Visiting NCO Training Centre
Tuesday, 28.7.2020 | Stories from Units
Today, the Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, visited participants in the Leadership and Basic Courses for NCOs at the “Milunka Savić” NCO Training Centre in Pančevo and attended a segment of the training aimed at improving their existing and acquiring new general military and professional knowledge.
After the visit, Minister Vulin said that all members of the Serbian Armed Forces, regardless of their duty or rank, constantly develop professionally and that it is their obligation during their service in the military.
— All members of the Serbian Armed Forces know that they will have the opportunity to develop, to make progress, to secure a better position in the Serbian Armed Forces if they are hard-working. NCOs are the backbone of the armed forces. Without a well-trained NCO, there is no good soldier nor does officer have anyone to delegate important and responsible duties to.
Minister Vulin says that the Leadership Course participants are those members of the Serbian Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves in their units because they are exceptional and valuable in some way, because a lot is expected from them and because the Serbian Armed Forces want to invest in them.
— NCOs stay in the Serbian Armed Forces until retirement. NCOs make the armed forces efficient, capable of dealing with all the challenges. They receive very good education here. They learn a lot here, and when they go back to their units, they take on responsible duties and tasks. Whoever joins the Serbian Armed Forces should know that they will be given the chance to progress, to change their position for the better in every sense, only if they are hard-working, persistent and diligent.
In eight weeks, which is the length of the Leadership Course, participants are trained to properly, safely and efficiently command a group, crew, and a team in all combat conditions and to perform tasks within the competence of the squad leader in peace and war. This course consists of various areas, including subjects such as leadership, knowledge of general military regulations, disciplinary exercise, military topography, tactical training, fire and physical training.
The Basic Course for non-commissioned officers lasts 26 weeks and includes a general and a specialist module, followed by an internship in the initial duties in the units of the Serbian Armed Forces.
