40 young officers in active duty have sworn allegiance to the Italian Republic
It took place on March 10, at the Sala Teatro dell’Opera’Air Force Academy from Pozzuoli, the individual swearing-in ceremony of 40 Officers of the Course Cerbero.
The young Lieutenants and Sublieutenants, 6 of whom belong to 19th Application Course for the Normal Role, 2 members of the Medical Corps belonging to the 9th Applied Course Special role and 32 belonging to 20th Special Role Application Course, They have sworn allegiance to the Italian Republic individually, before the Flag of the Institute and in the presence of the Commandant of the Air Academy, Air Brigadier General Luigi Casali and of the Course Commander, Colonel Antonio Corrado.
The family members of the young oath-takers and a representation of the permanent staff attended the ceremony.
During his speech, the General Casali, After highlighting the excellent results achieved by the young Officers, he gave particular emphasis to the significance of today's ceremony: “The oath is a pledge of honor that commits us to the observance of a series of new duties that characterize the status of a military personnel and that must inspire and guide our daily actions, which will lead us to face new challenges in the service of our country in complex international scenarios that will lead us to be increasingly engaged beyond the national borders” .
In concluding his speech, he reminded all those present of the initiatives planned for 2023, the year marking the Centenary of the Air Force: “One Armed Forces rich in traditions and values, which has grown in this century using increasingly advanced technological systems and which is proficiently approaching new domains: from space, understood as the natural extension of the aerial dimension, to the cyber world.”.
It 19th Course on the application of the normal role (GArn-CSArn) and the 9th Special Role Application Course (CSArs), incorporated on August 29, consists of two phases: the first, defined “militant” designed for all attendees, it aims to provide basic military training, including cross-curricular subjects such as tasks and functions of command, the organization of the Defense and the Air Force, military logistics, and communication techniques. The second phase, called “professional” It has already been carried out by CSArn and CSArs officers at the’Institute of Advanced Training and Education in Aeronautical and Space Medicine (I.P.A.M.A.S.), the San Camillo Hospital and’Institute of Aerospace Medicine of the Air Force (I.M.A.A.M.) while the GArn Officers will carry it out at the Training Bodies of the Armed Forces.
It 20th Special Role Application Course, incorporated last December 12, consists of two phases: the first phase “militant” offered to all attendees, it aims to provide basic military training, including cross-cutting subjects such as tasks and functions of command, the organization of the Defense and the M.A., military logistics, and communication techniques. The phase “professional”, It differs according to the Role and Category of membership and has the purpose of providing the specific knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the subsequent and effective employment in the Departments of the Armed Forces.
As is tradition, new applied courses have been given a name, the initial of which is agreed upon with the youngest regular course, the Centaur VI and the corresponding motto; the young Officers chose: “Cerbero” – “United Ferocia Praesidemus”.
Air Force Academy depends on Air Force Schools Command / 3rd Air Region. It is a military institute of higher studies of a university nature that has the task of providing for the recruitment and training of officers. training of young people who aspire to become Officers of the Air Force. By attending the Regular Courses at the Academy, one can become Sublieutenants in the Regular Service of the Air Force, in the Normal Navigational Role (pilots) and in the Normal Role of the Weapons, the Air Corps, the Corps of Commissariat Aeronautique and the Air Medical Corps. At the Institute, courses are also conducted for Officer Trainees (Pilots and Complementary and Fixed Navigator Course) and Sublieutenants by direct appointment (both in the Normal Role and the Special Role); finally, in the Study Plan of the Academy, courses with a specialized aeronautical focus are provided for foreign personnel and other Armed Forces.
