At the appeal square of the Academy of Land Forces there was a ceremony of passing on the function of the Rector by the General of Arms in the St.
The ceremony was attended by the Staff of the University, staff of the Ministry of Defence and counting of guests, including: associate of the Sejm Mrs. Anna Sobolak, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of National Defence Stanislaw Wzątek, manager of the Department of Personnel of the Ministry of National Defence Mr. Brig. Grzegorz Faka, Commander of the Territorial Defence Army Mr. Gen. dr. Krzysztof Stańczyk, 1st Deputy Commander of the Operational Forces Types Mr. Gen. Maciej Jabłoński, representing General Commander of the Armed Forces Types Mr. Div. Piotr Kiriese, representing the Head of the General Staff of the WP Mr. Brig. Dr. Rafał Miernik, representing the Inspector of the Land Forces General Command of the Armed Forces.
Also present were Magnificence Rectors-Commanders of military universities, civilian college authorities, representatives of the military clergy, Military Units and Institutions, uniformed services, and veterans and combatants.
The Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Defence was the first to speak:
‘General! I thank you very much for the fact that you have been able to implement these beautiful ideas of work and military preparation at the highest level during your service and function as Rector. That you could besides make the essential infrastructure, both for teaching, social and sports needs. (...) I would besides like to assure you that the fresh Rector-Commander Mr. Brig. Gen. Dariusz Wait has the same way of professional development. He is simply a actual commander and a function model who will proceed what is good and introduce what can be even better."
Dr. Marek Tomaszycki, Prof. AWL, who resigns from the function of Rector General, gave the fresh Rector-Commander, Brig. Dr. Dariusz Wait for the banner of the Academy of Land Army the name of General Tadeusz Kościuszko, as well as the signal of the rectorial power. Both of them besides entered the Memorial Book.
The next talker was Dr Marek Tomaszycki, Prof. AWL:
“When 2 and a half years ago I was assigned specified a liable role, I knew that I was the head of professionals. At that time, I set myself a clear goal: to make a modern, strong and responsive centre to the challenges of the 21st century. Today, looking at how our university has changed, I can say with all work that we have done our tasks well. Over the years, we have faced challenges together. A number of investments in infrastructure, modernisation of laboratories, modernisation of the teaching base or acquisition of innovative training equipment are not just numbers in reports. This is simply a real foundation for the safety of our homeland. We created conditions in which military discipline and craft combine at the highest global level. all modern trainer, modernized building or fresh course of survey is our common brick in building strong Armed Forces.”
In his speech, Dr Dariusz Wait stressed:
"After 25 years of service in operational units, contingents and military missions, I was assigned to our Alma Mater. This decision came to me during a mission to support Ukraine under the NATO safety Assistance and Training for Ukraine. This is peculiarly crucial due to the fact that the tasks carried out there bring closer the image of modern war and teach the meaning of the word adaptation, and in peculiar adaptation to changes in the battlefield. In assuming the position of Rector-Commander of the Academy of Land Forces, I would like to share this experience and at the same time draw on the intellectual achievements of the academy, from the experience of teaching, investigation and commanding staff. And all this to prepare our graduates to meet the expectations of the Armed Forces and the challenges they will face in the future."
The musical setting of the ceremony was taken care of by the Representation Orchestra of the Land Army from Wrocław.
On the occasion of the completion of the function of Rector General of Arms in St. const. dr Marek Tomaszycki, Prof. AWL received many letters issued by the commanders of units, training centres and universities both Polish and foreign.
Text: AWL
