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Story by Commandant Eugene Doyle, Irish DefenceForcesPhotos by Mr Afrim HajrullahuThe Kosovo Security Force (KSF) held its firstNon-Commissioned Officers (NCO) conference onTuesday 29 March 2011 at the Land Forces Command(LFC) in Pristina Barracks. This represented anothermajor milestone in the progress of the KSF. BrigadierGeneral Enrico Spagnoli, Chief Military CivilAdvisory Division (MCAD) in KFOR and MajorGeneral Rahman Rama, Land Forces Commander,KSF, attended the conference. Also in attendance weremembers of MCAD staff and a number of SergeantMajors, from both KFOR and KSF. Brigadier GeneralSpagnoli, in his opening address, stressed that theNCO Corps is the backbone of every militaryorganisation and it is vital that senior NCOs take theinitiative.“You exercise the power of your choices: to do theright thing and to make it prevail at whatever cost; toalways speak the complete truth; to assumeresponsibility; to be accountable for mistakes as wellas rewarded for accomplishments; and to make thesechoices without calculation of risk or reward,” he said.Major General Rama stated that KSF appreciate thehelp of KFOR officers and NCOs. “The developmentof NCOs cannot be achieved overnight. This is a firststep. I’d like to thank KFOR for the initiatives andcourses it has conducted,” said Major General Rama.Following the opening speeches, the agenda andpurpose of the conference was outlined by CommandSergeant Major Fetah Zejnullahu, LFC, KSF, whothereafter chaired the conference.Items on the agenda included the KSF NCO concept,6 KFOR Chronicle, April 2011