Since the start of March, the Third Army of the Marine Infantry has been coaching personnel from this nation as recruits for the Ukrainian military. Among the Ukrainians who obtain army coaching in our nation there are additionally civilians with none expertise within the Army. They be taught to carry a weapon and shoot , additionally to use first assist to wounded in fight
During the previous couple of years, the Spanish Armed Forces have displayed their experience in coaching the armies of different international locations in order that they’ll guarantee their very own safety. Therefore, when the EU authorised a mission to coach Ukrainian troopers (EUMAM-Ukraine), Spain stepped ahead and provided to coach tons of of Ukrainian troops.
The Tercio de Armada de Infantería de Marina, in collaboration with the Navy, has been concerned within the coaching of recruits by the supply of an instruction module on the services of the San Fernando Base (Cádiz) and the Field of Maneuvers of the ” Retin”.
This instruction is being carried out, along with different components of the Spanish geography belonging to the Armed Forces, within the services that the Navy has within the San Fernando Barracks (Cádiz), in addition to within the Retín Maneuvering and Shooting Field, within the municipality of Barbate.
As detailed by the lieutenant colonel of the Navy, José Román, those that are collaborating on this program are individuals who have arrived “with out prior coaching or with nearly no coaching”, and the Spanish army is instructing them to turn into recruits within the Ukrainian military. .
Among the Ukrainians who obtain army coaching in our nation there are additionally civilians with none expertise within the Army. They be taught to carry a weapon and shoot, additionally to use first assist to wounded in fight. For 5 weeks they practice to face the enemy within the conflict that their nation is struggling.
“All these Ukrainians are civilians with no army expertise. They have come to Spain and for 5 weeks they will be taught fundamental fight ways,” their teacher defined. They guarantee that they create a really excessive motivation to impart all of the duties.
The Ukrainians know that upon their return a conflict entrance awaits them the place the bullets are not blanks. For this purpose, in San Fernando additionally they train them to save lots of a associate. From making a tourniquet, together with themselves, to fixing complicated fight eventualities.
Under the gaze of the Spanish instructors, one of many duties that the Ukrainian troopers have needed to perform is to evaluate the injury suffered by an injured comrade after an explosion or a shot. An improvised machine has destroyed a car and after securing the realm, they rescue and stabilize its injured occupants. A slender trench is the shelter the place a soldier with an open fracture might be handled. Knowing find out how to lay a easy monitor can preserve a teammate alive when the battle is underway.
These are some examples of duties that the Ukrainians have needed to perform underneath the supervision of Spanish troopers. Apparently easy duties, however carried out by people who find themselves not professionals within the army world. “From the primary day they arrived till in the present day the evolution has been abysmal” commented the trainer. They have gone from not understanding find out how to shoot a gun to having to do it on the enemy.
Other faculties in Spain
Currently, the “faculties” are discovered not solely in Cádiz, but additionally in Zaragoza, Toledo, Pontevedra, Almería, Burgos and Seville. The academics are specialists within the completely different topics they train.
An instance of that is the “Cid Campeador” base in Castrillo del Val, the place members of the Engineer Regiment No. 1 (RING 1) provide coaching in sapper methods. Another instance is the “El Copero” base in Seville, the place troops from the 74th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment (RAAA74) give instruction in using the “Hawk” anti-aircraft system.