In the Brest border group held a solemn honoring of conscripts

The Brest Border Group held a solemn celebration of servicemen who have served the established terms of military service and adequately fulfilled their duty to protect state borders. That's what sb.bu says.

The command noted the best servicemen who showed high skill, discipline and vigilance in the performance of duties. The front-runners were presented with certificates, gratitude, badges of distinction of the border service “Best specialist” and “Excellent Border Service”. The servicemen were also handed personal photos against the background of the deployed Battle Banner of the military unit. A number of border guards were awarded regular military ranks.

The head of the Brest border group Colonel Sergey Savchuk noted the importance of the day for servicemen completing military service.

- Today, the walls of our border group are being left by those who have fulfilled their military duty with honor and dignity. During their service, yesterday's recruits became real men, professionals in their field, ready to defend their home and their country. Our guys are proud to be a border guard. They have become part of our large border family, for which the state border is not just a line on a map, but a matter of a lifetime.

- The peculiarity of service in the border department, and in the Brest border group in particular, is that we are on the first meters of our land. We are constantly ready to fulfill the tasks assigned to us by the head of state. This requires every border guard, from soldier to commander, to be firm, resilient and ready to respond at any moment to possible changes in the situation.

Private Stepan Karapetyan, who served in the maneuvering group, noted that during the service he had noticeably changed and became more collected.

- My family said that I had more organizational skills and became more confident in managing processes. This is the result of work in the team: in a maneuvering group, coherence, discipline and the ability to act as a single unit are valued. Getting up early has become more organized. And I realized how important it is to protect everything that surrounds us and protect it, he said.

- In the army, I made new friends and valuable acquaintances. Everyone is different here, and that’s what makes it special. We learned from each other, created our own atmosphere, and it was really cool. Of course I will miss people. We will definitely meet in civilian life. I want to keep these connections because they are the most valuable thing you get here.

Private Mikhail Lapkovsky, who served in a military orchestra, noted that this experience was special for him.

- Each event is a special memory, and I am sure that all of them will be remembered for a long time. Of course, it is sad to walk away from friends: the people here are the most important thing. Over the past year, we’ve really stuck together. It is not easy to part, but we have exchanged contacts and will definitely keep in touch outside the unit. The situation in the unit allows you to understand who is who and really find comrades. When you go through different situations in a short time, friendship becomes real, he said.

The culmination of the day was a touching military tradition: under the legendary march "Farewell of the Slavic" border guards, who grew up during the service, solemnly passed in formation and left the territory of the military unit. At the checkpoint, they were waiting for long-awaited meetings with relatives, friends and friends.

Elena Kucheryava, the mother of one of the servicemen, admitted that the day of her son’s meeting after the service was especially exciting for her.

- Today is a very exciting day. Feelings are mixed: joy, and pride in his son, and a little anxiety. I have four sons, two have already served, and today we meet another man in our family. So there are a lot of emotions, but the main thing is the joy that he returns home, she said.

- We do not yet know what decision he will make. I will always support his choice, wherever he goes and whatever decision he makes. I would be proud if he became a soldier. We have a tradition in our family: both my father was a military man and my grandfather. I'm all for it.