Naval Officers Schools Center
NAVAL COMMAND AND STAFF SCHOOL
Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales
Introduction:
The Speech REAR ADMIRAL JOSE RENAN C SUAREZ AFP, Commander of the Naval Education and Training Command of the Philippine Navy was delivered during the Opening/Convening Ceremony of the Naval Command and Staff Course Class 78 on 06 April 2015 at Classroom 1, Naval Officers School Center, Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales.
The speech of the Commander of the Naval Education and Training Command (CNETC) discuss the seriousness of the conduct of Naval Command and Staff Course Class (NCSC) due to his active involvement in the class activities. He also underscores “Mind Power Precedes Sea Power”. Our Navy is lagging behind but with our strategy, tactics and utilizing what we have we can win battles wherein, he looks at the Vietnamese as the model of true fighting force. That is what he wants to develop to the officers, to carry on the mission of the Philippine Navy. He also emphasizes on the modernization of our navy which is very important and with that, we have a lot of work to do. Taking NCSC is not just for promotion but to be able to handle what is demanded from us, the students of NCSC. He wants us to have a positive outlook on the challenges that we face, to develop a system and a good scheduling of our activities. He also stress that we have a lot of resources and sometimes we do not need to go far to look for what we need. Also, he wants us to generate new ideas, new ideas from old once and fresh view of things, views that can move us, the Navy, forward very fast. If the countries that cause threat to us are moving leap and bounce we cannot afford or merely crawl or walk we have to be running very fast. He also said that we will be future staff officers and commanders and a lot is expected from us in a way. We are the hope