PANO - The Engineering Arm launched a competition for commanders and political commissars of engineering brigades and equivalents across the army on August 22.

The arm's Commander and Political Commissar, Senior Colonel Phung Ngoc Son and Major General Phung Xuan Manh respectively, and representatives of functional bodies of the Ministry of National Defense and several relevant units attended the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony

Accordingly, 42 contestants will compete in various events such as tactical staff work, troop management, line up regulations, and K54 shooting lesson 1. The competition aimed to evaluate leadership, management ability and military skills of commanders and political commissars with the aim of improving their competency and capacity.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Senior Colonel Son praised the efforts made by the competition's organizing board in preparing for the event while asking them to thoroughly grasp the entire set plans and seriously conduct the competition. He also urged competitors to actively study and learn from each other' experiences and strive to obtain best results during the competition.

Translated by Trung Thanh