This morning, at the Olympic Sports Center of the Army of Rome, in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Army, army corps general Danilo Errico, took place the ceremony of rotation in the office of Army commander for training, specialization and doctrine (COMFORDOT) between the army corps general Giorgio Battisti, who simultaneously left the active service, and division general Claudio Berto, who also maintains the post of commander for training and Application School, based in Turin.
During his speech, the Army Chief of Staff expressed his deepest gratitude to General Battisti, who left his post after fourteen months of intense activity, pointing out the exemplary work done in over forty years of brilliant career .
General Errico reiterated how in the current historical moment, full of pitfalls and difficulties, the armed force must look at education and school education, at all levels, as a priority component, both for the nation and for the country. whole defense department. In this sense, the role played by COMFORDOT is crucial: in the functioning mechanisms of an institution like the military one, it is in charge of the delicate function of basic education and the subsequent specialization of the main component of the Army: the human one.
The Chief of Staff also focused on the importance of technology in military training and on the current use of state-of-the-art computer simulation and command and control systems. In particular, continued General Errico, the integrated terrestrial training system - whose experimental phase will be completed by the end of the year - allows the carrying out of activities oriented to the maximum realism and characterized by a high security framework, both for trained personnel and for the environment.
The Chief of Staff concluded the intervention by addressing his staff "good luck" to General Berto, who has the task of continuing to enhance and enhance the potential and capabilities of COMFORDOT, and thanking all the military of the training area for enthusiasm and dedication profuse in daily work.
The army corps general Giorgio Battisti, in his farewell address, addressed above all to the young soldiers lined up and urged them to have a spirit of initiative, courage, adaptability, willingness to act and a culture of innovation , since they will likely be called upon to face a determined, unscrupulous and cruel enemy who will choose the moment, the way and the place of the confrontation. "You must have the behavior of Lieutenant Rowan in the story Message to Garcia and don't get used to the culture of alibi, which always discharges responsibilities and tasks to other ".
The COMFORDOT, established, in the Rome - Cecchignola headquarters, starting from 1 ° January 2013, unites in a single top command the functions related to the formation, specialization and doctrine of the armed force and has the purpose of forming and preparing officers, non-commissioned officers , graduates and troops to operate nationally and internationally
