The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, has visited the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) to share his vision for the Ghana Army with students of Senior Command and Staff Course 47. The lecture took place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at Hamidu Hall. 
Delivering his presentation on the topic “The Ghana Army by 2030,” Major General Gbetanu articulated his vision, “To maintain a motivated Army grounded on core military values, enabled by adaptive technologies and platforms, capable of projecting decisive land power as part of the Ghana Armed Forces.” 
He outlined key themes of his lecture, including the strategic context of Ghana, the current state of the Ghana Army, the desired end state by 2030, core drivers of transformation, operational priorities (2026–2030), institutional reforms and partnerships, enablers of success, and the roles of officers and students. 
Major General Gbetanu also addressed challenges confronting the Ghana Army, such as limited manpower and specialist training across services, inadequate accommodation and infrastructure for personnel and cadets, poor procurement performance, and ageing equipment and logistics.
