The 2014 training year was officially opened on Wednesday, 8 January, in all military units of the Ministry of National Defence.

During the activity organized by the General Staff, Lieutenant General Stefan Danila, chief of General Staff, pointed out that the main characteristic of this training year is adaptability. \'Training programs have to be adapted to the transformation process, according to where the respective unit’s place is in the Framework Restructuring Program, depending on its mission and resources. But, most of all, from what we have seen so far, they have to be adapted to the present professional status of the soldiers, different from the conscripts’ ', the chief of General Staff said.

Also, Lieutenant General Stefan Danila continued by saying that the quality of training should further education by developing the skills a modern combat soldier needs. \'Evaluation of structures is already done according to NATO standards. We have to maintain the level of exigency we used in assessing the troops meant for the theater of operations in Afghanistan', the chief of General Staff concluded.

MoND Press Office