In Kyiv region, National Guard intelligence officers were given certificates of passing the basic training course according to NATO standards
The basic course of reconnaissance training took place at the International Center for the Training of Units of the National Guard in the village of Stare in Kyiv region. For eight weeks, instructors of the Joint Operational and Tactical Group of the Armed Forces of Canada in Ukraine (Operation “UNIFIER”) and
officers of the Main Directorate of the National Guard worked carefully on this to improve the qualification of NGU scouts to a level compatible with NATO member countries. Six servicemen were also involved in the course as instructors, who according to the results of the previous, pilot training course, were recognized as the best.
The head of the Intelligence Department of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine Colonel Shain Klibansky and the acting head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Department of the Personal Staff of the National Guard of Ukraine Colonel Sergey Maltsev arrived to congratulate the scouts on the completion of their training, and from the Canadian side Head of the Individual Training Group of the Joint Operational and Tactical Group of the Armed Forces of Canada in Ukraine (Operation “UNIFIER”), Major Celine Best.
“The course has been intense and intense and I congratulate those who have reached its completion. You have acquired the knowledge and skills that are necessary to perform the service and combat tasks assigned to you. And this is just the beginning. Two such courses are planned next year, so pass on the knowledge gained to your fellow students and prepare them. We must achieve capabilities that meet NATO standards,” Colonel Shain Klibansky said. According to the temporary acting head of the Department of International Cooperation of the Department of Personal Staff of the Department of the NGU Colonel
Serhiy Maltsev, cooperation with Canadian colleagues in this direction will be continued in January of the following year.
“We plan to create a course of individual training of a high-level scout and an instructor scout, as well as conducting collective training within the intelligence units. The course has been rich and practical for you and you are the first candidates to participate in joint trainings and even missions with international partners. I would like to thank our Canadian colleagues for conducting this training,” said Colonel Serhiy Maltsev.
In turn, the head of the UNIFIER individual training group, Major Celine Best, noted that this is already the second basic reconnaissance course in the National Guard and thanks to the participation of Ukrainian instructors and their professionalism training program has come close to being compatible with NATO.
“This course is a step forward for expanding the capabilities of National Guard scouts, whom our training mission will continue to support in the future. It also provided an opportunity for the NGU and the Armed Forces of Canada to exchange experiences and learn new things. Your instructors and Canadian advisors were demanding of you, but you proved your readiness for the challenges of the profession in the future,” said Major Celine Best. Despite its intensity and richness,
all participants noted its practicality in the method of presentation of the material, as well as, as an important element, the standardization of the assessment. Individual tests took place after each stage of training, and in the final, the scouts took a group exam.
“With more than one year of experience in the intelligence service, I enjoyed working with the latest navigation devices. We have a lot of common approaches in intelligence and during the training we quickly found a common language with the Canadians and overcame all the stages of training step by step. The course was interesting and I thank you for the opportunity to pass it,” said one of the best scouts of the course. The scout guards received certificates of passing the basic reconnaissance course and
presented Canadian colleagues with gratitude and commemorative plaques with the symbols of the National Guard of Ukraine.
Department of Information and Communication of the International Center of NGU
