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...Mike Scarff, commander of the training company at Benguema agrees that leadership has been a problem. As has been "encouraging them to work as an effective, cohesive unit rather than a group of individuals." Fitness is also a worry. Official rations in the Sierra Leone army are a bread roll and coffee for breakfast and then some rice and beans in the later afternoon. That leaves the troops with "no reserves of energy" says Scarff...
...Sierra Leone soldiers are also used to carrying semiautomatic AK-47s. They would shoot from the hip or hold the weapon away from the body and fire almost indiscriminately. Britain has supplied the army with 15,000 self-loading rifles and must now retrain the soldiers to use them. "We're trying to teach them that it's not so much the firepower they put down, it's the accuracy," says Sgt. Maj. Davey Averill, who oversees weapon handling. For the first week the Sierra Leone soldiers practice without bullets. "Some of them are struggling," says Averill. "They...
...while the Sierra Leonean troops still have much to learn, they also have experience that few British troops will ever know. "You can make plans like this, very beautiful," says Lt. Samuel Farmer, standing over a diorama he has just completed. "But when you are in the field sometimes they go asunder...
...While British training may help improve their military, the Sierra Leone authorities may also need some help in their efforts to revive a once once-thriving tourism industry. The first thing they might look at are the formalities required of the departing visitor. It's not easy leaving Sierra Leone. Officially, at least. Though hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled without documents into neighboring countries during the worst fighting of the brutal civil war, the world's poorest country makes leaving through the front door a lot tougher. Here's what you have...
...diamonds out of the country. Presuming the answer's no, get your name and passport number registered again. 4) Check your bags in and catch the helicopter to Lungi International Airport. It's a 20-minute ride and gives you a fantastic view of Freetown and some of Sierra Leone's glorious coastline. 5) After collecting your bags, push your way through the crowd of people into the check-in area of the airport. A man will check your passport and tickets at the door. 6) Open your bags for inspection. Get asked for a small donation by bag inspector...