Řehka said that recently, even in view of the terrible war in Europe, a radical change in the security environment has occurred, which cannot be ignored. “Although the modernization and development of our army are well thought out and well set, there are already and will continue to be major changes in the requirements for armies both at the alliance and national level,” he said.  According to him, this will affect the further preparation and development of the army. “We will have to focus more on the immediate combat capability of the army and readiness for deployment in shorter time periods than we were used to until now. The demands on the readiness of each soldier, the strategic flexibility of the army as a whole will increase,” he noted. According to him, the army will have to constantly learn, closely monitor the development of the operational environment and be able to adapt to it.  He promised to continue the planned modernization and preparation for the “highest intensity” fight. He considers rearmament of the heavy brigade to be one of the most pressing tasks, not only the delayed purchase of infantry fighting vehicles, but also other related projects. He also recalled other modernization projects such as the purchase of tanks or fighter planes. He also emphasized the need to face hybrid threats and prepare to fight in all domains, that is, in addition to land and air, also in the cyber domain, in the information environment, the electromagnetic spectrum and in space.

 Armed Forces Day was declared in 2002 as a reminder of the event from 1918, when the first Czechoslovak independent unit was officially established near the French town of Darney. On the same day, France publicly supported the right to an independent Czechoslovak state.