On Friday, the military ceremony was held in Enns to mark the acceptance of the new constables of the Austrian Armed Forces took place in Enns. A total of 414 young non-commissioned officers, including 23 women, completed their 18-month training. The ceremony for the professional and militia soldiers took place in the presence of Secretary General Arnold Kammel and Chief of the General Staff Rudolf Striedinger on the main square in Enns.
After one and a half years of training, the retired constables now assume responsibility in the troops as group commanders during operations at home and abroad and in the training of recruits to the armed forces.
In honor of the constables, a C-130 Hercules and four AB212 helicopters flew over the site.
At the main square in Enns, six graduates – the four course speakers, the women’s representative and a representative of the militia – were promoted to constable on behalf of all graduates.
The best of the year – Constable Cornelia Urban – comes from the Salzburg Military Music. She achieved eight awards. She thanked her instructors and comrades for the past training period and dedicated her success to two deceased comrades, her late grandfather, a colonel in the Austrian Armed Forces, and a staff sergeant who died in an accident on a joint mountain tour, who spurred her on to train as a non-commissioned officer.
General Secretary Arnold Kammel presented the best student with the golden HUAk ring as a visible sign of their excellent performance.
Federal state figures
324 professional soldiers (including 21 women) and 90 militia soldiers (2 women) passed their final examinations for non-commissioned officer training. The day before, the muster out took place in Enns. 106 of the professional and militia soldiers (including 8 women) come from Lower Austria, followed by Styria with 64 participants (including one woman), followed by Salzburg with 47 (three women), Upper Austria with 45 (four women) and Carinthia with 44 (one woman). Tyrol follows with 21 (two women), Burgenland has 17 and Vorarlberg 12 (one woman) young constables.
Year of birth: Train driver Matthias Osterer (1893 – 1930)
The graduates of the 8th Cadre Candidate Training chose “Platoon Leader Matthias Osterer” as their class name. In 1914, Matthias Osterer joined the k.u.k. Infantry Regiment No. 59 in Salzburg in 1914, was initially deferred and called up to the Landesschützenregiment No. I in Wels in May 1915. He served on the southern front and was awarded all the bravery medals for his service, including the gold medal for his action at Monte Fontana secca, southwest of Feltre, on November 21, 1917. First World War he served briefly in the army, but returned to his employer, Perlmoser AG in Kirchbichl. He died on February 25, 1930 after a long and serious illness.
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