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Ghana Navy still in the 17th Century.
If young recruits are abused,they end up abusing unarmed and defenceless fellow countrymen and women!!!
I would've grab that stick & hit him where it'll hurt the most, his 'balls'.
This is "Out side soft training", indoors more brutal. Thanks to the spy who posted this recording.
OMG, IDIOTS. You can cause brain damage by striking head like that.
That officer is NUTS, and needs to be fired.
Ghana, a banana republic.
Sad
THIS FOOL HAS NOT READ HIS HISTORY FROM THE WESTERN naval COMMAND. PETTY OFFICER HUGHES GOT SHOT BY HIS RECRUITS BECAUSE HE WAS USING THEIR ALLOWANCE. DURING THE REVOLUTION, HE GOT SHOT TO DEATH BECAUSE OF IT.
ITS BETTER FOR THE TRAINING TO BE HARD (VERY) FOR THE BATTLE TO BE EASY. IF YOU JOKE WITH THE INITIAL RECRUIT TRAINING WHICH IS THEIR FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE MILITARY,THEY CAN BECOME BAD SAILORS.ITA BETTER TO GO THE H ...
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THIS IS NOT NEW IN THE MILITARY.I REMEMBER AT TAMALE TRAINING CENTER, ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS STROKE MY HEAD AND SAID DIRTY WATER FLOWING!!! THIS WILL MAKE THEM GOOD SOLDIERS. THE OFFICER WHO SHOT THIS IS TO BE CHARGED. YOU DO ...
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I liked the face of the guy who was crying. Hahahaha. It was just funny.
As a matter of fact, the military in almost all countries, especially those in Special Operations are treated worse than that.
I remember in the early ...
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The military is an entirely different ball game. Its not about human rights. Its hard training, rough tactics. If you think the enemy is concerned about your human rights then think again.Its no tea party.
How can this happen in present Ghana. Please let these morons be brought before justice. How on earth can one use such inhuman and dehumanizing ways to get at persons whose only crime is to look for means to eke a living.
I think they should be demoted and banned from the training center the so called instructors are the BONDASE MONKEY AND THE ALSO LOOK ZUGUMAA THEMSELFS.
The military train ppl to be nothing but patriotic lovers of their countries and killers of invaders. Preachers are trained to preach and even preach and pray for the army in time of war to go kill enemies and come back in vi ...
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asempa u call urself? dont try to wash ur dirty mouth wif d EWES.If d fire starts u cant withstand it.are u from a hom or a house?
Fools!! Soldiers are trained this way to bring out the best in them. Ever wonder why an good soldier maintains utmost discipline no matter what? Pain is fear leaving the body slowly. Civilians will never understand. Try a POW ...
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a tap on the head for them to learn to obey and you calll human rights
In this day and age, recruits are treated like convicts. Even criminals have the right not be dehumanised. This is abuse of position and the Ghanaian military mentality of "I will show you where power lies". The recruits coul ...
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OOHHH can CHRAG investigate the overall Military chief,ooohh my GOG. Modern Navy don't yu people have the Navy commander and chief of Defence staff. Is that how they were trained.
A moronic thug responsible for training those who will one day be defending the nation. How many of the abused will in turn become moronic thugs happy to support the bulldozing of people's homes?
what sort of nonsense is that?
this is pure madness, even SHS no longer homo green horns any longer. This useless officer has just fired himself.. nonsens...
Does discipline mean you should be hit on the head continuously with a stick?
charley!!
My brother, this is not a stick, is a timber wood. this people will end up in mental homes.
The head belongs to Ghana now,once you decide to join the Armed Forces you become the Property of The Government,this is nothing yet,just shave your head with clean shoes every morning,maybe we all need that discipline includ ...
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This idiot of a trainer must be disciplined before he does the unthinkable with his recruits. God save Ghana- a lawless country
Primitive thugs.
This brutish Naval Trainers must be stopped from damaging the brains of their trainees by continuously hitting the trainees on their heads. Naval discipline should be positive and not negative. Offenders can be made to do mor ...
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Don't bring your human rights issues here ooo.At training, no trainee has rights. Have you travelled outside Ghana to observe training sections?. Then shut up
Fred, your a big full. I have nothing else to say to you.
Fred if you dont know dont lie. I am a soldier in US Army. Even when I joined as private I have never been abused. Thank God no one can even abuse me now. Is only Ghana that you will see this, even officers are not supposed t ...
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GHANA SOLDIERS ARE JUST PEACE KEEPING SOLDIERS,THAT IS WHY THEY GET TIME TO MAKE COUPS.THEY CAN'T EVEN USE THIS MODERN GUNS.IF YOU GET SOMEONE LIKE NUNOO MENSAH AS AN ARMY COMMANDER WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SUCH GROUPS,FOOLS.S ...
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These People,the teachers are very
Primitve,
why? do you want to give them mental sickness or what?
the officers must be fired
he must go there and give them a special hair-cut. HE knows himself.
Where is the human rights abuse? You people just sit and write anything.
Francis, let me use your real name to address you, Dovlo. You don't have a feeling for this disgusting tape? Why is it that you Ewe men don't have human compassion? An Ewe man it abusing an Akan so it is OK. Rawlings killed A ...
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How do u lmow the commeter is an Ewe? How do u know the tribe of the person beating the recruit? And how do u know the tribes of all the recruits?
You are just a primitive tribalist in pains.
Please think of something important and discuss for Ghana. Where is the human rights abuse that you have given this alarming headline? You people are just not serious at all.
If this is not human rights abuse then what is it. You are a big fool.
How can everyone agree with,you seem frustrating on the web,granted that this recruiter is an ewe from his speech,how could you possibly tell if the boys are not ewes as well since you claim the ewes have dominated the Armed ...
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This is how the Ewes abuse the Akans and scare them away from the army. What is complicated about this point?
MILITARY FIELD,OR TRAINING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS,SO,WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO OUR NATION,THE REPORTERS ARE AFRAID
TO COME OUT WITH INFORMATIONS,AND THEY ARE NOW SHIFTING ALL,TO MILITARY ACADEMY
THAT IS THEY ALWAYS BEHAVE LIKE MAD PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME OUT.BEFORE THEY PASS OUT FROM THE TRAINING THEY ARE ALL LUNATIC.I THINK THIS EVIL PRACTICE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.IT IS AN EVIL THING AND NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED P ...
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Military training is tough and could be worst than this. that is why a lot of recruits drop out, only the tough ones survive. In the nature of their job, they'll exposed to more dangers than this and if they are not toughened ...
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Kwame, a person is hit on the head repeatedly you say it is good, in the name of training? Don't forget that your head controls everything you do. You are a moron.
Just listen to this Asempa guy your entire soul belongs to Ghana Armed forces ,let alone your head,that is why they are known as "Abongo"meaning aboa if you don't know
Has military training now become a public debate? Where from all this nonsense? If u cannot avail urself to be trained shut up. discuss better things and not things which have nothing to do with u. How do they keep the peace ...
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"Shut up" or who ever you are, you are a big fool OK. You are also a wicked and backward Ewe, just like JJ Rawlings, who like maltreating Akans so you are happy with this. I know the officer is an Ewe and the recruits he abus ...
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How can you ppl be soo tribalistic, bitter, foolish, and plainly full of bigotry? How do u know the tribal backgrounds of all the trainers and superiors and all the recruits to assume all the trainers been Ewe and all the rec ...
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I feel ashamed calling myself an Akan for this simply reasons,I puke at our "Akan civility"
God have mercy else, people will never gain your blessings. All this people have got positions for maltreating people. How can such even attract God to bless our Country?
I can't believe this level of barbarism still prevails in institutions of training in Ghana. God help us.
ANY DRILL INSTRUCTOR INVOLVED SHOULD BE DISMISSED FORTHWITH.
THIS MUST NEVER BE TOLERATED,NEVER.
SUCH MALTREATMENT IS NEVER PART OF ANY MILITARY TRAINING!
THIS IS HOW THE EWES TREAT THE OTHER TRIBES,THEY ONLY WANT THEIR STUPID TRIBEMEN.MARK IT ON THE WALL THE OFFICER DOING THAT STUPID THING IS SURELY AN EWE MEN,WICKED IN EVERY FIELD.
The officer must be an Ewe and the subject an Akan. This is why the military and police have a few Akans.
Instead of exposing the recruits to state-of-the-art technology in the delivery of their roles, we're hitting their skulls with heavy sticks. Why are we backward like this?
infact! you can't do this in Germany neither can you do this anywhere in the world, this is pure mental slavery and gross human rights abuse. Nonsense pito pot.
I will bet my money on the one who took the knockings with attention position is more respected and feared by the Officers among his collogues
The wicked officer will also be an Ewe and the recruit will be an Akan.
This is soooo bad. Why treat your fellow human being like that???
You guys have seen nothing.
The called senior officer must be brought to book. Why why? a person like me would have fought him big time. Idiot.
Whoever took the video couldn't have a naval personnel. Even if it was,wait till these recruits go through their training and fall into enemy hands; then they will know whether the enemy will deal leniently with them. If you ...
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Whoever took the video couldn't have been a naval personnel. Even if it was,wait till these recruits go through their training and fall into enemy hands; then they will know whether the enemy will deal leniently with them. If ...
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Ato, you are backward, wicked and likely an Ewe man.
After taking that kind of abuse, you're guaranteed these recruits are going to take it out on the defenseless citizens in times of riots and demonstrations. I hope the victims during those times are known relatives of the of ...
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What a shameful act! This uncivilized officer guy? should be arrested and prosecuted in a law court, as soon as possible.
It's too bad they still subject recruits to these kinds of training. I was recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces in the early 80s, what you see in that video was nothing compare to what my group has been throughout our traini ...
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Military training cannot be said to be human right abuse! These recruits are only being toughened up and taught survival skills so that in times of crises they can stand up to the challenge that the crisis will comer with. Wh ...
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THIS IS NEVER NEVER ACCEPTABLE. HOW???? THIS ANIMALS CALL OFFICERS SHOULD BE PUNISHED. HOW CAN YOU BE HITTING SOMEBODY ON THE HEAD LIKE THAT??? ARE U TRAINING THEM TO DO SIMILAR TO WE THE CIVILIANS. NO DOUBTS THE SECURITY SER ...
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it is only in Ghana that you can see this senseless inhuman attitude acceptable. this young ones are ready to inflict same one those future recruits, but this must stop-a sensible Ghanaian like myself need to tell these senio ...
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Military training all over the world is aimed at making to be tough and fearless. in our local palance, you are being trained as "OBRAFO" This is not strange at all. I considered this as normal. However, I don't blame an idle ...
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It is only the untrained idiots who will classify this as "Human rights abuse".
If we have not seen the Chinese, the Koreans and the Japanese elite soldiers trained then lets stop this civilian-read-in in a world that trains ppl to become killers.
Yes, the military trains you to love your country an ...
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THIS IS THE MILITARY.CIVILIANS IT IS NOT YOUR CONCERN.EVEN USA MILITARY DOES THE WORST JUST TO INSTIL DISCIPLINE.
what are you people talking about here?do you think the enemy will treat them any softer when captured.those preceeding them went tru and this is even on the lighter side so chill out with this your human right nonsense.if yo ...
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IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE MILITARY DONT GO THERE. YOU TRAINED TO FACE ANY EVENTUALITY. YOU HEARD THAT SOME PERSONNEL GOT DROWN IN THE DEEP SEA WHEN THE NAVY WERE CHASING FISHERMEN WHO WERE FISHING AROUND THE JUBILEE OIL PLAT ...
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Hey you Dovlo. What is your problem you wicked, insensible and backward Ewe man. Intentionally, hitting people on the head is unacceptable under any situation. Go away with your deep sea drowning stories. Don't forget that th ...
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PREACHER YOU A PIECE OF KAKO,THEY BETTER DROP THEM FROM THE PLANE THAT WILL HARDEN THEM,THERE IS SOMETHING BAD GO ON SOMEWHERE THEN THIS IS YOUR COMMENT BIG FOOL.COME TO EUROPE AND SEE HOW GOOD SOLDIERS ARE TRAIN.THAT IS WHY ...
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all because of stupid mahama and his useless criminal rawlings
if you want to comment on what they are doing do so prof. and live mahama's name out of this. is he part of the officers or a Naval officer there. if you do not have a comment don't talk my friend.
Military training is not a case of talk gently. If you do not know what goes on in the Naval base is correct. The recruits are trained to sustain torture in times of war. You are not forced to join the naval force so shut up. ...
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if that so called officer has ever impregnated a woman before he wouldn't be hitting people's children and brother like that, wait until you become a father and you will know that it is not easy to have one let alone to talk ...
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This video makes me extremely disturbing, especially if you imagine that the officer is an Ewe and the recruit an Akan. There has been a lot of maltreatment of Akans by Ewe men since JJ Rawlings, the murderer, took over Ghana ...
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Those men are fathers and husband's plus there are willing to die for our beloved country Ghana. They deserve a better treatment then this one. Shameful act and very stupid like the pocket politicians.
THIS IS NOT ABUSE ITS THE WAY SOLDIERS ARE TRAINED TO B TOUGH EVEN IN AMERICA AND EUROPE S
We are doomed!!! Where is the leadership and what are they doing??? There is no hope for Ghana!!! Why on earth is this happening??? This treatment only leads to one thing in society when the students graduate from the trainin ...
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At least their brutality is enough to warn us as civilians and the Politicians what is missing in our daily lives, discipline and prudence,I think we need jungle law sometimes going by the lawlessness and stupidity that is g ...
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they can't even speak english, and they called themselves officers? what a shame.
Sack the bastards and imprison them! There is no place for such barbarism in 21st century Ghana. Military training should be firm, not brutal. Next time, lets see the face of the bastard so that we shall lynch him with simi ...
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And the annoying thing is that all these recruits had to pay bribes before getting to where they're receiving this barbaric treatment. Bush people!
I observe and wonder if there are advancement in any aspect of Ghanaians ways of doing things. Ghana Navy, better, improved, morden forms of training to get the best out of your recruits are not far fetched. These primitive, ...
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what a nonsence this people ust be brought to justice immediatey
Oh, my God what is that,this is share wickedness where is mami Oye Lithur to deal with this idiot
,how can you treat human bing like this.this is unfair am appealing to our beloved minister Nana Oye Lithur to investigate th ...
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TRAINING A RECRUIT DOES NOT MEAN ABUSE HIM. THIS BARBARIC BEHAVIOR MUST STOP NOW
Oh my country Ghana .what is this.
EVERYTHING IS A MESS IN GHANA , WOW
What kind of stupidity is this? Is this training or abuse if I may ask? If it's got something to do with the navy then, I will answer my own question by saying it is an abuse of office and authority. No matter how the British ...
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WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL? EVERY BOOT CAMP IS DESIGNED TO TAKE THE "CIVILIANNESS" OUT OF THE PERSON WHO IS BEING TRAINED AND TURN THEM INTO A MILITARY MATERIAL TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM WHEN REQUIRED TO PERFORM. IF THIS VIDEO WAS REAL ...
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everything we do , we do it in a primitive way
is it necessary, to hit these youngsters continuously to make his point clear ?
The military training is like dat.dat is what makes d difference between fucking civilians and soldiers.hard training easy battle.man for man nothing better.
SEVERE BEATINGS CAN CAUSE BRIAN INJURY.ITS LIKE BOXERS WHO HAVE A LOT OF BLOWS ON THEIR HEAD.
THE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE SHOULD BE PUNISHED.
What has the nationalsecurity cordi.Gbervo Lartey doining about this ,or this justified also
I TAKE VERY SERIOUS EXCEPTIONS IN THE MANNER THE PRESS ARE VOLUPTUOUSLY PREYING ON ALL NEWS CARCASS AS THOUGH THE PRESS FREEDOM MEANS LAWLESSNESS.A TAPPING ON THEIR HEADS THIS WAY IS TO ALLOW THEM SURRENDER THEIR OWN RIGHTS ...
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look, what you are saying is big English and no one is interested in that, in the year 2014 we are talking of high military intelligence, hitting people on their heard will not make them hardened as you are trying to portray ...
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the officers in the video must be brought to face justice against human rights abuse
is this abuse? Oh Ghanaians, we always have something to say about what people do. Be aware that once you sign up to be in the forces, things like this don't matter even death.
Is this place a training ground or abuse center, let's do the right thing to save the country
OH MY GOD WHAT IS ALL THIS ????? TWEAAAAAAAA,APUTOO
i know this officer he is EWE, U lot dont need to debate about this, have u forgotten what this tribe is capable of doing? they have no respect for human beings life,. if u have ever worked or socializeed with them then u kno ...
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idle ;people stay der n be talkin big english...u join the army n see if u will be spared urself after inflictin such on u then bring out ur intetions ok....lol
if so stupid like this then no more navy in ghana foolish navy God would punish you one by one
Those men are fathers and husband's plus there are willing to die for our beloved country Ghana. They deserve a better treatment then this one. Shameful act and very stupid like the pocket politicians.
this are stupid navy if me would have hit the officer to death foolish bigman
this is abuse this guy need to be fired he is a fool stupid and to be beating ass hole
They are a disgraced to mankiind and they need to be sack from the naval
The officers involved should be arrested for this human right abuse.
These foolish navy men should go and arrest pirates on the sea not this.foooools
Are there any advocates for human rights in Ghana! Is this beast still at post! Are there any laws in our beloved Country at all. God have mercy.
What fire GENK? You mean a tribal war? I am defending civil rights and you are advocating violence. How can you not be against such abuse? No human being, Akan or Ewe, should undergo such abuse.
ooohh my GOG. Modern Navy don't yu people have the Navy commander and chief of Defence staff. Is that how they were trained.
The power of technology and surveillance would forever be path of our culture. The senior officers need to be fired
ASAP. What do they think they are doing? They are causing some brain injuries. Are they stupid or what. My ...
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Am sure the teacher is an NPP soldier from KOKOASE.ooohh my GOG. Modern Navy don't yu people have the Navy commander and chief of Defence staff. Is that how they were trained.
The Military is not a civilian institution where things are done in the comfort of your desk. Training means transformation, changing from a civilian to a combat ready soldier. Being a soldier/rating or airman goes beyond w ...
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Hard training, easy battle! Is a way of making him tough. Endurance is a requirement pls. After this, no amount of pain can subdue him and he can fight fiercely at the peril of his life to defend you and the country as a who ...
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I learnt some time ago US naval warship- aircraft- carriers happen to be around sekondi naval base and the whole place was in a state of pandemonium-panic attack.Cowards ,good for nothing sea scouts and a drain on state scant ...
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The Armed Forces training is not boys scouting. You are transformed from a civilian into a tough and enduring serviceman. I reckon that perhaps we will soon see soldiers drooping from an aircraft and we will be debating that ...
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You should see how the SAS and marines are trained then... Human rights abuse? human rights abuse?! Please!!! Go on YouTube and search for the bootcamp and hell week programs of the armies in other countries.