the primary old-timers will likely be despatched dwelling in Latvia

On Friday, Could 31, at 10:00, within the presence of kinfolk of navy personnel on the navy base in Adazi, a solemn commencement ceremony will happen for the primary conscription servicemen of the State Protection Service (SDS), who started serving on July 1 final yr.

The ceremony will start with a speech by President Edgars Rinkevičs, after which the Latvian nationwide anthem will likely be performed and Prime Minister Evika Silina, adopted by Protection Minister Andris Spruds, will tackle these current.

As well as, the commander of the mechanized infantry brigade of the bottom forces, Colonel Oscar Kudlis, and a SDF serviceman will give a speech on the ceremony.

Awards and commemorative cash will likely be introduced in the course of the occasion. With the tip of the primary conscription of the SDF, a brand new custom has begun within the mechanized infantry brigade of the bottom forces – the presentation of commemorative cash to these SDF servicemen who efficiently accomplished 11 months of service or throughout their service entered into knowledgeable service settlement.

The obverse of the commemorative coin depicts BMRD armored automobiles, symbolizing the mechanized infantry brigade of the bottom forces, and is engraved with the inscription “Valsts aizsardzības dienests” (“State Protection Service”). The reverse of the coin bears the emblem of the mechanized infantry brigade of the bottom forces and the motto “Vienotībā spēks!” (“There may be energy in unity!”).

Younger individuals aged 18 to 27 years are known as up for the 11-month CDF service in July 2025 on the navy base in Adazi: they’ll voluntarily apply from June 16, 2024 to January 10, 2025 on the web site “klustikaravirs.lv”.