[Disarmo] NATO train Ukrainian corps

[Jure Ellero LT <glry at ngi.it>]

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1. "One Of The Most Combat Capable And Experienced Armies In The World"
    Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff at yahoo.com rwrozoff
    Date: Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:00 am ((PST))

http://ukraine.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/uwi/features/2014/12/19/feature-02


Southeast European Times
December 19, 2014


NATO begins to train Ukrainian NCO corps
By Alex Statko


Kyiv: A co-operative training programme will boost the number of highly 
qualified sergeants in the Ukrainian Army.

Ukraine's military is taking advantage of a unique opportunity to raise 
professionalism by seeking NATO's assistance to improve its military 
education programmes.

Military commanders and analysts said enrolling Ukrainian soldiers in 
courses where they will learn to become sergeants according to NATO 
standards will bring "great results" for the further success of 
Ukrainian Army.

"Sergeant is the basis of any army in the world, because he commands the 
soldiers directly," Valeriy Ryabykh of Defence Express Media and 
Consulting, told to SETimes. "Today, character of the war has changed 
very much. If earlier military commanders prepared extensive frontline 
operations, very large-scale, in the modern conditions we are talking 
about manoeuvrable-type operations, both in defence and in attack. The 
role of tactical link increases and who is to supervise the tactical 
level? Yes, these people are sergeants. Therefore, they play a key role 
in the army now."

A Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) training programme that complies with 
NATO standards will begin in the army academy named after Hetman Petro 
Sahaydachnyi, located in Lviv. Later, the programme will be implemented 
in other Ukrainian cities.

A NATO military delegation visited the Sahaydachnyi Academy on December 
17th. Alliance experts and experienced trainers attended the training 
process of Ukrainian sergeants to check their preparedness and learn 
about current education methods.

"We are ready for constructive dialogue and the full support of the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces," Boguslaw Pacek, a retired Polish major general 
who is NATO's adviser for military education reform in Ukraine, told 
reporters during the visit to the academy...

Along with professional military education experts, representatives of 
the NCO corps from Canada, US, Lithuania and the Czech Republic visited 
the academy to analyse the Ukrainian training programme and provide 
suggestions on how to improve the educational process and bring it 
closer to Alliance standards.

...

The Chief of the Army Academy Lieutenant General Pavlo Tkachuk said 
learning from the experience of the world's leading armies, especially 
NATO members, is crucial in the context of NCO corps training.

"During the last months the Ukrainian Armed Forces have turned into the 
one of the most combat capable and experienced armies in the world," 
Tkachuk told reporters at the academy. "But there is still a lot of work 
on formation of the national army, because before our military get 
invaluable experience on the battlefield, in particular during 
anti-terrorist operations in the east, they must acquire fundamental 
knowledge during the grounding and get appropriate military education."

Military experts said the Ukrainian Army is in need of professional 
sergeants.

"We were negligent in this issue," Ihor Koziy, a military expert at the 
Institute of Euro-Atlantic Co-operation, told SETimes. "NCO corps will 
give clearly positive result, only if the army leadership will take care 
of it, if sergeants will have a good salary and the opportunity for 
professional growth."

Pacek said it could take three to five years to completely change the 
sergeants' education system so that it complies with NATO standards.

...

On average, the sergeant training takes three to six months. The faster 
the NATO recommendations work, the faster the Ukrainian Army will 
benefit from a new generation of sergeants, military experts said.

In addition, Ukraine has a unique opportunity to recruit the best staff 
for the training programme by including young soldiers who fought in the 
east. Military commanders can choose the best among those soldiers, 
assembling a group of future sergeants who already have significant 
military skills and combat experience, experts said.

"Powerful NCO corps will influence automatically to army's combat 
capability," Koziy said. "In fact, for us it is not a new system. By the 
end of the World War II, we had a lot of sergeants. These were the 
people who passed the war, and they were appointed to the most important 
positions. It was believed that these were very experienced people. But 
later everything has changed."

But now, thanks to NATO, Ukraine has a chance to rebuild the 
effectiveness of NCO corps, he said.

"This training programme is a good trend," Ryabykh said. "It has a 
psychological aspect as well: We are not alone. This is a signal that 
Europe is aware that threat of war is real, not only for us but for the 
whole region."



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1. Combat Capable: NATO Trains Ukrainian NCOs For Ongoing War
    Posted by: "Rick Rozoff" rwrozoff at yahoo.com rwrozoff
    Date: Sat Dec 20, 2014 8:11 am ((PST))


http://ukraine.setimes.com/en_GB/articles/uwi/features/2014/12/19/feature-02 


Southeast European Times December 19, 2014 NATO begins to train 
Ukrainian NCO corps

By Alex Statko

Kyiv: A co-operative training programme will boost the number of highly 
qualified sergeants in the Ukrainian Army. Ukraine's military is taking 
advantage of a unique opportunity to raise professionalism by seeking 
NATO's assistance to improve its military education programmes. Military 
commanders and analysts said enrolling Ukrainian soldiers in courses 
where they will learn to become sergeants according to NATO standards 
will bring "great results" for the further success of Ukrainian Army. 
"Sergeant is the basis of any army in the world, because he commands the 
soldiers directly," Valeriy Ryabykh of Defence Express Media and 
Consulting, told to SETimes. "Today, character of the war has changed 
very much. If earlier military commanders prepared extensive frontline 
operations, very large-scale, in the modern con
 ditions we are talking about manoeuvrable-type operations, both in 
defence and in attack. The role of tactical link increases and who is to 
supervise the tactical level? Yes, these people are sergeants. 
Therefore, they play a key role in the army now." A Non-commissioned 
Officer (NCO) training programme that complies with NATO standards will 
begin in the army academy named after Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi, located 
in Lviv. Later, the programme will be implemented in other Ukrainian 
cities. A NATO military delegation visited the Sahaydachnyi Academy on 
December 17th. Alliance experts and experienced trainers attended the 
training process of Ukrainian sergeants to check their preparedness and 
learn about current education methods. "We are ready for constructive 
dialogue and the full support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," Boguslaw 
Pacek, a retired Polish major general who is NATO's adviser for military 
education reform in Ukraine, told reporters during the visit to the 
academy... Along
  with professional military education experts, representatives of the 
NCO corps from Canada, US, Lithuania and the Czech Republic visited the 
academy to analyse the Ukrainian training programme and provide 
suggestions on how to improve the educational process and bring it 
closer to Alliance standards. ... The Chief of the Army Academy 
Lieutenant General Pavlo Tkachuk said learning from the experience of 
the world's leading armies, especially NATO members, is crucial in the 
context of NCO corps training. "During the last months the Ukrainian 
Armed Forces have turned into the one of the most combat capable and 
experienced armies in the world," Tkachuk told reporters at the academy. 
"But there is still a lot of work on formation of the national army, 
because before our military get invaluable experience on the 
battlefield, in particular during anti-terrorist operations in the east, 
they must acquire fundamental knowledge during the grounding and get 
appropriate military education." Mil
 itary experts said the Ukrainian Army is in need of professional 
sergeants. "We were negligent in this issue," Ihor Koziy, a military 
expert at the Institute of Euro-Atlantic Co-operation, told SETimes. 
"NCO corps will give clearly positive result, only if the army 
leadership will take care of it, if sergeants will have a good salary 
and the opportunity for professional growth." Pacek said it could take 
three to five years to completely change the sergeants' education system 
so that it complies with NATO standards. ... On average, the sergeant 
training takes three to six months. The faster the NATO recommendations 
work, the faster the Ukrainian Army will benefit from a new generation 
of sergeants, military experts said. In addition, Ukraine has a unique 
opportunity to recruit the best staff for the training programme by 
including young soldiers who fought in the east. Military commanders can 
choose the best among those soldiers, assembling a group of future 
sergeants who already hav
 e significant military skills and combat experience, experts said. 
"Powerful NCO corps will influence automatically to army's combat 
capability," Koziy said. "In fact, for us it is not a new system. By the 
end of the World War II, we had a lot of sergeants. These were the 
people who passed the war, and they were appointed to the most important 
positions. It was believed that these were very experienced people. But 
later everything has changed." But now, thanks to NATO, Ukraine has a 
chance to rebuild the effectiveness of NCO corps, he said. "This 
training programme is a good trend," Ryabykh said. "It has a 
psychological aspect as well: We are not alone. This is a signal that 
Europe is aware that threat of war is real, not only for us but for the 
whole region."





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