In order to enhance confidence and skills of personnel in the game of Archery, marksmanship skills for shooting, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has sponsored the training of 22 Defence Headquarters (DHQ) officers and men.
The Defence Headquarters Archery training according to a statement by Navy Captain Lurwanu Abdulkadir, for the Acting Director Defence Information, commenced on Monday, 22 July 2024 at Ach Club Range Abuja and is expected to end on Friday, 26 July 2024.
Speaking at the beginning of the training, the Chief of Defence Communications, Major General SY Bashir also one of the participants explained the similarities in safety rules in Archery and that of shooting rules.
He further said that Archery skills can be applied in shooting a gun especially aiming, taking a shot and following through. He stresses that all the activities can improve marksmanship skills of a personnel while urging all the personnel to take the training seriously.
The Day One training commenced with Introduction to General Archery, dwelling on brief history of archery, overview of the archery equipment, equipment setup and range safety.
Others included brief on the different types of aiming in Archery, technical demonstration on traditional archery with focus on anchor points, Foot Positioning and achieving consistency.
Thereafter, shooting session was introduced with splitting trainees into 2 teams (Alpha and Bravo). The Day One training was a huge success as all the participants performed excellently well with a practical shooting in 5 meters range shooting/practice, showing that the participants had full understanding of the Archery basics.
Amongst the personnel that attended was also Rear Admiral SD El-Ladan - the Director of Maritime at the Defence Research and Development Bureau, Abuja.
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