Confederacy trains Egelionese soldiers
Demar Solad, Egelion – 120 Confederal Army soldiers deployed to Egelion's Army’s School of infantry to train more than 2000 Egelionese soldiers for seven weeks. Facilitated by the Confederal 4th Division, eight Security Assistance and Training Management Organization, Deltabor, Tiania soldiers teamed up with soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Endrapoly, to share ground-combat tactics with the Egelionese Army’s Infantry Battalion.
“We brief them the mission, conduct the lane and follow it up with an assessment,” said Capt. Miron Marandici, the Confederal Army officer-in-charge of the training course. “Sometimes, the assessment is brutal. We do not sugarcoat it. If there is a better way to conduct a mission, they need to know. Honest and direct feedback is best.”
“We’ve seen movement to contact on a particular objective,” said commanding general, Brig. Gen. Laurentiu Grigorescu, referring to a maneuver he observed during a visit. “We’ve seen platoon-level movement principles being guided by our [Confederal Army] cadre in terms of their combat experiences, but also bringing in the Egelionese Army’s experiences.”
The Confederal Army training team developed the comprehensive seven-week course following an invitation from the Egelionese government. Instruction included offense and defensive tactics such as reacting to contact, countering an improvised-explosive device, and seizing an objective.
The training also offered operational planning geared toward young Egelionese lieutenants including leadership skills, orders production, and the one-third/two-thirds planning rule (meaning: if there are six hours to plan a mission, officers should plan for two and give their soldiers at least four hours to conduct their own planning and preparations).
“[The infantry training course] is an opportunity for us to contribute to the capacity building of our partner nation,” Grigorescu said. “To further their skill-sets and to take that into the field, into the fight.”
“The significance of this training cannot be underestimated,” said Marandici. “We developed the training program according to the Egelionese Army’s needs. We will push them because their life may depend on it.”
The Confederal/Egelionese infantry training has significant implications outside of on-the-ground tactical maneuvers. This bilateral military-to-military training carries diplomatic weight showcasing the Confederacy's and Egelion's commitment to its KEDA partners.
“Together they’ll make a strong, cohesive unit as they conduct this training event,” Grigorescu said.