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The training and skills gained by the members of the GDF have been used when they move either into civilian life or into the sister military organizations, the Guyana National Reserve (now the Second Infantry Battalion Group Reserve) and formerly the Guyana National Service (disbanded in 2000) and the Guyana People's Militia.
The service was created following recommendations by United Nations consultant Robert F. Landor, to address youth unemployment and modeled after the National Service of Tanzania. [2] "Prime Minister Burnham authorized the formation of the Guyana National Service in 1974 as a 1,500-person paramilitary force. He envisioned it as a way to mobilize ...
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the military service of Guyana. It maintains strong military relations with Brazil , with which it collaborates on border security through yearly regional military exchange gatherings.
The Military ranks of Guyana are the military insignia used by the Guyana Defence Force. Guyana shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom . [ 1 ]
Seweyo is a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) training camp located 36.5 km (22.7 mi) up the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in Guyana. It caters for all aspects of Skill at Arms and Ground Operations Training. [1] Seweyo training camp recently completed disaster relief training for GDF reservists. [2]
The Chief of Defence Staff is the professional head of the Guyana Defence Force. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the military of Guyana. The current Chief of Defence Staff is Brigadier Omar Khan.
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The Guyana Defence Force Ground is a multi-use stadium on Vlissengen Road in Georgetown, Guyana. Owned by the Guyana Defence Force and based within Camp Ayanganna , it is used mostly for football matches and athletics competitions, though in the past it has hosted one first-class cricket match.