Republic Day
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Service personnel and MOD civilian employees came together for a ceremony to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces. Speaking on this occasion the head of the MOD, Peter Gajdoš announced his New Year's resolution for 2017: to create the best conditions for active duty soldiers ever. “So that we can achieve the maximum for the security of Slovakia and its citizens,” he said. He went on to emphasise that 1 January is a day of great significance for each citizen of the Slovak Republic and for the Slovak Armed Forces.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Gajdoš said: “There is a large number of challenges ahead of us and perhaps the greatest one this year is, apart from finalising the strategic documents and the Armed Forces Building and Development Plan, the stand-up of a mechanised brigade as a national commitment in favour of NATO.” He further signalled that the Armed Forces are awaiting a multitude of changes. “New assets are expected to gradually enter service and our Armed Forces should finally start changing into a modern force through slow steps,” he remarked. In this respect, the priority is to continue delivering the much-needed equipment and adequate training. Also, he pointed to the deteriorated security environment, plus terrorism which has come to affect Europe and the whole world.
In his statement, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim warned of the changing security environment which touches us directly, while maintaining that the responsibility for taking adequate action in response to it rests with the Armed Forces. Whether by way of implementing modernisation measures, investing increased training efforts or developing the Active Reserves and Voluntary Military Training schemes. “Our common goal is to protect and defend the interests of the Slovak Republic and its citizens at home and abroad, and we need to concentrate all our efforts towards this end,” he said.
The anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic is set as a traditional date for the awarding of military medals and badges. Therefore, service personnel and civilian MOD employees received accolades from the hands of the Minister of Defence and the Chief of the General Staff.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Gajdoš said: “There is a large number of challenges ahead of us and perhaps the greatest one this year is, apart from finalising the strategic documents and the Armed Forces Building and Development Plan, the stand-up of a mechanised brigade as a national commitment in favour of NATO.” He further signalled that the Armed Forces are awaiting a multitude of changes. “New assets are expected to gradually enter service and our Armed Forces should finally start changing into a modern force through slow steps,” he remarked. In this respect, the priority is to continue delivering the much-needed equipment and adequate training. Also, he pointed to the deteriorated security environment, plus terrorism which has come to affect Europe and the whole world.
In his statement, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Gen Milan Maxim warned of the changing security environment which touches us directly, while maintaining that the responsibility for taking adequate action in response to it rests with the Armed Forces. Whether by way of implementing modernisation measures, investing increased training efforts or developing the Active Reserves and Voluntary Military Training schemes. “Our common goal is to protect and defend the interests of the Slovak Republic and its citizens at home and abroad, and we need to concentrate all our efforts towards this end,” he said.
The anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic is set as a traditional date for the awarding of military medals and badges. Therefore, service personnel and civilian MOD employees received accolades from the hands of the Minister of Defence and the Chief of the General Staff.
