01.04.2025.

Competition for enrolment in NCO Course, applications open to civilians

The Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces have launched an open competition for civilians who wish to apply for the Non-Commissioned Officer Course and be subsequently admitted to professional military service as full-time non-commissioned officers.

Candidates can apply for one of the 200 available non-commissioned officer jobs at the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces, including the following branches and services: infantry, artillery, air defence artillery-missile units, armoured units, telecommunications, quartermaster service, aerial surveillance and early warning and several specialties within the technical service (vehicle and aircraft technicians, armament, ordnance and telecommunication specialists).

Eligible candidates are citizens of the Republic of Serbia born in or after 1989, who are medically, physically and psychologically fit, and who are either currently in their senior year at a four-year high school, or have graduated from high school, regardless of whether they have completed military service or not.

During the training course, which lasts for six months, the trainees will receive remuneration.

Candidates will be selected by elimination and based on a psychological assessment, physical fitness test, medical and health assessment, interview, and security clearance.

The selected candidates will be sent for a six-month course that will be held at the Sergeant Milunka Savić NCO Training Centre in Pančevo, one of the Training Command specialized training centres and in SAF units. Upon successful completion of the course, they will be eligible for admission to professional military service and promotion to the rank of sergeant.