibilities as required in successive eras.
• Now, the Tatmadaw has assumed state responsibilities in accordance with the constitution due to vote-rigging in the 2020 multi-party general election and failure of responsible authorities to take action against them in accordance with the law.
• The Tatmadaw is holding peace talks for internal peace and plans are underway to hold talks with remaining organizations. Holding elections requires peace in the entire country. If the election cannot be held, people from respective constituencies will lose their rights.
• Therefore, it is important to hold elections in the entire country in conformity with the term general election. Only when the general election can cover the whole nation, the multiparty democracy aspired by the people can be implemented and the Union will be built under democracy and federalism. To do so, Tatmadaw members need to forge the soldier spirit for serving the respective assignments.

Also present at the meetings together with the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services were Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Moe Aung, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Tun Aung, senior military officers of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief, Yangon Command Commander and officials.

• Female military personnel need to take pride in their endeavours serving at the Tatmadaw of their own accord with patriotic spirit because it is difficult for even males to serve at the Tatmadaw.
• Officers, being military leaders, must have brave and sharp. They have to fairly control subordinates under the leadership characteristics.
• In serving the Tatmadaw, they must strive for handing over the fine traditions of the Tatmadaw to a new generation of female military personnel in the future.
• It is important to hold elections in the entire country in conformity with the term general election. Only when the general election can cover the whole nation, the multiparty democracy aspired by the people can be implemented and the Union will be built under democracy and federalism. To do so, Tatmadaw members need to forge the soldier spirit for serving the respective assignments.