There are 532 soldiers, who attended the basic course for volunteers in fixed stops of a year of the 3 Block 2015, which today, officially entered the great family of the Italian Army, swearing allegiance to the Italian Republic during a brief but significant ceremony held in the "Emidio Clementi" barracks of Ascoli Piceno.
In the presence of the war flag of the 235 regiment, decorated by Cross of the Military Order of Italy need Silver Medal for Military Valor and in the presence of the military, civil and religious authorities of the Marche region, the volunteers shouted "Lo Giuro!", singing the Hymn of Mameli, accompanied by the ordinance music of the Transport and Materials School.
The 3 ° block 2015 was named in memory of the second lieutenant Nicola Pizi, decorated by Gold Medal for Military Valor, for the heroism demonstrated at the Poggio 118 of Monte Sei Busi the 2 August 1915, during the First World War.
The regimental commander, Colonel Marzo Zona, addressing the soldiers said "with the oath you consciously recognize the great responsibility of wearing the uniform and of sharing and respecting the values it embodies: values such as honor, sacrifice, loyalty, discipline and generosity. Cardinal principles of armed force and being a soldier that today, 73 years ago, distinguished young soldiers like you in El Alamein "and underlined, in the continuation of his speech, the importance of" sacrifice and fatigue, which are an integral part of our daily training, which combined with discipline, motivation and professionalism are the only way to prepare us to successfully face the mission assigned to us and the related risks that derive from it. Those who are capable and trained to suffer, in the end win. And I conclude using words not mine but significant: our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up again every time ".
Formally acquired the legal status of volunteers in firm prefixed of one year, the soldiers of the 3rd Block 2015 will be assigned, on November 24th, at the end of the ten weeks of basic training, to the operational units of the Armed Force where they will continue the contract.
