HealthMilitaryRegular Exercise Will Keep You Fit, Ready For War, NAF Tells Officers

LAGOS — Nigerian Air Force has tasked officers with the need for physical fitness for active operations.

Hasan Abubakar, the Air Officer Commanding, Nigerian Air Force logistics command, charged the officers, airmen, and airwomen of the command to support their battle readiness by being physically fit to carry out combat operations.

Abubakar who gave the charge, on Saturday at the force’s First Quarter Route March Exercise 2022, held at the Sam Ethan Base, Ikeja, Lagos,  stressed the need for them as members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, to cultivate the habit of exercising regularly.

According to him, “The aim of the exercise is to ensure the physical fitness as well as combat effectiveness of all NAF personnel and also to ensure our readiness toward performing our constitutional roles.

He said it is only a healthy, emotionally and physically sound body that can carry out the onerous task of defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria.

“The importance of sports and physical fitness to military men cannot be overemphasized. As soldiers, it is important that we remain physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically fit to carry out our responsibilities as defenders of our nation’s territorial integrity.

“Mental and physical fitness are like the opposite sides of the same coin; one must be present for the other to thrive, that is why it is said that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body,” he said.

He further noted that “This is done through several activities like the march exercise, regular weekly games, intra- and-inter command sporting competitions as well as providing facilities such as gyms and swimming pools in our bases.”