In Rajlovac, the 30th cohort of new BiH Armed Forces soldiers was promoted

(Patria) - In the barracks of the Armed Forces (OS) of Bosnia and Herzegovina "Rajlovac", the 30th cohort of new BiH Armed Forces soldiers was ceremoniously promoted today, having completed their training in the barracks "Mika Bosnić" on Manjača and "Rajlovac" in Sarajevo.

A total of 401 young soldiers are involved, making this 30th cohort the largest to have gone through the Basic Training Center of the BiH Armed Forces.

With a ceremony held in Čapljina on December 21st, 140 soldiers officially entered active military service in the BiH Armed Forces, and with this ceremony in Rajlovac, the second part of 261 soldiers took their solemn oath, officially joining the entire 30th cohort into the BiH Armed Forces.

The ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Defense of BiH for Policy and Plans, Slaven Galić, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of the BiH Armed Forces for Resource Management, Major General Gojko Knežević, Parliamentary Military Commissioner Boško Šiljegović, Inspector General of the Mo BiH, Brigadier General Mirsada Ahmić, Deputy Commander of the Operations Command for Operations of the BiH Armed Forces, Brigadier Mirzet Lubenović, and other representatives of the Mo and BiH Armed Forces, as well as civil society organizations and relatives and friends of the newly admitted soldiers.

- I congratulate the newly admitted soldiers on their dedicated work and commitment during training. You have the obligation to continue with the same enthusiasm in your first duties in the units, to selflessly apply all the acquired knowledge and skills in carrying out your daily tasks - said Galić on this occasion.

He announced that the Mo and BiH Armed Forces will continue to provide employment opportunities for young and capable citizens of BiH even more intensively.

In his address, General Knežević emphasized that the BiH Armed Forces have so far trained around 7,000 young soldiers, with the aim of strengthening overall capabilities, capacities, and readiness to perform any mission.

The Commander of the Basic Training Center of the BiH Armed Forces, Colonel Alem Kaplan, stated that it was challenging to carry out the training of a cohort of soldiers outside the location of the Basic Training Center for the first time.

But, as he stated, the reason is motivating - the implementation of a modern heating system project, financed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. Colonel Kaplan thanked everyone who contributed to the realization of this training.

The most successful candidate in the soldier training was Vejsil Avdibašić, who received a commendation from the Joint Staff of the BiH Armed Forces.