manage the research, development and testing of arms, explosives, munitions,
equipment and materiel used by the AF SR.
135) The Defence Standardisation, Codification and Quality Assurance
Bureau budgetary organisation, as a state administration body in the area of
defence standardisation, codification and state quality control will fulfil its
function according to the Legal Act number 11/2004 of the Collection of
Laws on Defence Standardisation, Codification and State Quality Assurance
of Products and Services for National Defence. At the same time it will
continue the cooperation with appropriate NATO bodies, NATO member
states and other states in the area of standardisation, codification and state
quality control.
136) The Training Centre - Lešť budgetary organisation will continue
developing its potential with an emphasis on broadening its capacities for
AF SR needs, security and rescue services of the Slovak Republic, as well as
foreign partners.
137) The Military Sports Centre - Dukla Banská Bystrica budgetary
organisation will provide for the preparation of athletes in individual sport
disciplines in order to represent both the AF SR and the Slovak Republic.
With the aim of efficiently utilising its specific know-how and experience of
sports branches related to martial or military activity (martial arts, shooting
sports), as well as in the interest of an overall improvement of the physical
condition of soldiers, the centre will closely cooperate with the AF SR.
138) The Military History Institute budgetary organisation will continue
to fulfil its expert function concerning military history, military museums,
archives, overall care for national cultural monuments, cultural monuments
overseen by the Institute, as well as the digitalisation of the archive fund and
collection items.
139) The Ordinariate of the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the
Slovak Republic budgetary organisation will provide spiritual services to
catholic worshippers in the AF SR, armed corps and rescue services (fire
department, mountain rescue), along with their family members, and also
provide spiritual services to incarcerated persons. The Centre of Ecumenical
Pastoral Services in the Armed Forces and Armed Corps of the Slovak
Republic budgetary organisation will manage the organisational and expert
aspects of the ecumenical pastoral service in the AF SR and armed corps
of the Slovak Republic, and will also extend pastoral care to worshippers of
registered churches and religious societies. Both budgetary organisations will
contribute, within the scope of their authority, to higher moral qualities of
military personnel.
140) The AF SR Academy of Milan Rastislav Štefánik budgetary organisation
will provide university-level education to future AF SR officers and will
also provide for a continuous career and vocational training of professional
soldiers, while its military character will be strengthened in order to ensure
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