Smart tells troops, rededicate yourselves

Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Rodney Smart was speaking on Sunday at the TTDF’s Interfaith Service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Abercromby Street, Port of Spain.

Smart said that while 2017 has already brought its own challenges, the country also has to contend with the unresolved challenges from 2016 in terms of the spiralling crime rate.

“You therefore understand that the defence and security landscape in 2017 has the potential to be even more challenging than it was in 2016. I therefore cannot promise you, the members of the Defence Force and your families, an easy 2017, but rather one that is filled with excitement and opportunities as we defend our nation.

Therefore our force, like our country must be constantly ready for strategic, operational and for tactical manoeuvring and change.” He also reminded officers that while they come from varying religious, racial and family backgrounds, they are all part of the family of the TTDF.