Chairman of State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing Delivers an Address at Passing-out Parade of 64th Intake of Defence Services Academy

The Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing delivered an address at the Passing-out Parade of the 64^th Intake of Defence Services Academy (DSA) which was held at DSA in PyinOoLwin on 2 December.

Firstly, the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing took the salutes of the cadet companies with slow-march past and quick-march past. Then, the Senior General presented the best cadet award, the excellent performance award in training, the excellent performance award in studies (Arts), the excellent performance award in studies (Science) and the excellent performance award in studies (Computer) to the outstanding cadets respectively.

During the event, the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithy Min Aung Hlaing delivered graduation speeches as follows:

• The nurture of military junior leaders in pursuit of the aim of the academy “To produce well-rounded and calibred officers for Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air)” is to serve the State responsibility as the fundamental task in the respective units.
• Our Tatmadaw came into existence in parallel with the Independence struggle. Tatmadaw led the people to fight against colonialists and fascist movement.
• The nurture of comrades in the Defence Services Academy to shoulder State responsibility is just a basic concept. And it has to be implemented by using the the knowledges of the practical life and that accumulation in the respective designation.
• It is needed to precisely abide by not only military procedures, rules and regulations as military personnel but also laws and orders of the country as a citizen.
• The good traditions of Tatmadaw being stood as a well-disciplined institution and the best exemplification of discipline are to be constantly preserved.
• The ongoing training is going to be practised to fulfil the physical prowess and similarly, the lifelong learning on the branches of literature dealing with knowledge and catering to aesthetic enjoyment is needed to be dedicated to achieving the mental prowess.
• As knowledge and literacy gained from the books and branches of literature can enrich the mindset of the comrades, morale and morality will be consequently improved via self-control.
• Training is the foundation for a capable military as well as the most essential task for our Tatmadaw.
• Tatmadaw keeps on upholding “Our Three Main National Causes” as a national policy. And Tatmadaw is also constantly focusing on “Three Main Functions of Tatmadaw” such as national defense duty, training duty and public benefit duty.
• Tatmadaw has to maintain The Three Main National Causes as a national policy concerning all nationalities whatever the nation led by any political system or government.
• National defence means safeguarding the lives and property of the people at the bottom line and safeguarding “Our Three Main National Causes” denoted as the national duty at the utmost, and military personnel are shouldering defence duty with their consent for the sake of communal interests.
• Tatmadaw is going to serve those duties as a Guardian for the betterment of the country and the ethnic people within.
• According to the 2008 Constitution, Tatmadaw is mainly responsible for safeguarding the Constitution and Our Three Main National Causes, and for pratising a genuine and disciplined multiparty democratic system.
• Therefore, Tatmadaw’s preventive measures in law against all misconducts leading to failing the constitution being referred to as the soul of the country and multiparty democratic system are the shouldering of obligatory responsibility.
• Tatmadaw puts strenuous efforts upon two-national tasks; to ensure the prosperity and food sufficiency, and takes new steps towards achieving peace starting this year as the tasks for the perpetuation of national sovereignty and peace.
• After the State responsibility in 2021 assumed by the Tatmadaw according to emergencies emerged from politics, Tatmadaw took action against the people conducting the destructive acts towards the country. Those courses of legal action were only taken for the violation of the law without taking the political means into account. It is witnessed that no one is above the law.
• Some people already taken by legal action were granted the entitlement of commutation and amnesty to be able to collaborate on the development of the country. These acts were carried out by the state in a decent manner for the betterment of the country with greatest attitude.
• Through historical experience, it is not enough to foster a multiparty democratic system alone in our nation-building, and it can be seen that the building of a Union system in the oneness of opportunity through a peaceful co-existence of multi-ethnicity is the most reliable system for our country.
• Democracy is a system of government chosen  by all the eligible members of the state, typically through elected representatives. The federal system is a concept of dividing up the authoritative power on concerted efforts of the ethnic groups from different regions and states and is also a system of living in unison and sharing equal opportunities.
• In a definition of the Union system based on the democratic and federal system, the administrative system selected by the people in the Union is meant for living in unison and the entitlement of adopting self-legislation in the respective states and regions according to the Constitution.
• The candidates representing all strata of the ethnic people in all regions across the nation are required to compete in the forthcoming election and it is also necessary to hold election in all areas across the nation.
• The SAC is shaping the nation building as a national affair, but not meant for politics.
• In the regions under unpeaceful conditions, not only the development will be far apart but the economy, social life, health and education of inhabitants will also be lagged far behind.
• Being adopted the Six Peace Principles to achieve internal peace, therefore, our Tatmadaw together with the government and the people made a strenuous effort on achieving perpetual peace with Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) based on the true Union Spirit.
• In the discussion and peace talks with EAOs to promote the peace process in a practical way, the absolute necessity for the region and country is being negotiated through the Union Spirit. Satisfactory results have been achieved for the country and people through the peace talks.
• Since it will be performed in accordance with two political tasks; “building Union based on democracy and federalism, through a disciplined and genuine multiparty democratic system”, and our Tatmadaw cordially invited to pave the way to non-signatory EAOs in NCA.
• As they would be junior leaders, all should practise in act of the good qualities of leadership, and should put an effort to become the well-rounded and good leaders of the future uplifting the prestige of their Alma mater.

After the passing-out parade, the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Maha Thray Sithu Min Aung Hlaing met five outstanding cadets and spoke words of honour at the parlour of the DSA Headquarter.

Also present at the ceremony together with the Chairman of the SAC Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General were wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Chief of General Staff (Army,Navy and Air) General Thiri Pyanchi Maung Maung Aye and his wife, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, Union Ministers, the Chief Minister of Mandalay Region and his wife, the Commander of Central Command, military attachés of foreign missions in Myanmar, the commandant of DSA , officials from PyinOoLwin Station, officer instructors and faculty members of the academic wing and training wing of DSA, and invited guests.

Source: Myawady Daily Newspaper (3-12-2022)

• The nurture of military junior leaders in pursuit of the aim of the academy “To produce well-rounded and calibred officers for Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air)” is to serve the State responsibility as the fundamental task in the respective units.
• The good traditions of Tatmadaw being stood as a well-disciplined institution and the best exemplification of discipline are to be constantly preserved.
• The ongoing training is going to be practised to fulfil the physical prowess and similarly, the lifelong learning on the branches of literature dealing with knowledge and catering to aesthetic enjoyment is needed to be dedicated to achieving the mental prowess.
• Training is the foundation for a capable military as well as the most essential task for our Tatmadaw.
• Tatmadaw has to maintain The Three Main National Causes as a national policy concerning all nationalities whatever the nation led by any political system or government.
• Tatmadaw’s preventive measures in law against all misconducts leading to failing the constitution being referred to as the soul of the country and multiparty democratic system are the shouldering of obligatory responsibility.
• Through historical experience, it is not enough to foster a multiparty democratic system alone in our nation-building, and it can be seen that the building of a Union system in the oneness of opportunity through a peaceful co-existence of multi-ethnicity is the most reliable system for our country.
• In the regions under unpeaceful conditions, not only the development will be far apart but the economy, social life, health and education of inhabitants will also be lagged far behind.
• As they would be junior leaders, all should practise in act of the good qualities of leadership, and should put an effort to become the well-rounded and good leaders of the future uplifting the prestige of their Alma mater.