Military Oath-Taking Ceremony
Friday, 24.3.2023 | Stories from Units
There has been a military ceremony at "Field Marshal Živojin Mišić" Barracks in Valjevo today during which soldiers performing voluntary military service since March 2023 and Reserve Officers Course participants took the military oath.
By pronouncing solemnly the oath in front of the flag of the Republic of Serbia, the soldiers and Course participants pledged themselves 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, as well as relatives and friends of the young men and women who have taken the oath.
After the oath-taking ceremony, the soldiers are expected to attend individual and collective training and to be actively involved in the life and work of SAF units until the end of their military service. The Reserve Officers Course participants are to continue with their six-month advancement at the University of Defence, at the end of which they are to be promoted to the rank of reserve second lieutenants; then, they will be able to start their officers’ career with the Serbian Armed Forces.
