Thanks very much, sir.
I was the commander during the time of the audit, but more particularly, the commander when the Nyalas were being introduced into theatre. The one thing that made it a success story from my standpoint is the fact that the manufacturer provided us with two individuals, two civilian technical experts—“field service representatives” they were called—who provided us with the expertise, not only on how to maintain this vehicle, but also to help the drivers to use the right techniques to manoeuvre it through some of the terribly complex and rough terrain the vice-chief has spoken about.
So certainly from my standpoint, although we had some challenges with getting spare parts, the fact that we had those two technical experts provided by the company was a huge step in the right direction, and allowed us to maintain the serviceability of that fleet.