The Colonel Desmond Roberts Skill School at the Training Corps is currently conducting its routine six-week Drill Course, aimed at producing a rank who is proud, alert, and obedient, and provides the basis for teamwork.
While this training is nothing new to the Force, it remains a crucial part of the professional development of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and is a prerequisite for promotion.
Now in its first term, the course emphasizes Foot Drills, Arms Drills, and Personal Drills—core skills that build confidence and command presence. As it progresses, participants will move on to advanced drills such as Rifle, Pace Stick, Ceremonial, Company, Colours, and Funeral Drills.
Thirty-five ranks are enrolled in the course, including members from the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service, and Guyana Prison Service, alongside GDF ranks. This diverse participation highlights the inclusive nature of the Force’s training programmes, which are open to all branches of the Joint Services. These joint initiatives promote unity, standardization, and inter-agency collaboration—ensuring a more integrated national security framework.
Chief Drill Instructor Staff Sergeant Robert Adams has served with distinction for nearly 19 years, 13 of which have been at the Colonel Desmond Roberts Skill School. Staff Sergeant Adams also successfully trained one Drill Instructor Course and continues to take immense pride in his duties. He emphasized the importance of drill training in instilling discipline among ranks, especially as they are called upon to perform at high-profile military parades and ceremonies. “Ranks must be able to always display precision and correctness,” Staff Sergeant Adams noted.
On this course, he is ably assisted by Staff Sergeants Delon Younge and Terrence Morris who are Syndicate Instructors.
As the training continues, these ranks are not only building individual skillsets but are also strengthening the collective capacity of Guyana’s Joint Services to serve with excellence, unity, and pride
