MILITARY TRAINING
New Zealand Now On Right Lines
GENERAL WILLIAMS’ VIEWS
By Tt'i'oraph — Press Association.)
had proved their worth in action. He selected the newly-formed army tank brigade for special commendation. The officers and other ranks were first-class material.
Asked if he was satisfied with the training standard of the home defence forces, General Williams said that with the introduction of the permanently mobilized cadre system, the armoured fighting vehicle school at Waiouru and the staff college at Palmerston North, training would undoubtedly reach the high standard necessary for modern war.
The military adviser to the New Zealand Government, Lieut.-General Sir Guy Williams, who arrived in Auckland on Saturday, has now completed the task for which he came to the Dominion about four months ago.
Speaking of New Zealand’s soldiers, he said the material was good and the men had the makings of fine soldiers, while those who had become soldiers
New Zealand’s efficiency in training and preparation for war, added General Williams, was progressively improving as the implementation of the training- system progressed and as equipment came forward. All the factors going toward the fulfilment of the Dominion’s military goal were being worked out to a definite programme.
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Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 95, 24 October 1941, Page 6
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