A solemn ceremony
to mark the beginning of a new academic year has been held at Davit Aghmashenebeli
National Defence
Academy today.
Defence Minister
Dimitri Shashkini personally congratulated the freshmen and sophomores on the
beginning of a new academic year.
Defence Minister
got acquainted to the educational process of National Defence
Academy. The military
band of the Defence Ministry opened the solemn event by performing Georgian
National Anthem.
In the course of
the event the students and attendees paid a tribute to the memory of Georgian
military servicemen fallen for the territorial integrity of our country.
From this time
the first-year students of the Defence
Academy will start a
five-week Basic Combat Training (BCT) Course. The cadets enrolled at the National Defence Academy
will be fully financed by the state.
The National Defence Academy
was the only institution among other state or private educational
establishments, where the largest number of entrants applied. The most popular
specialties were military aviation and joint army command.
At the Academy,
the students will be provided with accommodation, adequate nutrition, uniforms,
medical service and material-technical base meeting international standards.
After entering the National
Defence Academy,
the attendee concludes agreement with the Defence Ministry and gains the status
of military servant.
The Academy
graduates will be awarded with Bachelor’s Degree and military rank of
Lieutenant. The Academy will prepare officers in the following specializations:
infantry, engineer, logistics, tank, mechanized, artillery, aviation, air
defence and communications. The students conclude an agreement with the Defence
Ministry for 10 years that includes 4 years of studying 6 years of
contract-based military service.
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