The collective swearing-in ceremony of 11 students belonging to the 28th official training course (AUFP) took place on Wednesday 14 October in the student lounge of the Air Force Academy of Pozzuoli (NA).
The students - 20 from the special weapons role, 4 from the special role aeronautical engineering corps and 4 from the special role aeronautical commissary corps - swore allegiance to the Italian Republic collectively, in front of the Flag of the Institute, in the presence of the commander of the 'Air Force Academy, general of the air division Luigi Casali.
General Casali, after thanking the families for the fundamental role played in the education and growth path of their children, underlined the importance of today's ceremony: “An oath that must inspire and guide our daily work at the service of the country in complex international scenarios that see us increasingly engaged outside national borders. At the Air Force Academy the responsibility and honor of preparing our young officer students so that they are ready to face the new challenges that the country assigns to us. You have the responsibility to honor the commitment you make today with determination in the year that marks our first 100 years".
The most emotional moment of the ceremony, which was also witnessed by the parents of the young students, was the cry "I swear!", pronounced with determination in front of the Institute Flag.
The official students arrived at this important ceremony at the end of a short but intense training course, which began last June and will see them engaged in the Academy until November. Subsequently, those suitable will be assigned to the Armed Forces departments.
The training process of the AUFP course is made up of two phases, the first, defined as the "military" phase and carried out by all those attending, has the aim of providing basic military preparation, providing transversal subjects such as command tasks and functions, organization of Defense and AM, military logistics and communication techniques.
The second phase, however, called "professional", differs according to the role and category to which one belongs and has the aim of providing the specific knowledge and skills useful to guarantee subsequent and effective employment in the departments of the Armed Forces.
As per tradition, the new AUFP course has been assigned a name, the initial of which is agreed with the youngest regular course, the Dragon VI: “Dagger”, while “Frangar, not Flectar” has been chosen as the motto.
The Air Force Academy depends on the command of the Air Force Schools/3rd Air Region. It is a military institute of higher education of a university nature which has the task of providing for the recruitment and training of young people who aspire to become officers of the Air Force.
By attending the regular courses of the Academy, one can become second lieutenant in effective permanent service of the Air Force, in the normal navigator role (pilots) and in the normal role of the arms, of the aeronautical engineer, of the aeronautical commissariat corps and of the aeronautical medical corps. Courses are also held at the Institute for officer cadets (pilots and co-drivers and pre-established firm) and directly appointed second lieutenants (both in the normal role and in the special role); finally, in the study plan of the Academy, courses with an aeronautical specialist connotation are foreseen, for foreign personnel and other Armed Forces.
