It was the first time that, under the 2003 defence law, RS recruits were being asked to swear allegiance to the state of BiH instead of the Bosnian Serb entity.
Törenlerde, 2003 savunma yasası uyarınca SC'li acemi erlerden ilk defa Bosnalı Sırp tarafı yerine BH devletine sadakat yemini etmeleri istenmişti.