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Minister of Defense Bacho confidence that they will be ca- Readiness Center (JMRC), as
Akhalaia bid farewell to military pable to effectively accomplish well as the group of trainers and
servants of the 31st Battalion the duties assigned to them”, consultants of the US Marines.
who left for Germany on Janu- stated Akhalaia. The soldiers of In total, 750 Georgian military
ary 13. The enhanced Battalion the 31st Battalion have been go- servants are taking part in exer-
of the third Brigade of the GA, ing through the intensive mili- cises in the American base locat-
consisting of 185 soldiers, will tary trainings since September ed in Hohenfels. They are pass-
undergo military training in the 2009, getting ready for partici- ing through the trainings in Ger-
German town of Hohenfels. The pation in the ISAF operation in many step-by step. In case of
company will be integrated into Afghanistan. The level of pre- successful completion of exer-
the Battalion and go to Afghani- paredness of the Georgian peace cises, Georgian militaries will be
stan to perform the peacekeep- contingent is being examined entirely prepared to get engaged
ing mission there. “Our soldiers and evaluated by the experts of in the peace-support mission, led
are properly trained, giving me the U.S. Joint Multinational by NATO in Afghanistan.
this sphere. The president con- Georgian Education Ministry led reserve officers with the required
siders Military-Patriotic Educa- by Minister of Education and Sci- qualifications. It is also impor-
tion to be one of the “key trian- ence Dimitri Shashkin. The Min- tant that demobilized officers
gles and cornerstones” based on ister of Education and Science of from the Georgian Armed Forc-
which “modern Georgia” should Georgia met with Defense Minis- es will be involved in this pro-
be built. “It is necessary in order ter; the Deputy Interior and Dep- cess. The candidates will be se-
to help the children to at least un- uty Environmental Ministers also lected specially, and before start-
derstand many things about their attended the meeting. “With this ing teaching at school, they will
country, and as we have already new discipline, children will be- have special trainings.
seen, anything can happen, and come familiar with the compo- Military Education was
Georgia and Georgians should nents of the Georgia Army and taught at Georgian schools in the
be able to defend at least their Georgian armament,” stated Min- past, but as a result of reform, it
village, their town or their dis- ister of Education and Science will be taught with absolutely
trict. This system being created Dimitri Shashkin, “Children must new methods and approaches.
in Georgia will enable us to in- have information on mines and Military-patriotic education
volve each and every person in cluster bombs in order to avoid means training in civil defense,
the defense of their country. accidents. All children’s’ teachers which stimulates the soldierly
16,000, 20,000, or 30,000 sol- as well meet this reform positive- spirit which historically has al-
diers will not be able to defend a ly.” ways been in the nature of Geor-
country with population of 5 The main focus of ministers’ gians. The new method also en-
million; defending of the coun-
try with population of 5 million
meeting was the curriculum of
the course. Later the experts will
visages teaching of Georgian
military history.
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is a matter of all these 5 million
people, as well as of the Geor-
also be involved in the working Tea Kerdzevadze “In 2010 Georgia will Transformation
gians living abroad,” declared continue its defense
President Saakashvili.
Referring to this initiative, transformation path” Course
Georgian Defense Minister Ba-
cho Akhalaia held a briefing on Interview with Deputy Defence Mine clearing works
January 13 during which he
Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze
spoke on the significance of mil-
itary discipline. The course will
to be financed by the
include important issues such as
the history of the Georgian
Cadets Military Japanese government
Army, and an overview of the
armament of the army. “This
Lyceum Opens in
decision derives from the need
to provide an opportunity for the
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