{"id":5411,"date":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2023-04-16T06:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T06:48:19","slug":"italian-employees-complete-workforce-enrichment-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=5411","title":{"rendered":"Italian employees complete workforce enrichment program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n VICENZA, Italy \u2013 AMICI participants pose for a picture in front of the Hall of Heroes on Caserma Ederle March 23, 2023, while holding their certificates after completing the program. AMICI, or \u201cfriends\u201d in Italian, stands for American Military Italian Civilian Integration, and was created in 2017 for the Italian workforce within Vicenza and Darby posts. Throughout the eight-month program, participants had the opportunity to get out of their comfort zone and gained insights on the daily routines of Soldiers and paratroopers as they train and work.
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\n VICENZA, Italy \u2013 Ivano Trevisanutto, Training Support Center Italy Chief, 7th Army Training Command, addresses Italian workforce members during their visit to the indoor firing range on Caserma Del Din March 23, 2023, as part of the activities performed during the AMICI Program. AMICI, or \u201cfriends\u201d in Italian, stands for American Military Italian Civilian Integration, and was created in 2017 for the Italian workforce within Vicenza and Darby posts.
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\n VICENZA, Italy \u2013 Giovanni Albanese, an AMICI Program participant, right, gets an opportunity to experience firsthand equipment while preparing to train at the indoor firing range on Caserma Del Din March 23, 2023. Throughout several meetings and activities, participants had the chance to experience a \u201cDay in the Life of a Soldier\u201d to help them gain a better understanding of the U.S. Army mission in Italy.
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VICENZA, Italy – After eight months, 12 Italian professionals across the Vicenza military community completed AMICI, an enrichment program open to employees from diverse organizations. AMICI, or \u201cfriends\u201d in Italian, stands for American Military Italian Civilian Integration, and was created in 2017 for the Italian workforce within Vicenza and Darby posts.<\/p>\n

Throughout several meetings and activities, participants had the chance to experience a \u201cDay in the Life of a Soldier\u201d to help them gain a better understanding of the U.S. Army mission in Italy.<\/p>\n

Each supporting unit provided a briefing that would explain its capabilities and services, explained AMICI Program Manager Jay Pasion who also said how this program gives Italian professionals a broader view on why they are important to the garrison.<\/p>\n

One AMICI participant, Mattia Berno, works at the Property Office, supporting household goods and shipments.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a working level it has been very useful not only to see what Soldiers do on their daily basis, but also empathetically, towards people who are far from home, live many years of their life away from home, family, and have a dangerous job.\u201d<\/p>\n

The participants experienced some challenging activities, but also met new friends, like the AMICI name implies, and for Berno the bond made during this period was really important.<\/p>\n

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\n VICENZA, Italy \u2013 Ivano Trevisanutto, Training Support Center Italy Chief, 7th Army Training Command, presents certificates to Italian employees after their completion of the AMICI Program March 23, 2023. AMICI, or \u201cfriends\u201d in Italian, stands for American Military Italian Civilian Integration, and was created in 2017 for the Italian workforce within Vicenza and Darby posts. Throughout several months, participants had the chance to experience a \u201cDay in the Life of a Soldier\u201d to help them gain a better understanding of the U.S. Army mission in Italy.
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\u201cI have created friendships, both with my Italian comrades and with many Soldiers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Now, when he sees them, maybe while working out at the gym, he has a different perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know what they do, I know their names, and I know what their job is. Before, they were just other people, strangers, now they have become some of my friends too. Coming to work doesn’t feel like a job to me, it feels like a second home,\u201d Berno added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The last event before participants received their certificate of completion took place at the indoor firing range on Caserma Del Din March 23, 2023.<\/p>\n

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\n VICENZA, Italy \u2013 AMICI participants Samantha Sommaggio and Mattia Berno train at the indoor firing range on Caserma Del Din March 23, 2023, as part of the activities performed during the AMICI Program. AMICI, or \u201cfriends\u201d in Italian, stands for American Military Italian Civilian Integration, and was created in 2017 for the Italian workforce within Vicenza and Darby posts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo me, the most challenging activity was perhaps today, when we saw and picked up weapons within the simulations,\u201d said Samantha Sommaggio, secretary for the Vicenza American School on post.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding yourself in the simulation of a real situation makes you think of how Soldiers may face certain unsafe scenarios where it must be really stressful, and emotion plays a big role,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The whole program was a unique and unrepeatable experience for Sommaggio.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think all employees, or as many as possible, should try it. This experience makes you appreciate the workplace more,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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