Annual meeting of CAF NCO Corps

The meeting was attended by 39 non-commissioned officers, NCOs of independent battalions, and above, from all services of the Armed Forces, and NCO representatives from General Staff directorates.

The meeting was opened by the Deputy Chief of General Staff for Operations, Rear Admiral Zdenko Simicic who in his opening address introduced the present with the future activities and direction of the CAF development, with the emphasis on developing the necessary legislation and regulations, where NCOs have to contribute as well.
Admiral Simicic also stressed the importance of the role of the principal NCOs in the CAF units, who must be an aid in the training of commanders at all levels, and who by their own example show full professionalism among NCOs and soldiers in the CAF units.

The meeting was led by the acting principal NCO of the Croatian Armed Forces, Master Sergeant Mario Mateljic with his associates. During the meeting, NCOs discussed the most important issues that have been in the domain of the principal non-commissioned officers and the focus was on individual training in 2011 in the CAF units, the state of implementation of the course for development of basic leadership’s skills, and the state of NCO chain of support in the CAF. The meeting was subsequently joined by representatives of the Personnel and Operations and Training Directorate, which presented and opened discussion on issues that have been important for further work and development of the CAF NCO.