The first five years of a Papa Faal administration will ‘swiftly’ implement a national service policy that will create the National Service Corp and induct all Gambian citizens between ages of 15 to 30 for a two-year mandatory national service.
Papa Faal on Saturday launched his bid for presidency under the independent ticket dubbed ‘Papa Faal – 4 – 2021’.
And in a manifesto seen by The Fatu Network, Faal who served in the US military for ten years and his team are looking at infusing ‘discipline, pride and nationalism’ in every Gambian.
“Only when the citizenry is disciplined, knowledgeable and skilled shall our country become self-determined and self-reliant,” the Faal team insists.
According to the team, the proposed National Service Corp shall comprise nine corps which are, Citizens Defense Force, Science and Technonoly, Research and Development, Civil Engineering Corp, Fire and Rescue Corp, Teachers Corp, Medical Service Corp, Agri-Corp, Automative Corp and Non-Specialised Technical and Services Corp.
Citizens Defense Force shall be the reserve component of the Armed Forces [and] all citizens who are not on Active Armed Forces Status shall be partof the CDF, the team proposes under its citizens reorientation priority.
