Military Oath-Taking Ceremony
Friday, 23.12.2022 | Stories from Units
A military ceremony on the occasion of soldiers taking a military oath has been held today at SAF Barracks “Field Marshal Živojin Mišić” in Valjevo.
The oath has been taken by soldiers performing voluntary military service as of December 2022 and participants in the 4th Air Force and Air Defence NCO Course. While pronouncing the oath, they pledged to protect and defend the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Serbia.
The ceremony has been attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Miloš Vučević, Commander of the Training Command Major General Željko Petrović, representatives of SAF units, local government bodies and religious communities, along with relatives and friends of the young men and women who have taken the oath.
After the oath-taking ceremony, soldiers are expected to attend individual and collective training and assume active roles in the life and work of SAF units, whereas the participants in the AF and AD NCO Course will continue with their six-month training to be rounded off with their promotion to the rank of Sergeant and admission to professional military service.
