Operation Restore Order
The Joint Services launched a military operation code named Operation RESTORE ORDER on Saturday 2008-
01-26 in response to the killing of eleven Guyanese at Lusignan, a community on the East Coast of Demerara. This incident lead to several massive demonstrations by the residents and some supporters, who blocked the road, lit fires and restricted the flow of traffic. Courtesy of soldiers newsletter; Volume 1, Issue 1
The following is a Video Broadcast as part of the GDF Recruitment Drive 2008. Please click here for more information on how to become an Officer, or click here to learn more on how to become a soldier.   Mrs Beverly Gomes-Lovell
HIV/AIDS Field Project Manager
GDF HIV/AIDS Project
The GDF HIV/AIDS Prevention Project is sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and implemented by the Center for Disaster & Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) HIV/AIDS Prevention programme projects. The project is described in the Department of Defense section of the yearly U.S. Government HIV/AIDS Program Country Operational Plan (COP) as part of the U.S. PEPFAR supported initiatives. Read more
HIV/AIDS Programme
The GDF cannot protect you from HIV/AIDS. Protect yourself at all times. Be wise and condomise.
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 Cdre Gary Best, MSM
Chief of Staff , Guyana Defence Force.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) came into existence on 1965-11-01 when training began under a team of instructors from the United Kingdom. Recruits for the new Force were drawn from the British Guiana Volunteer Force (BGVF), Special Service Unit (SSU), British Guiana Police Force (BGPF) and Civilian Volunteers.
The GDF is very much an integral part of the Guyanese Nation in that it is regularly involved in community tasks, National Development and Emergency Missions whereby use is made of the resources and equipment that are at the GDF's disposal.
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Remembering a Fallen Hero
Corporal Ivor Williams
Corporal Ivor Williams died after coming under gunfire in an ambush at
Buxton, East Coast Demerara, on Wed 2008-01-23.The slain soldier was born on October 1,1983, and
grew up in Dartmouth village. He enlisted in the GDF at a very tender age and served at the 31 Special Forces Squadron where he was promoted to the
rank of Corporal. The “fallen hero”, was given a
military funeral which was attended by, among others, Secretary to the Defence Board Dr. Roger Luncheon and Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Commodore Gary Best. The Guyana Defence Force like many other organizations will soon have a physical site to remember its fallen heroes. Preparations will shortly be underway to
construct a memorial at the roundabout site at Base Camp Ayanganna.
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The motto of the Guyana Defence Force is "SERVICE".
BENEFITS
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- Laundry
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- Pension and Gratuity
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GDF’s ROLE IN NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
The GDF is committed to giving persons who recently failed the Standard Recruit Entrance Tests a second opportunity by providing them with remedial education so that they can upgrade their academic levels and gain entry into the Force.
Our investment in youth development and empowerment arose from an enlightened self-interest with the overarching principle of preventing them from involvement in crime and violence. We are currently in the process of formulating a project for youths of depressed communities providing them with technical and vocation education in their communities after school hours using either schools or community centers as places of instruction. Such a project is rooted in the belief that strategic interventions in these groups and communities can play a major role in weaning the youths away from a life of crime and criminality. This undertaking is for not only the civilian youths but also the younger soldiers and officers of the Force. Courtesy of Soldiers Newsletter , Volume 1 Issue 2; Page 2
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