In the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Karolos Papoulias, the oath-taking ceremony of new Second Lieutenants took place at the Hellenic Army Academy in Vari-Attica, officiated by Metropolitan of Glyfada, Ellinikon, Voula, Vouliagmeni and Vari.
The sabre award ceremony for new Second Lieutenants was performed by the President of the Hellenic Republic and the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos, while for Cypriot graduates the sabres were awarded by the Minister of Defence of Cyprus Fotis Fotiou.
The ceremony was also attended by the Alternate Minister of National Defence Fofi Gennimata, the Deputy Minister of National Defence Athanassios Davakis, the 1st Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Ioannis Tragakis, the General Secretary of the Government Panaghiotis Baltakos, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Mihail Kostarakos, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff Lieutenant General (AF)Evaggelos Tournas, the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Admiral Evaggelos Apostolakis and the Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff Lieutenant General Athanassios Tselios.