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home country? Do you think they feel apprehensive, proud or maybe both?<br />
I am certain that they are very proud of being NSF members and they will be very professional soldiers<br />
in the future. They will serve our country well. I don’t think they are afraid or hold any fear in their<br />
hearts.<br />
Captain Nur Ali Egal’s Company, with <strong>EUTM</strong><br />
<strong>Somalia</strong> trainers, after a hiking practice<br />
What type of feedback<br />
have you received<br />
from the trainees<br />
in your Company<br />
about the training<br />
they received? Do<br />
you think that the<br />
objective to not only<br />
train them as soldiers<br />
but as citizens of the<br />
future Somali nation<br />
has been achieved?<br />
I have received a very<br />
positive feedback from<br />
them. They believe that<br />
have received the best<br />
combat training skills.<br />
They will be able to<br />
transfer these military<br />
lessons to others in<br />
<strong>Somalia</strong> too, thanks to<br />
the professional training they received. I’m confident that they will also be good citizens of the Somali<br />
nation in the future.<br />
As a Company Commander you must be able to sense what a soldier is feeling when you<br />
look him in the eyes. Have you seen something in your soldiers eyes that gives you the<br />
certainty that they have the appetite and the energy, despite being so young, to cope<br />
with the demands of high-tempo operational activity when deployed back to <strong>Somalia</strong>?<br />
Yes, when I look to every soldier I am able to understand his or her talent, courage and determination. I<br />
know that, even though many of them are young soldiers, they can cope with the demands of operational<br />
activities when they will be deployed in <strong>Somalia</strong>. Together we will succeed!<br />
Have you received any feedback from the NSF about the deployment of the <strong>EUTM</strong> <strong>Somalia</strong>trained<br />
Companies on operations in <strong>Somalia</strong>?<br />
Yes, I am well aware of what they are doing. Reports say that they are doing a marvellous job. They are<br />
considered to be the ‘backbone’ of the <strong>Somalia</strong> National Security Force. Many of them are fighting with<br />
honour and distinction in the front line alongside the AMISOM soldiers.<br />
In your intake there are only small numbers of female soldiers. What is your opinion<br />
about increasing the percentage of female trainees in future intakes?<br />
My opinion is that the number of female recruits in the future intakes should be increased because they<br />
play a great role in the <strong>Somalia</strong> National Security Force.<br />
They play a vital role on operational activities inside villages or during the deployment of check points in<br />
terms of searching female civilians. I am sure that in the next future they will play a fundamental role in<br />
the military and also in Somali society.
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