Palmas reminded the graduates of the significant responsibility they now carry, stressing that the skills they acquired would be vital in a unit that demands courage, dynamism, physical and mental strength, and absolute commitment.<\/p>\n \u201cOur country needs disciplined, conscientious young people like you, with high morale and mental resilience. Your journey so far guarantees your success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Palmas also highlighted the contribution of the navy in humanitarian missions and search and rescue operations, underlining its readiness to act whenever required within the jurisdiction of the Republic.<\/p>\n The defence minister announced that, recognising the significant contribution of Navy personnel, the Council of Ministers approved regulations to establish a sailing allowance for members of the Army of the Republic serving on warship crews when they are at sea, moored, or anchored outside the territorial waters of Cyprus.<\/p>\n Palmas then reiterated the defence ministry\u2019s commitment to upgrading the National Guard\u2019s combat forces and adapting to the requirements of the modern operational environment.<\/p>\n \u201cBy maintaining our defence capabilities at a high level and strengthening the deterrent power of the National Guard, we aim to safeguard our national security and territorial integrity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations once again on your success. I wish you health, fulfilment of your goals, and every personal and family happiness. The state will be by your side,\u201d Palmas concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fact: Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas addressed the graduation ceremony for the new frogmen of the National Guard at the \u2018Evangelos Florakis\u2019 naval base, acknowledging the rigorous requirements and skills needed to join and complete the training for the special unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[652,1275,2408,6972,3,3530,203,2459,8856,11099,2738,210,1235,7962,655,1874,714,11100,10330,1004,4428,10778,389,1976,3126,5515,6388,3349,3260,6238,1705,827,4441,7967,6377,1016,1731,380,7053],"class_list":["post-13000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-army","tag-ceremony","tag-congratulations","tag-council-of-ministers","tag-cyprus","tag-defence-minister","tag-environment","tag-family","tag-goals","tag-graduation-ceremony","tag-happiness","tag-health","tag-humanitarian","tag-jurisdiction","tag-national-guard","tag-national-security","tag-navy","tag-new-frogmen","tag-operations","tag-power","tag-regulations","tag-republic","tag-rescue","tag-rescue-operations","tag-resilience","tag-responsibility","tag-safeguard","tag-sailing","tag-sea","tag-search","tag-search-and-rescue","tag-security","tag-service","tag-state","tag-strength","tag-territorial-waters","tag-training","tag-us","tag-young-people"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n![\"Defence](\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/defence-minister-hails-new-elite-frogmen-graduates.jpg\")
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