The ceremony, held on Friday, February 9, began with a report to Colonel, PhD, Dariusz Parylak, commander of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade, delivered by the brigade’s head of armored training, Lieutenant Colonel Wojciech Strzelecki. The flag detail then marched past the soldiers standing on the square. Its members were:
- commander – Senior Corporal Dawid Kowalski
- flag bearer – Senior Private Mateusz Mielniczek
- escort – Private Justyna Bandrów.
With pride on their faces, the soldiers of the training companies repeated the words of the military oath after the commander of the 11th Lubusian Armored Cavalry Division: “I, a soldier of the Polish Armed Forces, solemnly swear…” The following soldiers were honored by taking the oath on the colors:
- From the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade:
- recruit Private Kondrad Kot
- Private Hubert Szczypecki
- recruit Private Kondrad Danaj
- recruit Private Kacper Bartyś
- from the 5th Borderland Engineer Battalion:
- recruit Private Adam Stańczyk
- recruit Private Karol Ślewa
- recruit Private Łukasz Niciński
- recruit Private Mateusz Błażejewski.
Chaplain of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade, Captain Michał Zieliński, blessed the newly sworn-in soldiers. Afterward, a representative of the main protagonists of Friday’s event gave a speech. Recruit Private Marcin Piaśnik marched to the podium and addressed those gathered on the square:
The military oath is not only the words of the Oath, but above all an act of devotion to the Homeland. Therefore, from today onward, three most important words will always accompany us: God, Honor, Homeland. As candidates for professional military service, we have the honor of training in the ranks of the finest 11th Lubusian Armored Cavalry Division. We promise that we will make every effort never to tarnish the good name of the Black Division, and that we will use the knowledge entrusted to us as well as possible, bearing witness to courage, bravery, and patriotism. Let us remember that the army is our future, just as we are the army’s future. Let us ensure that the uniform of a Polish soldier is associated with decency and honor.
We have chosen a difficult but highly honorable path of further development. We would like to thank our parents for the patience they showed in raising us and for passing on the values that instilled in us a love of the Homeland. I also extend heartfelt thanks to our superiors for their kindness and goodwill shown each day, as well as for the effort they put into passing on the knowledge and skills that form the foundation of our future service.
The next item on the ceremony’s agenda was the reading of commanders’ orders recognizing soldiers from the training companies. For achieving very good results in the performance of their duties during basic training, the following were recognized:
- recruit Private Kondrad Kot
- recruit Private Piotr Kiraga
- recruit Private Marcin Piaśnik
- recruit Private Kacper Bartyś
- recruit Private Kondrad Danaj
- recruit Private Adam Stańczak
- recruit Private Mateusz Gałka
- recruit Private Tomasz Gregorczyk
- recruit Private Mateusz Błażejewski.
More information and photos are available on the website of the 10th Armored Cavalry Brigade in Świętoszów.