Translation of "3e Unité d'entraînement opérationnel tout temps " (French → English) :

24. Notes the fact that EU battlegroups have never yet been deployed and considers that their existence will be difficult to justify over time; stresses that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation, training and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high-readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval, cyber and special forces components and a high level of ambition; underlines the fact that EU battlegroups should be deployable for all types of crises, including climate-driven humanitarian crisis; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the response and adaptability to different crisis situations, ...[+++]and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a whole;

24. Notes the fact that EU battlegroups have never yet been deployed and considers that their existence will be difficult to justify over time; stresses that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation, training and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high-readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval, cyber and special forces components and a high level of ambition; underlines the fact that EU battlegroups should be deployable for all types of crises, including climate-driven humanitarian crisis; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the response and adaptability to different crisis situations, ...[+++]and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a whole;

The strategy includes a number of measures suggested by the Commission to further enhance the effectiveness of EU customs co-operation for example by creating a permanent Operational Co-ordination Unit (OCU) sharing liaison officers, establishing EU-wide threat assessments and common risk profiles, common training, and training together with police where relevant, and possible action in relation to the availability of equipment and the need for an equivalent level of control at the EU external border It remains essential that all Member States i ...[+++]mmediately and fully ratify the Naples II Convention.

The strategy includes a number of measures suggested by the Commission to further enhance the effectiveness of EU customs co-operation for example by creating a permanent Operational Co-ordination Unit (OCU) sharing liaison officers, establishing EU-wide threat assessments and common risk profiles, common training, and training together with police where relevant, and possible action in relation to the availability of equipment and the need for an equivalent level of control at the EU external border It remains essential that all Member States i ...[+++]mmediately and fully ratify the Naples II Convention.

I consider the following to be my primary responsibilities in achieving this mission: to train combat-capable soldiers and hone their skill sets to enable them to safely and efficiently integrate into the regular force operational deployments; to be prepared to provide soldiers for domestic operations in accordance with CONPLAN RAPTOR; to ensure that all training is carried out in the most cost-efficient and effective manner possible; to retain existing soldiers and reduce attrition by continuing to provide realistic and exciting train ...[+++]ing opportunities according to our regimental five-year training plan; to increase my unit strength by recruiting high-calibre candidates through an aggressive program of intensive cadet corps support and combined garrison recruiting initiatives coordinated through the CFRC; to coordinate and conduct collective training opportunities with an emphasis on combined armed tactics; to prioritize and conduct individual training at unit, brigade, area and national levels on a stringent trained-to-need basis in accordance with ARE, which is the Army Reserve Establishment, and the Army Qualification List requirements; to foster and maintain a positive relationship with all local communities by continued participation and visibility in community events in accordance with 31 CBG's link to the community program; to also continue to develop and refine the unit's command succession plan and to promote support of the CFLC's aims, goals and programs, both within the unit and the local business community.