Saturday, November 18, 2017, the day of commemoration of the 214th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, our 129 soldiers and 18 officers of the Corps of Engineers trained in Ecuador (the only nucleus of soldiers of our army) will parade on this occasion, while waiting for the came of recruited soldiers of the first Promotion.

A first class where the 2,350 young people applying, including 350 girls enrolled in July 2017, are waiting for medical examinations (contrary to what was announced by the authorities https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21683-haiti-army-follow-up-of-the-ministry-of-defense.html ), of psychological, physical tests and interview, which will wllow to select the best postulants (between 350 and 500 maximum), which will form the first promotion of soldiers of the army formed in Haiti under the Moïse-Lafontant Government.

Indeed, since last July, the process has not progressed, pending the appointment of a high-level staff that Hervé Denis, the Minister of Defense Minister hopes to announce to the population by November 18, 2017...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22509-haiti-security-the-haitian-army-has-never-been-dissolved-but-demobilized-dixit-pm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21683-haiti-army-follow-up-of-the-ministry-of-defense.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21566-haiti-notice-military-recruitment-extended-registrations.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15914-haiti-flash-official-remobilisation-of-the-armed-forces-of-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-15811-haiti-army-swearing-and-graduation-of-the-army-corps-of-engineers.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21566-haiti-notice-military-recruitment-extended-registrations.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20508-haiti-flash-roadmap-for-the-establishment-of-the-haitian-army.html

Download the White Paper on Security and National Defense :

https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/Livre_Blanc.pdf

Action Plan of the Ministry of Defense (2013-2016) :

https://www.haitilibre.com/images/plan-d-action-2013-2016.pdf

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