State Security and Peace Commission Chairman and Defence Services Commander-in-Chief Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing delivered an address at the passing out parade of the 67th Intake of Defence Services Academy at the parade ground of the academy in PyinOoLwin yesterday morning.

The parade was attended by Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, the wife of the Senior General, Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Zeya Kyaw Htin Htein Win and his wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu Tun Aung and his wife, senior Tatmadaw officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, Union-level dignitaries, Union ministers and their wives, the Mandalay Region Chief Minister, commanders, military attaches from foreign missions to Myanmar, the commandant of Defence Services Academy, officials of PyinOoLwin Station, parents and relatives of the cadets and guests.

The Senior General took salutes from the cadet companies and inspected the graduate cadet company. The cadet companies marched past the Senior General.

The Senior General presented the Best Cadet Award to cadet Myat Thiha, the Excellent Award in Training to cadet Hein Wai Lin, the Excellent Award in Studies (Arts) to cadet Tint Aung Htoo, the Excellent Award in Studies (Science) to cadet Hein Htet Naing, and the Excellent Award in Studies (Computer) to cadet Htet Wai Yan Aung.

The Senior General delivered a speech. (The speech of the Senior General is reported separately on page 4)

After taking salute of the cadet companies, the Senior General left the parade ground.

The Senior General met five outstanding cadets and their parents and relatives at the parlour of the DSA Headquarters and spoke words of honour.

Speaking on the occasion, the Senior General stressed that obedience to the advice of parents and looking after the parents means paying the debt of gratitude to those parents. Likewise, the Senior General urged the graduate cadets to uphold the honour of the State and the Tatmadaw by maintaining personal discipline and living and practising in a manner befitting a good soldier.

As different technologies are improving day by day, the graduate cadets have to study knowledge and techniques to improve their lives so as to become reliable ones for the State and Tatmadaw. Moreover, they have to avoid indulgence and supervise subordinates to be free from indulgence. They all have to serve the interests of the State and Tatmadaw with loyalty to themselves, their organization and the State.

MNA/TTA

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