ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to gauge the public’s perception of the Namibian
Defence Force under the title “Public Perceptions of the Namibian Defence
Force: An Explanatory Study of the Khomas Region”. The objectives of the
study were to identify the roles played by the Namibian Defence Force in
promoting public trust and the challenges it faced in promoting this trust; to
assess the perceptions and knowledge of the people in the Khomas Region
regarding the roles of the Namibian Defence Force in promoting public trust;
and to recommend measures needed to overcome the identified challenges. The
research conducted a theoretical study and then carried out a survey in the
concerned area. The study used a questionnaire and the responses were
collected and analysed.The main finding of the study was that the public is not
fully aware of the need for the Namibian Defence Force in times of peace. Most
of the respondents saw the Namibian Defence Force as a waste of state funds
and they had not really benefited from its existence. Some respondents were not
aware of the activities of the Namibian Defence Force. The recommendations of
the study were that the Namibian Defence Force needs to educate the
community to stimulate awareness of their activities and to improve public
relations education among the soldiers. The study also identified need for
improve discipline within theforceto improve the public’s image of the soldiers,
hence, improve perceptions and trust.
NAHOLE, L (2021). Namibian Defence Force: An Exploratory Study Of The Khomas Region. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/namibian-defence-force-an-exploratory-study-of-the-khomas-region
NAHOLE, LINUS "Namibian Defence Force: An Exploratory Study Of The Khomas Region" Afribary. Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/namibian-defence-force-an-exploratory-study-of-the-khomas-region. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
NAHOLE, LINUS . "Namibian Defence Force: An Exploratory Study Of The Khomas Region". Afribary, Afribary, 27 Apr. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/namibian-defence-force-an-exploratory-study-of-the-khomas-region >.
NAHOLE, LINUS . "Namibian Defence Force: An Exploratory Study Of The Khomas Region" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/namibian-defence-force-an-exploratory-study-of-the-khomas-region