Worst job in the world: chief of Somalia’s navy
The most challenging job in the world today could very well be running the navy of one of the world’s most lawless and pirate-infested nations, Somalia.
Jobs in IT? That’s easy peasy in comparison!
But salute to Farah Ahmed Omar for grimly soldiering on despite all the odds.
He has been the navy chief since 1982.
Other sailors will be shocked to hear that for a person who’s supposed to be patrolling the sea, he has not been to sea for 23 years!
Nor does he have any boats or related equipment.
And instead of splashing about at sea, training for recruits will be classroom-only, for obvious reasons.
Somalia used to be among the top navies in Africa with 10 battalions. However it has not been operational since the country descended into chaos in 1991.
There are patrols at sea but they are not enough to deter the pirates.
International aid is scant due to funds tending to “disappear down a black hole.”
And apparently “some of the people trained to tackle piracy as coastguards became pirates themselves”!
Source
The BBC, 16 June 2009
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U c, the problem is these so called leaders is just following guidelines and rules which existed since the stone age. Ie. The refusal to change and improve. How can the country progress like that leh… Hm… Just sharing =)