Soldiers should not be transferred on an emergency

For the 20 years of my service with BDF, 15 of those years were spent at BDF HQ where I served as a staff officer for the commander. I was particularly involved so much with welfare issue of soldiers and their families. My training on these issues was with the US Army, a military institution that treats welfare issue as seriously as they deserve to be.

At one point while serving at BDF HQ, the issue of transfers reached boiling point as officers and men became disgruntled with the way the staff movements were conducted. At the time Brigadier Albertus Scheffers was at the helm of the organisations personnel. This man was an officer and a half and he would never harm a fly. Through our advice, he persuaded Lieutenant General Khama who was the Commander to always consider giving soldiers reasonable time before their move to their next station of transfer.