Training Center Poros
Crest
It consists of an anchor, weapon and bayonet complex. It symbolizes the naval and military character of the training that the Center provides to newly enlisted personnel.
History
In 1827 was founded in the town of Poros the first dockyard of free Greece and in 1831 officially announced his new position the CM POROS. The Naval Service of Naval Base remained with this name until 1833, when established by Otto the Directorate for Seafarers with dual status Admiralty and Naval Yard. In 1843 the Directorate for the Navy called Naval Directorate of subordination services the Arsenal, the Artisans Battalion, the Naval Hospital and the Naval Court of Poros. After transfer of the Naval Base at Salamis, 1878, the base of Poros used as sailors training center and therefore also renamed “Central Progymnastirio”. Then and until the beginning of World War II settled in “Central Progymnastirio” the Schools Complex PN together with the Higher Schools of Management (SCM), and the Educational Headquarters Squadron. After liberation worked again as Propaidefseos Center and Training Specialities nausea and Cadets until 1952. From 1952 to 1991 was used as a Navy NCO School With various names: “School of Cadets”, “SDYN” and “SMYN”. Since 1992 works as a training center called “CC RESOURCE”. In 2011 they began to set up and available for the first time five (5) houses for vacations Officer-NCO. From April 2013 are now available in a total of fifteen (15) Houses and serving resort needs to Warrant Officers-commissioned officers of the Navy.
Mission
The mission of POROS Training Center is to provide theoretical and practical training of the junior volunteer military personnel, as well as the service personnel and reservists of the Hellenic Navy, to provide holiday facilities to the beneficiaries and their family members and to maintain readiness to provide Logistics support to the activities of the Hellenic Navy.
Organization
MAIN BUILDING (HEADQUARTERS)
It is a two-story stone building that was erected in 1846 and was intended as the summer palace of King Otto. Today it is used for housing the services of Poros Education Center, for Officers’ apartments as well as for guesthouses for vacationers.
ACCOMMODATION BUILDINGS FOR TRAINEES
Α total of approximately 1013 individuals can be accommodated in case of Navy support for activities.
DINING ROOM
It is used for feeding permanent crew sailors. It has a capacity of 320 people. The room is suitable for presentations, lectures etc.
NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER OF POROS
It provides health care to vacationers, the permanent staff of the center, the newly recruited staff, as well as first aid in emergencies of citizens, patients, residents of the area of Poros.
There is an X-ray laboratory with a radiologist, which serves both the Center’s needs and the emergency needs of the citizens of Poros.
TECHNICAL SECTION
Areas where the technical support crews are housed for the needs of the center (Mechanical Workshop, Electrical Department, Computer Workshop, Carpentry).
BOAT STORAGE
It is used for the needs of the Hellenic Navy Sports Association as well as the naval clubs of the municipality of Poros.
SPORTS FACILITIES
There is a football field, as well as an athletic field. It has a grandstand with a capacity of 600 people.It covers the needs of both the center and the clubs and citizens of the municipality of Poros.
CHURCH OF SAINT NIKOLAOS
The Church is dedicated to the patron Saint of the Hellenic Navy, Saint Nikolaos, Saint Modestos Patriarch of Jerusalem and Saint Constantine of Hydra. It was built in 1898 within the facilities of the first Naval Station of the Greek state. Officers, Petty Officers and sailors worked for the reconstruction of the temple. A sacred and holy place offers a spiritual life for those serving in the Navy for over a century.
DWELLING OF THE ISLET
Stone-built tile-roofed building erected in 1896.
MONUMENTS
The history of the Training Center Poros was marked by the presence of two of the most prominent Philhellenes, Alexander COLBE and Frangiskos ASTIGX, who significantly contributed to our liberation struggle against the conquerors.
Alexander KOLBE (1793 – 1860).
He was born in Berlin and served as an Officer in the Prussian Army. After the Battle of Waterloo, wounded and influenced by the passion of our liberation struggle, he came to Greece and offered his valuable economic and technical services. On July 20, 1833, the Naval Directorate was established at the naval station of Poros and he was appointed as head of the newly established economic branch with the rank of Superintendent and continued to deal with the organization of the financial service and the development of accounting in the Navy. In 1860 he died in Poros and was buried in the new naval station of Poros, inside the Center, where at public expense a monument was erected next to the monument of the Philhellenic Frank Abney Hastings.
Frank Abney Hastings (1794 – 1828).
Born to a noble British family, he served from the age of 14 in the Royal Navy and was influenced by the passion of the Greeks for liberation. He came to Greece in March 1822, served as Captain of the “Karteria” and took part in many battles against the Turks. He was wounded in an attempt to reclaim Missolonghi and he died a few days later from his injuries at the age of 34. He was buried in Aegina. In 1829 a monument was erected in his honor in Poros
Accomodation / Guesthouses
At the Poros Education Center, fifteen (15) guesthouses are available for vacation, with a maximum stay of one (1) week.
Eligible for vacation are the permanent active Warrant Officers and Permanent Petty Officers of the Hellenic Navy, who are selected upon their request by the Hellenic Navy General Staff. There is also a double guest room for retired Officers and Petty Officers of Hellenic Navy.
The daily cost of accommodation in the available guesthouses is determined by the Hellenic Navy General Staff depending on the capacity of the apartment for weekdays or for the use of the whole period, while it is adjusted for individual stay on weekends.
The financial settlement is carried out upon the arrival of the vacationers at the Guesthouse Office of Poros Education Center , while in case of interruption of the holiday, for any reason, the rent is not refundable.
Please note that departure on the last day of stay must be no later than 10:00 in order to prepare the Guest House for hosting the next vacationer from 14:00 of the same day.
For the convenience of vacationers in each Guesthouse there is a small domestic refrigerator, air conditioning unit and TV. In addition, vacationers can make use of Poros Training Center Beach, with its existing equipment, which is located in the Southeastern part of the field.
For the proper functioning of the Center, the residents of the Guesthouses / vacationers are obliged to obey – comply with some rules.
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