Theft at MNDF Coast Guard?????

Today is a shocking day for me. I'll tell you why as well. I met an old friend of mine who's an officer at MNDF Coast Guard after about an year. We met at the cafe' in front of Velaanaage after Isha prayers. We were talking about the good times we had when we were in school and about the usual things we Maldivians talk these days - POLITICS!

After sometime he told the shocking new about a theft at Coast Guard. He didn't specify what was stolen and by whom BUT he told me that it was done by a newly commissioned Officer. The reason I'm shocked is because he told me that some of the officers at Coast Guard is protecting this 'Officer' and there is an investigation 'on-going' but nothing is moving forward.

MNDF soldiers who go through basic training has to say over and over again 'I will not cheat, steal or tolerate people like that among us' or something like that. I don't remember the exact words. I know this because I went to one of the graduation ceremonies at Girifushi training center and saw these words inside their mess hall 4 years ago when I was working at news agency. It's surprising that MNDF Coast Guard tolerates this kind of lowly things. I'm trying to find out who this new 'officer' is. All I was told was that he's been transfered to another unit in Coast Guard. I will try and get as much information I can in the next few days or even tomorrow if I can about who this person is and I will let all of you readers know.

So keep glued to this!!!!!

Warrant Corp of MNDF

I just want to congratulate all who were promoted to the new Warrant Officers Corp of the MNDF. A lot of my close friends did get into that corp. Which is good news to me. Just haven't met them all to ask who it is yet. Maybe in the next few days I might be able to. Once again congratulations. This is the way MNDF should have been going even before!

Oh and I forgot to congratulate the Senior Enlisted Leaders as well!

MNDF (Unofficial)

This is just a blog about MNDF, so it's unofficial. Just my opinion on things. I'm a reporter working for a few news agencies in the Maldives. The reason why I'm blogging about MNDF is cos I got so many of my classmates and friends working there. I guess I'm one of the few civilians among my group of friends. This is not to say anything bad about MNDF. So please note that. I will write my views on what's going in there. Hoping that things will change for the best in MNDF. The change they have brought now is really good I think. Different corps and rank structures. The previous Defence Minister Hon. Ameen Faisal did a great job in what and how MNDF is now. And the current Defence Minister, Hon Thalhath is also doing good work. Both has military background and knows what a military is. So on that note, enjoy reading. Will try to update this blog as much and as often as I can.