With the oath of loyalty to the Italian Republic, held at the Officers' School of Taranto on November 10th, the 2nd course ended volunteers on initial standstill (VFI) belonging to the maritime military crew corps.
Before being enlisted, the volunteers passed the different selective courses foreseen by the competition notice, in order to feed not only the naval component of the Navy but also the special departments of the divers and raiders group and of the marine brigade Saint Mark.
The 166 attendees, including 32 women, arrived at the Institute on 18 September to follow an eight-week training course. In this period they laid the foundations to become sea professionals by acquiring the basic technical-professional skills connected to the assigned category/qualification and undertaking an individual growth path aimed at internalizing the ethical principles and values of the Sailor.
Being part of the Navy has always been my dream and I have dedicated all my energy to achieving it, but the emotion I felt today in screaming "I SWEAR" is indescribable – said the municipality 2nd class Sailor logistics quartermaster Carcagni Valeria at the end of the ceremony.
Admiral Milazzo, in a passage of his speech, thus addressed the jurands “…Sailors, I am proud of you and the commitment you have shown to reach this fundamental stage today... not a finish line but a starting point to achieve increasingly important and fulfilling objectives!”
Before being sent to their first duty destination, the sailors will be engaged in another training period. In fact, in the next 4 weeks they will attend the course force protection at Mariscuola Taranto and the safety courses (fire prevention and anti-fall) at the aeronaval training center of the Navy.
