“To command means to serve in the highest sense of the term. We are one group, as the motto of the Academy states: Una Acies "

In a press release, the Army General Staff announced that the cadet officers of the 201st “Example” course were sworn in to the Republic. Ceremony took place inside the Court of Honor of the Military Academy, in the presence of the Commander for Training, Specialization and Doctrine of the Army, General of the Army Corps Salvatore Camporeale, the solemn oath of the 201 ° took place this morning “Example” course.

The course includes 211 Official Students, of whom 197 are Italians and 14 foreigners, coming from thirteen different countries. The female presence is of 39 students. 

At the premise of the event, the Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army Corps Salvatore Farina, and the Commander General of the Carabinieri, General of the Army Corps Giovanni Nistri, intervened in video link from Rome to underline the importance of the solemn oath. General Farina, in bringing the greetings of the Minister of Defense, Honorable Lorenzo Guerini, and the Chief of Defense, General Enzo Vecciarelli, he urged the future senior executives of the Armed Force: "Be aware of the very important phase of formation that you are experiencing today as students to prepare yourselves for the future as Commanders of men and women. Being Commanders means serving your staff with continuous commitment, competence and altruism, promoting the participation and cohesion of the Department in which you will operate. To be up to these tasks you will have to dedicate all your physical, intellectual and value energies today and always. To do this, you will have to firmly believe in the founding values ​​of the Italian Army, including commitment, sacrifice, courage, generosity and EXAMPLE which is also the name of your course. The solemn promise of fidelity to the Republic and the observance of the Constitution ", concluded the head of SME," will be the main road for your journey, the commitment to believe in these values ​​that have always distinguished the members of the Army "

During the ceremony, the Brigadier General Rodolfo unleash, Commander of the Academy, he read the formula of the oath, to which the students replied in unison "I swear!". This solemn commitment, assumed in the presence of the Flag of the Institute, sanctioned the entry of the Cadets with full rights into the Italian Army, to serve Italy, the institutions and citizens as Soldiers. 

The Army Corps General Salvatore Camporeale addressing the Official Students of the 201 ° Course he said: "The Military Academy is training you in the strict cult of duty, the only way to forge entire generations of first-rate citizens and commanders. An ancient and glorious tradition of commitment and dedication that you are today called to perpetuate, serving in two institutions, the Army and the Carabinieri, which over the centuries have always been able to confirm themselves as a solid and irreplaceable point of reference for the nation. "

Some local civil authorities also attended the ceremony, conducted in a reduced form, and in full compliance with the regulations in force for combating and containing COVID-19. The event was broadcast in live streaming, on the social platforms of the Italian Army, to allow relatives and friends, unable to participate, to share with their loved ones such an important act in the life of a soldier.

The Military Institute of Modena is the oldest Academy in Europe and is located inside the Doge's Palace, where numerous generations of officers and illustrious exponents of Italian society have been trained according to the profound values ​​underlying the institutions of the State: example, self-denial, dignity, fidelity, firmness, honor. 

Army: The 201 ° "Example" course swears allegiance to the Republic

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