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It was with feelings of great joy and pride that we gathered today at the Naval Base "Evangelos Florakis", for the awarding ceremony of the degrees and insignia of the 83rd School of Underwater Disaster Management.
At the ceremony, which is the culmination of a long, arduous and hard training, today we reward the commendable laborious efforts made by the young submariners for all this time.
Young submarine destroyers,
Today, you officially join the ranks of the Submarine Destruction Unit, one of the most elite units of the National Guard.
For the rest of your lives you will be justly proud to have served in this special Unit, where only the mentally and physically strong, the courageous and daring can cope.
You deserve much congratulation for having turned your backs on the dictates of the times and the tendency to prosperity that characterizes it, to apathy, ease and flight. Disregarding the temporary, the easy, the transitory and the ephemeral, with high morale and incomparable will, you conscientiously chose the demanding path of duty and service to your country.
This is what Submarine Destroyers always do. They choose the difficult, upright and steadfast, determined to carry out their mission with vigour. Anywhere, anytime and under any circumstances.
Your journey to date, and the one you are called upon to traverse, will not be easy, but very demanding and arduous.
Keep your head held high and your eyes forward. Always remember that success follows those who prepare themselves without sparing effort and sweat. This is what the SEALs have always done and will continue to do in the future.
To be ready to perform your mission requires that you continue to train relentlessly, with the same intensity, and demonstrate the same responsibility, discipline, camaraderie and courage.
"Courage," however, "t is good if it has knowledge in it. Without this knowledge, boldness does harm," the ancient Greek poet Theogneis reminds us.
But the great orator Isocrates reminds us that "Rome has benefited by prudence, and without it she has harmed most of them by having it."[/I]
But the great orator Isocrates reminds us that "Rome has benefited by prudence, and without it she has harmed most of them by having it.
That is, "Physical strength, proved beneficial when combined with prudence, but without it, it harmed most of them."
Proceed, then, throughout your course in the army as the saying that adorns the emblem of the Submarine Disaster Unit defines.
"Rome after prudence." For physical strength is only useful when accompanied by prudence and reason.
Be aware that our country needs young men like you.
Disciplined, courageous, conscientious, with high spirit and mental strength.
I am confident, based on your performance so far, that you will successfully meet the high demands and confirm the expectations of the state, while honoring the insignia you will proudly wear from today.
The National Guard, based on your contribution, remains committed to its mission. To the duty to which it has been committed by the state, as the guardian of the territorial integrity and freedom of our homeland.
Our immutable goal is the modernization and upgrading of its capabilities, its reinforcement with modern equipment and acquisition of technological systems of the modern operational environment so that it is able to continue to perform its mission as a strong, effective and reliable force.
Our immutable goal is the modernization and upgrading of its capabilities, its reinforcement with modern equipment and acquisition of technological systems of the modern operational environment in order to be able to continue to perform its mission as a strong, effective and reliable force.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I wish to express my congratulations to the Commander of the Submarine Warfare Unit, the Commander of the Submarine Warfare School, your instructors and all those who have contributed in every way to the excellent and high quality training of the submarine destroyer candidates.
Congratulations are also due to the families and parents, who raised them by teaching them what it means to contribute to their country, and supported their choice.
Here you are today, at their side once again, to cheer them on.
Young submarine destroyers,
I am confident that you will faithfully serve the Special Forces and honor the insignia you have so hard earned.
I congratulate you once again on your success and wish you good health and every personal and family happiness.
On behalf of the Hellenism of Cyprus, I sincerely thank you.
(MB/EXP)
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