Namibia: Three die during NDF training period – News

…new cadets told not to hide medical conditions

Namibian Defence Force (NDF) cadets have been warned not to hide underlying medical conditions when they apply to join the army.

NDF spokesperson lieutenant colonel Petrus Shilumbu said this yesterday in response to three NDF cadets recently dying during their training period.

“This doesn’t mean they died because of their training, but they died while in training.

“Sometimes the recruits can come to training with certain…