MEDIO SIGLO DE HISTORIA I PROMOCION SARGENTOS DE LA BÁSICA
MEDIO SIGLO DE HISTORIA I PROMOCIÓN SARGENTOS DE LA BÁSICA
El
1 de noviembre de 1974, embarcamos en la aventura, tras los exámenes de
oposición, 899 jóvenes, provenientes de todos los rincones de la piel de toro
española, algunos procedentes de la calle, otros que estaban en la Guardia
Civil o realizando el Servicio Militar en distintas unidades. Al llegar al
primer puerto se apearon 40, bueno uno de ellos J.L.L., más que apearse fue
lanzado por la borda antes de llegar a puerto, un día tras varios meses
enrolado, su capitán que se habría levantado con mal pie, se le quedó mirando y
le dijo: usted no da la talla, lo hizo acompañar a la enfermería y
efectivamente, medía dos centímetros menos de lo estipulado y fue expulsado.
Otros 11 repitieron la travesía, alguno voluntariamente para cambiar de arma.
Pero no todos se unieron a la singladura, F.B.C., renunció a presentarse, tras superar la oposición, con el fin de ingresar en la Academia de Oficiales, fracasó en
En este primer embarque, todos los caballeros alumnos estuvieron juntos, con independencia del arma o cuerpo. Terminado este, ya cada uno tomo el rumbo que le había correspondido voluntaria
Terminada
esta etapa del viaje, daría comienzo el tercero y último ciclo del periplo, en
el que ya como sargentos en prácticas, realizarían distintos cursos de
especialización, unos informativos y otros diplomados, entre ellos por primera
vez, los suboficiales podrían realizar el curso de piloto de helicópteros, si
reunían las condiciones físicas, intelectuales y técnicas requeridas para el
mismo. Instructor de Educación Física, Misiles, Paracaidismo, Montaña, Carros
entre otros fueron ofertados a los jóvenes sargentos.
Por fin las naves volvieron al puerto de salida en la Academia de Talarn, donde, el 15 de julio de 1977, tuvo lugar la ceremonia de entrega de despachos, presidida por SS.MM. los Reyes de España don Juan Carlos y doña Sofía. Formando con
Solo
diez días de descanso tuvieron los sargentos recién declarado efectivos, para
incorporarse a sus destinos, comenzaba una nueva y expectante aventura, con una
distinta dimensión. Algunos ingresaron enseguida en la Academia de Oficiales,
en el que alcanzaron distintos empleos, llegando algunos al de coronel, otros
siguieron el ciclo normal, en este ascendieron tras ocho años a sargento
primero por antigüedad, cinco más para brigada, tras superar un curso y en un tiempo
variable (en mi caso seis años), para alcanzar los empleos de subteniente y algunos
alcanzaron el nuevamente creado de suboficial mayor.
Paralelamente
a la vida militar, no fuimos pocos los que intentando mejorar nuestros
conocimientos intelectuales, nos embarcamos en una aventura universitaria,
acompañando a jóvenes que podrían ser nuestros hijos, de entre los que
quisieron entretenerse entre los libros, hay que destacar a D. G. N, que llegó
a colgar su uniforme, (aunque no su vocación) para ejercer como Juez Magistrado.
También otros que hicieron sus pinitos en la medicina militar y terminaron
cambiándose a Sanidad Militar.
El
número uno de la promoción fue el sargento de ingenieros L.G.R. y en su
discurso de entrega de despachos a los 710 nuevos sargentos, consciente de que se inscribía una nueva
página en la historia militar de España, S.M. el Rey entre otras cosas dijo: Tenéis
que ser los mejores soldados y el espejo en el que se miren vuestros
subordinados
Hoy
echando una mirada retrospectiva a través del tiempo, podemos decir que aunque
la singladura tuvo sus momentos duros y tenebrosos, a los que estamos en este mundo y con el
recuerdo de aquellos que nos precedieron en el camino al cielo y que desde
donde estén seguro lo celebrarán también, esperamos la fecha del 15 de julio de 2027, con el ansia
y el orgullo que da el pertenecer a la Primera Promoción de la Academia General
Básica de Suboficiales, fecha que supondrá la friolera de medio siglo de la partida
de un nuevo barco que nos conduciría a la aventura de la vida militar
profesional.
(Por
el respeto debido, pongo siglas en lugar del nombre, de aquellos alumnos que
por una causa u otra son citados en este ensayo de esta efemérides)
JOVI MOORE.
HALF A CENTURY OF HISTORY I PROMOTION OF BASIC
SERGEANTS
On October 1,
1974, the Basic General Academy of Non-Commissioned Officers of the Spanish
Army was created, being located in Talarn, in the Lleida region of Tremp. Which
marked a before and after in the training of the non-commissioned officer.
On November 1,
1974, we embarked on the adventure, after the competitive examinations, 899
young people, coming from all corners of the Spanish bullskin, some from the
street, others who were in the Civil Guard or doing Military Service in
different units. When we arrived at the first port, 40 got off, well one of
them J.L.L., rather than getting off was thrown overboard before reaching port,
one day after several months enrolled, his captain who would have gotten up on
the wrong foot, stared at him and said: you don't measure up, he made him
accompany him to the infirmary and indeed, he was two centimeters shorter than
stipulated and he was expelled. Another 11 repeated the journey, some
voluntarily to change weapons.
But not all of
them joined the journey, F.B.C., gave up to apply, after passing the
competition, in order to enter the Academy of Officers, failed in the attempt
and ended up pursuing a career in medicine dedicating himself professionally to
it. He was luckier than that of J.I.C. who, having passed the competitive
examination for admission with the II Promotion, fell in combat in the Sahara
(Hausa Zone) on August 3, a month before the date of entry.
In this first
embarkation, all the student knights were together, regardless of the weapon or
corps. At the end of this, each one took the course that had corresponded to
him voluntarily or forcibly, those of Infantry to Toledo, those of Artillery to
Madrid (the following would go to Segovia), Cavalry to Valladolid, Engineers to
Hoyo de Manzanares, Intendancy to Ávila and the specialists according to the
specialty to different Teaching Centers.
After this stage
of the trip, the third and last cycle of the journey would begin, in which as
trainee sergeants, they would take different specialization courses, some
informative and others diplomad, among them for the first time, the
non-commissioned officers could take the helicopter pilot course, if they met
the physical, intellectual and technical conditions required for it. Instructor
of Physical Education, Missiles, Parachuting, Mountain, Cars among others were
offered to the young sergeants.
Finally, the
ships returned to the port of departure at the Talarn Academy, where, on July
15, 1977, the ceremony of delivery of dispatches took place, presided over by
SS.MM. the King and Queen of Spain, Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofía. The
students of the III Promotion were trained with them on the esplanade. During
the rehearsal phase of this ceremony, it was necessary to regret the loss of a
student sergeant, X.X.X., during a guard service, with students of the First
Class, in the weapons magazine there was a shot that caused his death on the
spot. (We already know that this profession is exciting but it is not without
risk).
The sergeants
who had just been declared effective had only ten days of rest, to join their
destinations, a new and expectant adventure began, with a different dimension.
Some immediately entered the Officers' Academy, where they reached different
jobs, some reaching that of colonel, others followed the normal cycle, in which
they were promoted after eight years to first sergeant by seniority, five more
for brigade, after passing a course and in a variable time (in my case six
years), to reach the jobs of second lieutenant and some reached the newly
created position of senior non-commissioned officer.
Parallel to
military life, there were many of us who, trying to improve our intellectual
knowledge, embarked on a university adventure, accompanying young people who
could be our children, among those who wanted to entertain themselves among
books, we must highlight D. G. N, who came to hang up his uniform, (although
not his vocation) to serve as a Magistrate Judge. Also others who took their
first steps in military medicine and ended up changing to Military Health.
Militarily, some
of us had the opportunity to take courses abroad.
The number one
of the promotion was the engineer sergeant L.G.R. and in his speech to deliver
dispatches to the 710 new sergeants, aware that a new page was inscribed in the
military history of Spain, H.M. the King among other things said: You
have to be the best soldiers and the mirror in which your subordinates look at
themselves
Today, taking a
look back through time, we can say that although the voyage had its hard and
dark moments, to those of us who are in this world and with the memory of those
who preceded us on the way to heaven and who from wherever they are sure will
also celebrate, we await the date of July 15, 2027, with the eagerness and
pride that comes from belonging to the First Promotion of the Basic General
Academy of Non-Commissioned Officers, a date that will mean a whopping half a
century of the departure of a new ship that would lead us to the adventure of
professional military life.
(Out of due
respect, I put acronyms instead of the name, of those students who for one
reason or another are cited in this essay of this anniversary)
JOVI
MOORE.
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