Open the National Armed Forces base in Luznava

On May 31, the Minister of Defence Raimonds Bergmanis and the Commander of the National Armed Forces, General Lieutenant Leonid Kalnins, will be present at the municipality of Rēzekne to open the military base of the National Armed Forces in a solemn ceremony, which will be established in the closed Lūznavas professional secondary school.
Latvian National Guard Commander Colonel Ervin Kopeika, National Guard 3 will also participate in the event. The commander of Latgale Brigade, Colonel Maris Simson, Batalion Commander, representatives of the State Police and State Border Guard, as well as representatives of the Rēzekne municipality council and Lūznavas parish administration.
In the formal ceremony, the Ministry of Defence will take over “Lūznavas vocational secondary school” land units and structures.
Similarly, at the ceremony, the 36 th Battalion Commander, Major Oscar Omule, will receive the flag of the unit.
The National Guard Orchestra will take care of the musical design of the event.
After the event, the Minister of Defence and the Commander of the National Armed Forces will meet with local residents.
In the military base of the National Armed Forces, the National Armed Forces sub-unit will be located at Luznava. The development of the unit and infrastructure will continue for a further five years.
Latgale and Latvian patriots, as well as residents of Daugavpils, Rezekne, Preiles and the nearest District, are invited to apply for professional military service and commence service in Latgale subunit. National Guard 3. Latgale Brigade also invites professional service soldiers who have retired in the reserve, taking into account the possibilities of the service closer to the place of residence, to examine the possibility of returning to the military service. National security is our shared responsibility and the opportunity to live and work in Latvia.
In order to commence service in the sub-unit of the National Armed Forces in Latgale, the basic training course at the National Armed Forces Forests' School in Alūksne must be completed first. In the course of this course, young soldiers learn the basics of activities with weapons, tactics, card and compass, as well as in the provision of first aid, field combat skills and several other military training items.
The professional service candidate may commence the recruitment process not only at the recruitment and selection centre in Riga, but also on his or her place of residence in the nearest unit of the armed forces, including the National Guard. You can also submit to the service electronically by filling in the application questionnaire in the “www.mil.lv” section of the Armed Forces website. Following the completion of the application questionnaire, indicating “service ZS 3. Bde KAB (Luznava), it must be sent to the recruitment and selection centre at the e-mail address in rekrutesana@mil.lv.
In the armed forces, the soldier shall acquire stability, further training in speciality, foreign languages and other fields necessary for the service, work teams in Latvia and abroad, as well as in international operations districts, career growth, competitive remuneration and extensive social guarantees. To become a soldier, there must be a citizen of the Republic of Latvia with at least primary education aged 18-39.
The attention of media representatives! 
We call on media representatives to reflect the ceremony and participate in the press conference, 31 May to 14:45 arrive AT Lūznavas base.
Please submit your participation in the event up to 30 May 17.00, by e-mail in prese@mod.gov.lv and by name, surname, personal identity code and the media represented. You need to take a personal identification document, passport or ID card.
The information was prepared by:
AM Military Public Relations Department
Press division
Phone: 67335224
Email: prese@mod.gov.lv