Penza, 20 October 2016. PenzaNews. The festive ceremony of initiation of pupils of civil defense and emergency affairs school No.70 into cadets was held in the “Penza” concert hall on Thursday, October 20.

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The event began with the demonstration of the pupil’s skills: they showed how to walk in a ceremonial step, fight hand to hand, and tie knots.

Then, the school flag was solemnly brought in the hall and the Russian national anthem sounded.

After that, the pupils took the cadet oath. The children promised to love their motherland and be faithful to their duties, with honor and dignity carry a high rank of a cadet, strictly adhere to the school Charter, the code of honor, and perform their duties, study well, strengthen their will and knowledge for the sake of happiness and safety of people, greatness and prosperity of Russia.

Addressing the audience, the first deputy chief of the regional EMERCOM of Russian in the Penza region Dmitry Kozlov noted that cadet corps at all times prepared true patriots of the country.

“They were brought up in the spirit of generosity, military honor, good camaraderie, strong discipline, and selfless love and devotion to the motherland. And for today’s cadets, the motto “Duty - to fatherland, honor – to nobody” has not lost its significance,” the press service of the EMERCOM department of the Russian Federation in the region quotes Dmitry Kozlov.