Dendias announced changes to military service

Modifications to army service throughout the subsequent 12 months, with the purpose of being a complete means of buying intensive primary operational information, introduced the Greek Minister of Nationwide Protection Nikos Dendias.

“Within the subsequent 24 months, as a part of the implementation of the “Agenda 2030″, army service is altering. It will likely be an built-in means of buying intensive primary operational information but additionally creating particular abilities,” he stated, throughout his speech on the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 fifth SSSO recruits, held on the Artillery Coaching Middle (KEPV) – Recruit Coaching Middle (KEN) in Thebes.

The place will the adjustments focus?

“We’ll focus, in precept, on intensive operational coaching, however the troopers will purchase information that can make them prepared for contemporary challenges. With the event of horizontal abilities, crucial for survival within the context of recent companies, in addition to licensed specialties. Thus, we’ll equip the conscripts with information that can make them typically helpful and provides them a powerful benefit for his or her later life and profession path,” he stated.

On the identical time, the Armed Forces are in touch with the employer organizations in order that the abilities that the younger individuals will purchase within the military are in keeping with the wants of the trendy market.

“Additionally, the uniform and gear of the fighter will change. Trendy helmet, goggles, knee pads, elbow pads, equipment, completely different water tank. A collection of adjustments that can result in the trendy fighter and in the end the trendy military,” he famous.

Then, based on the estimates, it’s going to take about 36 months to vary the reserve “and to have the ability to begin the implementation of the pioneering program of voluntary conscription of ladies, in order that our worthy skilled cadres may be supplemented by well-trained troopers”.

In his greeting, the Greek Minister of Nationwide Protection said the next:

“It’s my nice pleasure to be in the present day on the Artillery Coaching Middle in Thebes (KEPB) for the swearing-in of the Coaching Collection of Enlisted Troopers (ESSO).

The younger hoplites in the present day took the constitutionally prescribed oath of loyalty and devotion to the Motherland. An act of particular person duty in direction of the protection of the safety of Greek residents, that’s, the protection of the liberty of Greece.

I wish to say that tenure is just not a easy obligation. It’s a debt and it’s an honor.

I’ve no intention of consuming your time with pointless grandstanding. However I wish to inform you that the historic Greek instance, from historic occasions till in the present day, is predicated on the citizen military.

The service of residents as troopers to the Fatherland is a timeless worth alternative of Hellenism. And that’s the reason we mother and father stand as much as our kids with satisfaction in the present day. I perceive the satisfaction, as I perceive any considerations you will have.

Girls and gents, our military is just not skilled, like in different nations. He has, in fact, an excellent skilled background. Nevertheless, it’s primarily based on the participation of the Greek citizen. And the ever-changing circumstances additionally create new calls for.

Subsequently, the time period of workplace, that’s, the providing of time by younger individuals to their Homeland, should evolve, in order that it serves the trendy safety wants of our Homeland. And likewise be helpful for younger individuals.

That’s the reason we’re pushing for main adjustments, each in tenure and within the reserve.

Let's be trustworthy with one another. The time period of drudgery have to be reworked right into a time period of substance.

In a time period alternative, each for the homeland and for the recruit.

The soldier will have the ability to purchase abilities helpful for the Armed Forces, but additionally helpful for him.

This is a chance to have a well-trained soldier, who might be ready, if he so chooses, that’s on a voluntary foundation, to be transferred from the Armed Forces at common intervals.

So within the subsequent 24 months, within the context of the implementation of the “Agenda 2030”, army service is altering. It will likely be an built-in means of buying intensive primary enterprise information in addition to creating particular abilities.

We’ll focus, in precept, on intensive operational coaching, however the troopers will purchase information that can make them prepared for contemporary challenges. With the event of horizontal abilities, crucial for survival within the context of recent companies, in addition to licensed specialties.

On this manner, we’ll equip the hoplites with information that can make them typically helpful and provides them a powerful benefit of their later life and profession path.

We’re in fixed contact with the employer organizations in order that the abilities that the younger individuals will purchase within the military are akin to the wants of the trendy market.

The fighter's uniform and gear can even change. Trendy helmet, goggles, knee pads, elbow pads, equipment, completely different water tank. A collection of adjustments that can result in the trendy fighter and in the end the trendy military.

We estimate that we’ll want about 36 months to vary the reserve and to have the ability to begin the implementation of the pioneering program of voluntary conscription of ladies, in order that our worthy skilled Workers may be supplemented by well-trained troopers.

I’ll current all these, with particular shows, within the very close to future.

I conclude by saying, women and gents, that the existence of the Motherland has at all times rested and rests on the brand new technology of Greeks.

Each tenure and reserve are an existential situation. They’re a prerequisite for having the ability to defend the nation if required. Or to place it in two phrases: They’re a crucial situation for nationwide impartial existence.

In closing, once I got here to the Middle I used to be knowledgeable of an attention-grabbing custom. I’m instructed that when the Minister attends the swearing-in he has the privilege of granting additional depart to new recruits. Since that is the primary swearing-in I’m attending after my very own a few years in the past, I’ll make use of this ministerial privilege and please, Mr. Chief of the GES, that 5 days additional depart be given to each newly recruited soldier.

Thanks very a lot”.

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