4 Corso Paracadutismo ANPd'I Udine

The Association is apartheid, does not pursue profit, aims for:   Love and fidelity to the homeland The glorification of fallen paratroopers in fulfilling their duty, in war and in peace, perpetuating their memory The exaltation of the glories of the Specialties and the celebration of specific anniversaries Maintain the ties of solidarity with the Armed Forces, exalting the country's defense and peace service Establish fruitful relationships of friendship and aggregation with members of the sister associations If necessary, assist or implement initiatives in favor of civil protection Provide assistance in every possible way to the members Grant scholarships at national level, to needy and meritorious members Communicating the spirit, traditions, activities and chronicle of Italian parachuting through the publication of the specific magazine "Folgore", and on the website www.assopar.it, the printing and distribution of texts of historical and technical character, the development of conferences Collaborate with other bodies with common purposes or programs, including the European Union of Paratroopers, of which the Association is a founding member The Association is made up of organs and sections. The organs of the association are: The National Assembly, is the highest deliberative body and represents the totality of the members. It is composed of the National President, the members of the National Council, the National Executive Board, the National Board of Auditors, the National Board of Trustees, the Board of Guarantors and the Section Chairmen or their delegates and meets at least Once a year. It is up to these organizations: to propose, to direct, assist and oversee the many activities that are carried out by all the Sections that are part of the Association. The Sections from which the parachuting schools belong to, belonging to their respective Regional Groups, are the vital center of the A .N.P.d'I. In which the associative, paramilitary and sports activities take place. The seat of the Section represents the natural meeting point of the members. The over 130 Sections where the Association is subdivided are distributed throughout the country. There are contacts between paratroopers - former fighters, on leave, on reserve and on duty - with people and young people who want to get closer to our community. Paratroopers of the Sections organize commemorative ceremonies, activities and race and sport competitions, shooting competitions and military patrols - to maintain and improve the training of the members of the Specialty - convivial meeting conferences. So each encounter offers the opportunity to recall the glories of the military parachute specialty, to start or continue the parachute and physical activity, to cement the camaraderie. Distinctive feature of the A.N.P.d'I sections. Parachuting courses are open to young people and young people of both sexes, organized and supervised and in collaboration with Parachutist Training Center (Ca.Par) of the Paratrooper Brigade "Folgore". The National Parachutist Association of Italy is the only institution that cares about discipline and the resulting parachute activity with military interest, both civil and national. This activity takes place in gyms specially equipped to move to the launch camps where the students, at the end of the training course - always devoted to a fallen or a historical event - know the thrill of the first launch and, at the end of the Third, they result in military launching. A rite of initiation, the beginning of a new journey with which he becomes part of the demanding and selective parachutist family. For military racing activities, also for agonistic purposes, the one played in parachuting schools ANPd'I., Where individual elements or teams, in the various sports parachuting disciplines with winged parachutes, always compete, and in any case Under the insignia of the Association. But above all, the Section places the fundamental associative fundamentals that go beyond purely sporting activity: the Section is a vivifying cell of an Arms Association, its character is "eminently patriotic" so it is right to be only in How much its activity is aimed at the purposes of the Statute.   The Patron of the Specialty is San Michele Arcangelo, which is solemnized on September 29.   The Patron of the Association is Santa Gemma Galgani, from Lucca, which celebrates May 16th.