Tuesday at the military base of Gressier, the recruitment of the first class of soldiers of the new force of Haiti ended, after 4 days of extension https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21566-haiti-notice-military-recruitment-extended-registrations.html . Hervé Denis, the Minister of Defense, accompanied by Captain Dieudonné Louicin in charge of the recruitment process, closed the registration period, where more than 2,200 applicants, including 200 girls, enrolled.

Applicants will now have to complete all the other stages: medical and paraclinical examinations, psychological, physical and intellectual tests, followed by an interview until the final selection. In addition, an investigation will be carried out on the selected candidates to prevent certain elements from integrating the new armed forces with a criminal record.

Applicants who successfully complete all stages, depending on the number of the effective which will be retained by the Ministry (fewer than 500 recruits due to reduced budget https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21420-haiti-flash-recruitment-for-the-new-army-is-approaching.html can hope to begin their training of several months probably in October.

However, in addition to this process, there are still many unknowns at the level of the Ministry, including the next budget that has not yet been voted. Meanwhile, Minister Denis reminded parliamentarians of the responsibility to vote the funds necessary for his ministry to operate this new armed force.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20734-haiti-flash-towards-the-recruitment-of-first-soldiers.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21420-haiti-flash-recruitment-for-the-new-army-is-approaching.html

HL/ HaitiLibre