Military service hardens a new type of citizen of Armenia. Scary in Sardarapat

The President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Serzh Sargsyan, participated in the graduation ceremony of the graduates of the 2016-2017 academic year of military educational institutions at the Sardarapat Memorial Complex with the top leadership of the country.

As reported by the RA President’s Amul Service, the President welcomed the participants of the ceremony, congratulated the 2017 graduates of military educational institutions. to the graduates on the occasion of the graduation ceremony and wish them good service and great success.

By order of the RA Ministry of Defense, 279 graduates were awarded the rank of first officer “Lieutenant”. Within the framework of the event, graduates of military educational institutions received their graduation documents and daggers, which were handed over to them by the President of the Republic and members of the National Security Council. The President of the Republic delivered a speech on the occasion of the ceremony.

The event ended with a farewell ceremony of the graduates to the battle flags and a solemn march.

At the event, Serzh Sargsyan made a speech, in which it is said in particular:

“I heartily congratulate you on concluding this important phase of your life. You have successfully completed your studies and from here you will leave for service in order to fulfill your sacred mission.

You will be on the front line, in military units, in headquarters, in the rear. Wherever you are, you will be commanders whose word our brave soldiers will follow.

I have no doubt that you will be strict with yourself first and foremost. And precisely because of this, you will reserve the right to be demanding towards your subordinates as well.

You will lead them by your example, by your moral character. You will become a family, an older brother, a counselor for them.

I am sure that you will find such senior brothers and experienced advisors among your superiors. They have already walked that same path. They should help you to avoid the mistakes they made, they should rely on and support you.

The Armenian Army is just such a big family. Our whole country is just such a big family. Patriarch Movses Khorenatsi used to say “we are a small family”. Yes, we are a small family, although few, but strong with the unity that is characteristic of a strong nation, a strong family.

We must remember that the primary meaning of the word “nation” in Armenian is family and greatness. The purpose of your service is to ensure the safety and peace of your family, your clan, your nation.

Dear soldiers,

The motto “One for all and all for one” was put at the foundation of our army. And that army became a people’s army, which united the builder and the writer, the driver and the programmer, the jeweler and the musician. It was this popular effort that protected the Artsakh world and continues to guarantee its security today.

Military service hardens a new type of citizen of Armenia. it is the type that stands firmly on its ground, confident in its own strength, supporting its comrades in arms, not doubting the strength of its rear. That type is brought up by your parents in the family, and you will give that same upbringing to your children. That type is educated in our schools, learning from teachers to distinguish good from bad, good from evil, fair from unfair.

We build our country on those positive values ​​and freedom, defend our law and our land. It is thanks to this that we have won on the battlefield and are firm in our positions. You, dear soldiers, are the pioneers of those positions, you are the border guards and position defenders.

The officers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia are a new type of the cream of the Armenian intelligentsia, our people. The emergence of that type was possible thanks to the independent state of Armenia. And our state will do everything to solve the problems of its glorious military children.

Here, where the spirit of the heroes of Sardarapat lives, we all must realize the burden of historical responsibility that we assume on our shoulders. It is not only the security of today’s Armenia, but also the responsibility to ensure the permanence of our statehood.

Dear graduates,

Dear soldiers,

Congratulations again! I wish you all good service and great success. They will undoubtedly be the successes of our entire people.”