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CENTURION

"CenturionisanassociationforreservenonofficersthatfocusesonnationalassociationsofNATO countries,althoughassociationsofnonNATOcountriesmaybecomemembers.Theassociationwas foundedin2010bytheNetherlandsandGermanyintheabsenceofanassociationforreservenon officerswhichismainlyfocusedonorganizingactivitiesformilitarymembersofnational associations. ThePresidencyofCenturioniseverytwoyearsprovidedbyoneofthemembercountries.This countryisorganizinganumberofmeetingsduringthepresidency,whichmainlyaimatsharing knowledgeandskillsbetweenmembersofnationalassociations.Itisnottheintentionthatonly boardsofnationalassociationsvisitssuchsessions. Toensureacontinuityofoperationsandmonitoring,CenturionhasaboardconsistingofaSecretary General,aSecretaryandaTreasurer.ThesereservistsareappointedbytheGeneralAssemblyof Centurion.Itprefersthattheboardiscomposedofthreedifferentnationalities. Allowingreserviststovisitactivitiesthecostsareaslowaspossible.Anannualcontributionis requiredof200percountry.Thisamountmaybeusedbytheboardtomeetexpenses. Inaddition,aparticipationfeeforeachactivityisrequested.Thiscontributionisusedtoparticipants inanactivitytoprovideaplacetosleep,foodandparticipationinorganizedworkshopswitha militarycharacter. Concludingameeting,thereisanopportunitytovisitatouristattractioninthepresidencycountry andalsoaclosingdinnerwillbeorganized. Itisnottheintentionthatduringaassemblythereisonlyameeting,orthatonlyattractionsinthe presidencycountrywillbevisited.Themilitaryaspectisparamount. InOctober2011duringtheCIORmeetingtherewillbeaproposaltoacceptCenturionasthefourth associationinCIORCIOMRNRFC.Ifthemeetingwillacceptthisproposalthenalreadyin2012 inDenmarkCenturionwilltakepartoftheCIORCongress.

INVITATION
DuringtheCIORCongressinPolandtherewasalotofinterestforCenturionfromCIORcountries. ThereforeCenturionwillorganizeameetinginTheNetherlandsfromFebruary2nd4th.Thetargetis togetmorecountriesasamemberofCenturion.Duringthemeetingwecantalkaboutdifferent itemssuchastheconstitutionandfurtheractionsthathastobetakentoCIORandNATO. ThemeetingisheldinOirschot(nearbyEindhoven).Thereisaverygoodrailroadconnection betweenAmsterdam(Schiphol)andEindhoven.IfwantedwewillpickyouupatEindhovenrailroad stationorattheairportinEindhoven.Thefeeforthemeetingisonly100perperson,including sleeping(barrackssobringatowelwithyou),mealsandaclosingdinneronFridayevening. Wewilltrytoofferyousomethingmorethanameeting,weareworkingonit,butitwillalwaysbe somethingthathastodowiththemilitaryorganization.

Program
Thursday,February2nd 08.00 Arrivaloftheparticipants 12.00 Lunch 17.00 Dinner 20.00 camaraderie Friday,February3rd 07.30 breakfast 09.00 Meeting 12.00 Lunch 13.00 Visitingamilitaryactivityor aworkshopaboutamilitarysubject 19.30 Closingdinner Saturday,February4th 08.00 departure Itispossibletoarriveonedayearlierandtoleaveonedaylater,butwedonothaveaspecial programonthosedays.Wehavetoimprovise.

Uniform
Duringthemeetingandotheractivities:servicedressorbattledress Duringtheclosingdinner:servicedressormessdress

Fee
Pleasepayyourfeeonbankaccount10.11.45.128.NameisAVRM.Fromabroad: IBAN:NL77RABO0101145128BICRABONL2U.

SignUp
Pleasesentanemailto:centurion@kpnmail.nlwiththefollowingdetails: name rank country ifyoutravelbyplane:youarrivaldateandtimeatSchipholorEindhovenAirport yourleavingdateandtime Kindregards, EugeniovanBerkom secretarygeneral

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