by yialousa1971 » Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:51 pm
theodosia wrote:at what age do you have to do your army sentence? is it 18 or do you get to chose? iam more interested in the 50s...would you be allowed to come to england without going into the army?
And what about a passport? if you come to england and live there, what happens if and when you go back to cyprus? not found much infor on the net.
by theodosia » Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:46 pm
yialousa1971 wrote:theodosia wrote:at what age do you have to do your army sentence? is it 18 or do you get to chose? iam more interested in the 50s...would you be allowed to come to england without going into the army?
And what about a passport? if you come to england and live there, what happens if and when you go back to cyprus? not found much infor on the net.
There was no Cypriot army in the 1950's as Cyprus was still occuppied by Britain.
by yialousa1971 » Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:00 pm
theodosia wrote:yialousa1971 wrote:theodosia wrote:at what age do you have to do your army sentence? is it 18 or do you get to chose? iam more interested in the 50s...would you be allowed to come to england without going into the army?
And what about a passport? if you come to england and live there, what happens if and when you go back to cyprus? not found much infor on the net.
There was no Cypriot army in the 1950's as Cyprus was still occuppied by Britain.
oh i didn't know that, thank you. when did it start?
Establishment of the National Guard
In June 1964, the Cyprus Parliament passed the National Guard Law, establishing obligatory national service and thus setting the foundations for the establishment of the active Cyprus Army. The military duty was initially 18 months and the National Guard was staffed by Officers, who assumed the responsibility of organising and training its personnel with the help of volunteers who had joined the Army in 1962 and 1963.
The organisational structure of the National Guard, under legal semi-military form, included:
■ National Guard Battle Units (Mechanised and non-mechanised).
■ Support Units and Service Units.
■ Reserve and Replenishment Units.
Between 15 June 1964 and 2 August 1965, on the basis of the National Guard Law, a successive obligatory drafting of conscripts of the 1959-65 classes took place, resulting to the gradual development of the National Guard and the enlistment of about 17000 men.
Since 1974 and up to the present, the National Guard, using modern technological advancements and staffed by well trained officers, graduates of Military Schools in Greece and other countries, has evolved into a considerable and battle-worthy deterrent force, with a high degree of training, operational readiness and fighting capability, comparable to those of European Armies.
Beyond its specific military duties, the National Guard contributes to other activities and carries out social work, such as the assistance in fire-fighting, dealing with natural disasters and voluntary blood donation, while at the same time contributes towards the shaping and moulding of the characters of the country’s youth, during their military service
National Guard Emblem
The Two-headed Eagle was established as the emblem of the National Guard since its founding in 1964. It symbolises the ecumenical character of the Greek spirit.
The two-headed eagle was a mystical symbol of Hellenism since the ancient times. In ancient mythology, it was the par-excellence godly and heavenly bird, helper and protector of Zeus.
It was first used as a symbol of power during the Byzantine years. It symbolised the dual sovereignty of the Byzantine Emperors in Europe and Asia. With its two heads looking proudly to the left and to the right, they wanted to indicate that the central power had its
attention equally focused towards the two worlds, east and west.
As a Christian symbol, it is the official emblem of the Patriarchates throughout the Orthodox world.
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