Serious unrest is brewing in the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, The Tribune has learned.
According to sources from within the RBDF, the future of the institution will soon be under threat if the concerns of the officers are not addressed.
Several Defence Force officers have revealed to The Tribune that the morale at the Coral harbour base is at an all time low and that officers and marines are becoming angry and frustrated.
This, they say, could be connected to lack of progress being made by the recently appointed review board.
According to the officers they were never told anything about the board and whatever information they had received was gathered from the media.
In July, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Cynthia Pratt had announced that the RBDF would undergo a review consisting of four stages beginning in July and ending in December.
Speaking to the press at that time, Mrs. Pratt said that the purpose of the review would be to “determine how the organistaion can optimise its functioning”
However, according to three RBDF officers, “nothing visible is being done”.
When discussing some of the problems surrounding the Defence Force, two officers said that over the years “no improvements or changing in the force have occurred”.
“In reference to education and equipment and the other problems that existd then, they still exist today,” said one.
Source: The Tribune
