
Moroccan Soccer Stars Face Surprise Military Service Summons
Panic in the ranks of young players in first and second division football clubs. They have just received their summons for compulsory military service . A first in Morocco.

Panic in the ranks of young players in first and second division football clubs. They have just received their summons for compulsory military service . A first in Morocco.

As part of the reinstatement of compulsory military service , the government has mobilized significant financial resources. Thus, the 37th intake recruited this year cost the State a little less than one billion dirhams.

As part of the incorporation of the next class of conscripts for military service for the year 2022, the Ministry of the Interior informs interested parties that the selection operation will start on May 16, 2022.

Reinstated in 2019, compulsory military service is presented "as a springboard to access employment". This presentation is widely valued and is the source of a sharp increase in the number of conscripts. Morocco is thus trying to solve the problem of youth employment to some extent.

Young Moroccans wishing to be enrolled in the next promotion of compulsory military service and who have not yet done so are invited to fill out the registration form by February 10 at the latest.

Following the statements of a former enrollee of the 36th contingent of compulsory military service, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (EMG-FAR) reacted to provide clarifications.

14 young Moroccans, aged 17 to 20, managed to enter Melilla on Wednesday to avoid, they claim, performing the military service now compulsory in Morocco.

Young people who will be selected for compulsory military service in 2022 will receive training in various fields, and will be prepared to face the challenges related to the development of society.

The Delegate Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi, confirmed the organization of compulsory military service next year.

Suspended due to Covid-19, military service will finally resume next year. Some 20,000 citizens will make up the next contingent of those subject to service, a figure up from the 2019 edition.

The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have asked the 15,000 conscripts (men and women) to return to their homes due to the health crisis.

Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested, on Friday, November 22, three conscripts who had deserted the training center of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in Kasbat Tadla.