Mathew Kimani was our course senior. Well… A course senior is a soldier – in this case a recruit who is the senior most in the room/ squad/ platoon/ company/ division or even in a troop car or a convoy or whichever the context that might be. Remember the week we sat on the tarmac […]
Military Life Chapter 16: Sharp Recruits – Liam.
“…One thing I learnt from my bum was that it listened to stories too. It got entertained and the more interesting a story was, the more comfortable it was and less nagging. But the moment stories died down and there was nothing to talk about, I could feel the hard gravel pushing onto my soft […]
Most Prized
I don’t know how or even why I got on the floor and under the bed, and I cannot remember how I packed up and fell in perfect line up outside in full combat…
Stand Still!
Stand Still!!! “… Stand still… Left Hand Division! Stand Still… Right Hand Division…” I know that reads* weird… That is one of the many military parade commands… This command has been ringing in my mind for the past one day – because it’s awesome like that! I am at a point in life where I […]
Kenya Defence Forces Recruitment: 2017 Requirements & Qualifications.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) announced its recruitment drive for the year 2017. In the one month drive, it will be looking for General Recruits, Constabularies and Tradesmen/women and the drive is scheduled to take place from 15th May 2017 to 14th June 2017 at various centers countrywide as indicated on this schedule here. The […]