The oath taking ceremony of newly commissioned Ensigns of the Hellenic Navy was held yesterday evening, at the presence of the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, at the premises of the Hellenic Naval Academy, Piraeus, officiated by the Metropolitan of Piraeus Seraphim.
The swords were awarded to the newly commissioned officers of the Hellenic Navy by the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias and the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos.
The ceremony was also attended by the political and military leadership of the Ministry of National Defence and by representatives of the Hellenic Parliament.